AS Roma vs Cagliari 2025-26 Italian Serie A
Introduction
AS Roma are hosting Cagliari
at Olimpico, Roma, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.
Match Commentary
- 5': Alberto Dossena (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Goal! Roma 1, Cagliari 0. Donyell Malen (Roma) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Gianluca Mancini.
- 40': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Roma 1, Cagliari 0.
- 57': Substitution, Roma. Bryan Zaragoza replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 58': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Substitution, Cagliari. Ibrahim Sulemana replaces Luca Mazzitelli.
- 61': Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Goal! Roma 2, Cagliari 0. Donyell Malen (Roma) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zeki Çelik.
- 73': Substitution, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti replaces Semih Kiliçsoy.
- 73': Substitution, Cagliari. Riyad Idrissi replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
- 82': Bryan Zaragoza (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Roma. Lorenzo Venturino replaces Matías Soulé.
- 84': Substitution, Roma. Antonio Arena replaces Donyell Malen.
- 84': Substitution, Roma. Neil El Aynaoui replaces Bryan Cristante.
- 87': Substitution, Cagliari. Gabriele Zappa replaces Zé Pedro.
- 87': Substitution, Cagliari. Yael Trepy replaces Gianluca Gaetano.
- 89': Riyad Idrissi (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Roma 2, Cagliari 0.
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Venue: Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +38 | Internazionale | 24 | 58 | 4 |
| +21 | AC Milan | 23 | 50 | 1 |
| +13 | Napoli | 24 | 49 | 5 |
| +21 | Juventus | 24 | 46 | 4 |
Statistics
 CAG |
ROMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 47.5 | Possession | 52.5 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 379 | Accurate Passes | 428 |
| 474 | Passes | 505 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 5 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 13 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 26 | Clearances | 7 |
AS Roma (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Mile Svilar (GK) |
| 5 | Evan Ndicka |
| 87 | Daniele Ghilardi |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 61 | Niccolò Pisilli |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 43 | Wesley França |
| 19 | Zeki Çelik |
| 14 | Donyell Malen |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 18 | Matìas Soulè |
Cagliari (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Elia Caprile (GK) |
| 22 | Alberto Dossena  |
| 15 | Juan Rodríguez |
| 32 | Zé Pedro |
| 4 | Luca Mazzitelli |
| 8 | Michel Adopo |
| 10 | Gianluca Gaetano |
| 33 | Adam Obert |
| 2 | Marco Palestra |
| 94 | Sebastiano Esposito |
| 9 | Semih Kiliçsoy |
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