Cagliari vs AS Roma 2023-24 Italian Serie A

Cagliari

87': Nahitan Nández (P)

FT
1 - 4

AS Roma

19': Houssem Aouar
20': Romelu Lukaku
51': Andrea Belotti
59': Romelu Lukaku

Lukaku nets two as Roma ease pressure on Mourinho with win

AS Roma striker Romelu Lukaku scored twice as they strolled to a 4-1 win at bottom side Cagliari in Serie A on Sunday to take the pressure off manager Jose Mourinho.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
11': Leandro Paredes (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Ibrahim Sulemana (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Goal! Cagliari 0, Roma 1. Houssem Aouar (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a through ball.
20': Goal! Cagliari 0, Roma 2. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) with an attempt from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp with a cross.
32': Houssem Aouar (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Substitution, Cagliari. Zito Luvumbo replaces Ibrahim Sulemana.
40': Substitution, Roma. Andrea Belotti replaces Paulo Dybala because of an injury.
45'+2': Edoardo Bove (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Cagliari 0, Roma 2.
45': Substitution, Cagliari. Gabriele Zappa replaces Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
51': Goal! Cagliari 0, Roma 3. Andrea Belotti (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Paredes following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
59': Goal! Cagliari 0, Roma 4. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
61': Adam Obert (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Substitution, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti replaces Andrea Petagna.
68': Substitution, Cagliari. Alberto Dossena replaces Adam Obert.
69': Substitution, Roma. Rasmus Kristensen replaces Rick Karsdorp.
69': Substitution, Roma. Riccardo Pagano replaces Houssem Aouar.
74': Substitution, Cagliari. Eldor Shomurodov replaces Gaetano Oristanio.
79': Substitution, Roma. Zeki Çelik replaces Leandro Paredes.
87': Goal! Cagliari 1, Roma 4. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 16,307

Italian Serie A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+30	Napoli	35	77	4
+40	Internazionale	35	74	5
+40	Atalanta	35	68	7
+20	Juventus	35	63	4

Full Table

Statistics

ROMA		CAG
13	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	1
42.4	Possession	57.6
11	SHOTS	16
5	ON GOAL	2
0.5	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
270	Accurate Passes	392
360	Passes	468
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	9
6	Crosses	32
0.5	Cross %	0.3
57	Long Balls	62
25	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	4
9	Effective Tackles	3
12	Tackles	7
0.8	Tackle %	0.4
1	Interceptions	5
21	Effective Clearances	10
21	Clearances	10

Line-Ups

Cagliari (3-5-2)

No.	Name
22	Simone Scuffet (GK)
23	Mateusz Wieteska
33	Adam Obert
17	Pantelis Hatzidiakos
29	Antoine Makoumbou
25	Sulemana
16	Matteo Prati
37	Paulo Azzi
8	Nahitan Nández
32	Andrea Petagna
19	Gaetano Oristanio

Substitutes:

Jakub Jankto, Tommaso Augello, Edoardo Goldaniga, Alessandro Di Pardo, Jacopo Desogus, Zito Luvumbo, Gabriele Zappa, Simone Aresti, Nicolas Viola, Alberto Dossena, Boris Radunovic, Gastón Pereiro, Alessandro Deiola, Leonardo Pavoletti, Eldor Shomurodov.

AS Roma (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Rui Patrício (GK)
4	Bryan Cristante
5	Evan Ndicka
23	Gianluca Mancini
22	Houssem Aouar
52	Edoardo Bove
16	Leandro Paredes
37	Leonardo Spinazzola
2	Rick Karsdorp
90	Romelu Lukaku
21	Paulo Dybala

Substitutes:

Stephan El Shaarawy, Riccardo Pagano, Pietro Boer, João Costa, Rasmus Kristensen, Andrea Belotti, Niccolò Pisilli, Mile Svilar, Zeki Çelik, Nicola Zalewski, Sardar Azmoun.