AS Roma vs Cagliari, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ASergio Oliveira scores on debut as Roma beat Cagliari
Sergio Oliveira scored a penalty on his AS Roma debut as Jose Mourinho's side ended a three-match winless run by beating Cagliari 1-0 on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari).
- 5': VAR Decision: No Penalty Roma.
- 6': Attempt saved. Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 7': Foul by Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma).
- 7': Giorgio Altare (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Sérgio Oliveira (Roma).
- 10': Razvan Marin (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Hand ball by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Roma).
- 12': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 12': Matias Viña (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Cagliari).
- 13': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Roma) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles with a cross.
- 17': Foul by Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari).
- 17': Sérgio Oliveira (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Foul by Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari).
- 21': Foul by Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari).
- 21': Matias Viña (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Sérgio Oliveira (Roma).
- 23': Sérgio Oliveira (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Giorgio Altare (Cagliari).
- 25': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 25': Marash Kumbulla (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Offside, Roma. Tammy Abraham tries a through ball, but Felix Afena-Gyan is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Andrea Carboni (Cagliari).
- 27': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Andrea Carboni (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 30': Matias Viña (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Sérgio Oliveira (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 31': Penalty conceded by Dalbert (Cagliari) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 32': VAR Decision: Penalty Roma.
- 32': Dalbert (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 33': Goal! Roma 1, Cagliari 0. Sérgio Oliveira (Roma) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 35': Attempt saved. Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
- 36': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
- 36': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 38': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 39': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt missed. Giorgio Altare (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gastón Pereiro with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 42': Offside, Roma. Sérgio Oliveira tries a through ball, but Felix Afena-Gyan is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dalbert with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Roma 1, Cagliari 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Roma 1, Cagliari 0.
- 46': Andrea Carboni (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
- 48': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
- 48': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Attempt saved. Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matias Viña.
- 53': Foul by Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma).
- 53': Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dalbert with a cross.
- 54': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Marash Kumbulla.
- 56': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
- 58': Alessio Cragno (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma).
- 58': Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 63': Attempt missed. Matias Viña (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 65': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 65': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt saved. Jordan Veretout (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 67': Foul by Razvan Marin (Cagliari).
- 67': Matias Viña (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Cagliari. Nahitan Nández replaces Gastón Pereiro.
- 70': Giorgio Altare (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt missed. Andrea Carboni (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gabriele Zappa with a cross.
- 74': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sérgio Oliveira.
- 74': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 74': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Roma. Eldor Shomurodov replaces Felix Afena-Gyan.
- 76': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
- 76': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Hand ball by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
- 78': Attempt saved. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 79': Offside, Cagliari. Alessio Cragno tries a through ball, but Nahitan Nández is caught offside.
- 80': Substitution, Cagliari. Charalampos Lykogiannis replaces Dalbert.
- 80': Attempt missed. Sérgio Oliveira (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 84': Attempt saved. Sérgio Oliveira (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 84': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross.
- 85': Offside, Cagliari. Andrea Carboni tries a through ball, but João Pedro is caught offside.
- 85': Substitution, Roma. Rick Karsdorp replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Giorgio Altare (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriele Zappa.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sérgio Oliveira.
- 88': Substitution, Cagliari. Luca Gagliano replaces Giorgio Altare.
- 90'+2': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Edoardo Goldaniga.
- 90'+4': Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Cagliari).
- 90'+4': Substitution, Roma. Edoardo Bove replaces Jordan Veretout.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Roma. Dimitrios Keramitsis replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
- 90'+5': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 90'+5': Rick Karsdorp (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
- 90'+6': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 90'+6': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Roma 1, Cagliari 0.
- 0': Match ends, Roma 1, Cagliari 0.
Statistics
 CAG |
ROMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 43.2 | Possession | 56.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 286 | Accurate Passes | 434 |
| 386 | Passes | 536 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 25 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 11 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 5,000
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 5,000
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 12 | +10 | 26 |
| 2 | Atalanta | 12 | +16 | 25 |
| 3 | Fiorentina | 12 | +15 | 25 |
| 4 | Internazionale | 12 | +12 | 25 |
Line-Ups
AS Roma (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 24 | Marash Kumbulla |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini  |
| 5 | Matías Viña |
| 15 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 77 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 27 | Sérgio Oliveira |
| 17 | Jordan Veretout |
| 9 | Tammy Abraham |
| 64 | Felix Afena-Gyan |
| 22 | Nicolò Zaniolo |
Cagliari (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Alessio Cragno (GK) |
| 3 | Edoardo Goldaniga |
| 44 | Andrea Carboni |
| 15 | Giorgio Altare |
| 14 | Alessandro Deiola |
| 8 | Razvan Marin |
| 20 | Gastón Pereiro |
| 29 | Dalbert |
| 25 | Gabriele Zappa |
| 30 | Leonardo Pavoletti |
| 10 | João Pedro |
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