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44% Ball Possession CAGLIARI and 56% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Cagliari 1 – 2 AS Roma
90′ Paul-Jose M’Poku      37′ Adem Ljajic
.                                                      85′ Leandro Paredes

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 17th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -12
AS Roma, 2nd position with 43 points and a positive goal difference of +18

Mission accomplished!  Roma  win this away game to keep the race for the Scudetto alive.  Roma are under pressure not only for the Scudetto, but now also breaking the “Draw syndrome.”  Roma have 4 consecutive draws and today the party is for the return to victory…  Cagliari abattling to get away from the relegation zone.  Roma with 46 points are -7 points behind Juventus having 53 points.

Roma opening the score in the 37th minute with forward Adem Ljajic defeating Cagliari goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic with a right footed shot to the top right corner.  The assist is by forward Daniele Verde. It’s the 8th goal by Ljajic this season.

Cagliari succumbing at the Sant’Elia!  In the 85th minute, there it is the goal by Roma midfielder Leandro Paredes defeating goalkeeper Brkic with a diagonal right footed shot in the bottom left corner despite his super stretch.  The assist is by forward Verde.

The honor goal for Cagliari arriving in agonizing time.  In the 90th minute forward  Paul-José M’Poku defeating Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis with a headed shot in teh bottom right corner.  The assist is by defender Danilo Avelar.

Stats. Out of the 35 precedents at the Sant’Elia Stadium, Cagliari with 14 wins, AS Roma with 12 wins, and 9 draws.  Last time Roma defeated Cagliari was on Round 32 in the 2013-2014 Season with the three goals by forward Mattia Destro who moved to AC Milan……

Here is CAGLIARI official starting lineup by coach Gianfranco Zola:

CAGLIARI (4-3-2-1): Brkić; González, Rossettini, Capuano, Avelar; Donsah, Conti, Dessena; João Pedro, Ekdal; Čop.

Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:

AS ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Torosidis, Yanga-Mbiwa, Astori, Holebas; Pjanić, Keita, Nainggolan, Ljajić, Totti, Verde.

Discpilinary situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players for CAGLIARI.

2 suspended players for AS ROMA: Manolas (1), Florenzi (1)

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Stats AFTER the game.  Top scorer for CAGLIARI: Danilo Avelar, Marco Sau, and Albin Ekdal with 4 goals each

Top scorer for AS ROMA: Forward AdemLjajic with 8 goals

Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI:  1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA:  2 draws, 1 lost

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2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 22

Cagliari 1 – 2 AS Roma
Sunday 8 February 2015
Sant’Elia Stadium
Cagliari, Italy

15:00

Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: POSADO – DI FIORE
Fourth Official: VIVENZI
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: BARACANI

Goals: 37′ Adem Ljajic (R), 85′ Leandro Paredes (R), 90′ Paul-Jose M’Poku  (C)

Official formations – lineups:

CAGLIARI (4-3-2-1): Brkić; González, Rossettini, Capuano, Avelar; Donsah, Conti, Dessena; João Pedro, Ekdal; Čop.

Subs.: Colombi, Cragno, Balzano, Ceppitelli, Murru, Crisetig, Barella, Hušbauer, M’Poku, Farias, Sau, Longo.

Coach.: Gianfranco Zola.

AS ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Torosidis, Yanga-Mbiwa, Astori, Holebas; Pjanić, Keita, Nainggolan, Ljajić, Totti, Verde.

Subs: Skorupski, Marchegiani, Maicon, Calabresi, Spolli, Cole, Uçan, Pellegrini, Paredes, Vestenicky, Sanabria. 

Coach:. Rudi García.

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