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% Ball Possession AS ROMA and % Ball Possession CAGLIARI
   AS Roma 2 – 0 Cagliari   

10′ Mattia Destro
13′ Alessandro Florenzi

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma,  2nd position with 6 points  and a positive  goal difference of  +3
Cagliari, 13th position with 1  point  and a negative goal difference of -1

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Party starting at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium!    Fans saluting the ex Roma coach Zdenek Zeman now coaching Cagliari.  Stats in favor of Roma considering the 70 precedent games seeing 27 wins for Roma, 25 draws, and 18 wins for Cagliari.

AS Roma opening the score in the 10th minute with forward Mattia Destro unmarked defeating Cagliari goalkeeper Alessio Cragno with a left footed shot in the center.  The right footed assist is by Alessandro Florenzi.

An inspirational game for Florenzi not only providing the assist for Destro’s goal, but also scoring!  Yep, in the 13th minute there you see Florenzi making his way to smack a right footed shot defeating Cagliari goalkeeper Cragno in the bottom left corner leaving him on the ground totally defeated.    The action started by midfielder Daniele De Rossi passing to  forward Gervinho for the final assist to Florenzi.  Referee Di Bello givign a yellow card to Florenzi after the goal taking time to celebrate in the tribune by embracing his grandmother with tears of joy.

Cagliari with a forced substitution in the 50th minute.  Defender Francesco Pisano is injured and replaced by midfielder Antonio Balzano.

Disciplinary Situation before the game. No suspended players.

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

AS ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Cole; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Keita; Florenzi, Destro, Gervinho.

Here is CAGLIARI official starting lineup by coach Zdenek Zeman:

CAGLIARI (4-3-3): Colombi; Balzano, Ceppitelli, Rossettini, Avelar; Dessena, Conti, Ekdal; Ibarbo, Sau, Cossu.

Before the game. Top scorer for AS ROMA:  Gervinho and Nainggolan with 1 goal each
Top scorer for CAGLIARI: Cossu and Marco Sau with 1 goal each

Here are AS ROMA last 3 games:  3 wins

Here are CAGLIARI last 3 games: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

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Photos AS Roma vs Cagliari courtesy of asroma.it

2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 3

AS Roma – Cagliari
Sunday 21 September 2014
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome,  Italy

15:00

Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: ​CARIOLATO – TEGONI
Fourth Official: MUSOLINO
ADD1: IRRATI
ADD2: MARESCA

Goals:

Official formations – lineups:

AS ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Cole; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Keita; Florenzi, Destro, Gervinho.

SUBS: Skorupski, Lobont, Torosidis, Holebas, Emanuelson, Pjanić , Paredes, Totti, Ljajić, Borriello.

Coach: Rudi García.

CAGLIARI (4-3-3): Colombi; Balzano, Ceppitelli, Rossettini, Avelar; Dessena, Conti, Ekdal; Ibarbo, Sau, Cossu.

Subs.: Cragno, Pisano, Murru, Capuano, Benedetti, Capello, Crisetig, Donsah, Joao Pedro, Caio Rangel, Ibarbo, Longo.

Coach.: Zdeněk Zeman.

Stats