Roma vs Cagliari – Result & match summary

4 – 2
Finished
Emanuele Lulli 15'
Niccolò Pisilli 21'
Rodrigo Mora 85'
Donyell Malen 87'
M'Bala Nzola 10' (Penalty)
Daniel Maldini 81'

Events

Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.

1st Half 2–1
7'
Penalty awarded (Michel Adopo)
10'
M'Bala Nzola (Penalty)
15'
Emanuele Lulli (Nahuel Molina)
21'
Niccolò Pisilli (Emanuele Lulli)
2nd Half 2–1
46'
Wesley
Nahuel Molina
56'
Donyell Malen
Santiago Castro
56'
Rodrigo Mora
Marten de Roon 
63'
Paul Mendy
M'Bala Nzola
76'
Joseph Liteta
Alessandro Deiola 
76'
Daniel Maldini
Alieu Fadera
76'
Devyne Rensch 
Emanuele Lulli
81'
Daniel Maldini (Adam Obert)
82'
Daniele Ghilardi
Gianluca Mancini
85'
Rodrigo Mora (Daniele Ghilardi)
87'
Donyell Malen (Rodrigo Mora)
90'+1
Yanis Massolin
Michel Adopo
90'+1
Yael Trepy 
Yukinari Sugawara
90'+4
Juan Rodríguez (Foul)

Momentum

Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.

Roma
Cagliari

Match statistics

Roma Cagliari
3.00 Expected Goals (xG) 2.19
61% Overall possession 39%
20 Shots Total 19
8 Shots On Target 8
7 Corners 8

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Top performers

Roma
Chances Created
3
Successful Dribbles
4/4 100%
Duels Won
7/11 64%
Tackles Won
2/3 67%
Ball Recoveries
10
Accurate Passes
74/85 87%
Shots on Target
2
Cagliari
Chances Created
6
Successful Dribbles
1/1 100%
Duels Won
8/10 80%
Tackles Won
2/3 67%
Ball Recoveries
11
Accurate Passes
40/45 89%
Shots on Target
2

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About the match

Roma defeated Cagliari 4–2 on 27 October 2026 at Stadio Olimpico in Serie A.

Lineups

Roma: (3-5-2) Konstantinos Koulierakis, Bryan Cristante, Evan Ndicka, Santiago Castro, Marten de Roon, Matías Soulé, Nahuel Molina, Gianluca Mancini, Niccolò Pisilli, Emanuele Lulli, Pierluigi Gollini.

Cagliari: (3-4-2-1) Elia Caprile, Zé Pedro, Alessandro Romano, Michel Adopo, Alessandro Deiola, Juan Rodríguez, M'Bala Nzola, Yerry Mina, Yukinari Sugawara, Adam Obert, Alieu Fadera.

Substitutions

Roma: Wesley for Nahuel Molina, Donyell Malen for Santiago Castro, Rodrigo Mora for Marten de Roon, Devyne Rensch for Emanuele Lulli, Daniele Ghilardi for Gianluca Mancini.

Cagliari: Paul Mendy for M'Bala Nzola, Joseph Liteta for Alessandro Deiola, Daniel Maldini for Alieu Fadera, Yanis Massolin for Michel Adopo, Yael Trepy for Yukinari Sugawara.

Sidelined players

Roma: Mile Svilar, Manu Koné, Paulo Dybala.

Cagliari: Riyad Idrissi, Mattia Felici, Harry Winks.

Match statistics

Roma had 61% of the possession, compared with 39% for Cagliari.

Roma registered 20 shots, with 8 on target. Cagliari had 19 shots, with 8 on target.

Roma won 7 corners, while Cagliari won 8.

Top players

Roma: Donyell Malen scored 1 goal, Nahuel Molina provided 1 assist, and Emanuele Lulli was the highest-rated player (8.5).

Cagliari: M'Bala Nzola scored 1 goal, Adam Obert provided 1 assist, and Daniel Maldini was the highest-rated player (7.1).