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February 1, 2012 7:45 PM GMT
Stadio Sant'Elia — Cagliari
Referee:‬ A. Romeo‎
Attendance:‬ 9500‎
 
7′ Thiago Ribeiro
Juan 13′
41′ Mauricio Pinilla
Fabio Borini 34′
49′ Thiago Ribeiro
 
90+2′ Albin Ekdal
 

Serie A Preview: Cagliari - Roma

Davide Ballardini's men host the Giallorossi on Wednesday, with the visitors in red hot form following four victories from their last five league games

By Adam Wheeler

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 PROBABLE LINE-UPS


CAGLIARI


Agazzi
Pisano, Canini, Astori, Agostini
Ekdal, Nainggolan, Dessena
Cossu
Ibarbo, Larrivey

ROMA


Stekelenburg
Rosi, Juan, Heinze, Taddei
Pjanic, Greco, Gago
Lamela, Totti, Borini

Cagliari will entertain the Giallorossi without the services of Lorenzo Ariaudo, with the former Juventus youth still nursing the back injury that has seen him miss the club's last two encounters, while long term casualties Sebastian Eriksson and Nene will also miss out.

Luis Enrique's Roma will go into Wednesday's clash without long-term absentees Dani Osvaldo and Nicolas Burdisso, with the pair still suffering from a muscle strain and a ligament problem respectively.

However, the capital club could be boosted by the potential return of Daniele De Rossi and Marco Cassetti, and although the duo are unlikely to start the match, they may well make an appearance from the bench.


 DID YOU KNOW?
  • Cagliari have won only one of their last seven league games.
  • The hosts have only managed to win two of their home games in Serie A this season.
  • Only Cesena have scored less goals than the Rossoblu this term.
  • Roma have won four of their last five league games.
  • However they have only managed to win one of their last three games in all competitions.
  • The Giallorossi have conceded the same amount of goals as the hosts have this season, yet remain eight places and eight points above the Rossoblu.
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Head to Head
Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Feb 1, 2012 Cagliari 4 - Roma 2
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Sep 11, 2011 Roma 1 - Cagliari 2
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Jan 22, 2011 Roma 3 - Cagliari 0
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Sep 11, 2010 Cagliari 5 - Roma 1
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ May 9, 2010 Roma 2 - Cagliari 1
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Last Five Matches
Cagliari
Feb 19, 2012Udinese 0 - Cagliari 0ITA1
Feb 11, 2012Cagliari 2 - Palermo 1ITA1
Feb 5, 2012Novara 0 - Cagliari 0ITA1
Feb 1, 2012Cagliari 4 - Roma 2ITA1
Jan 29, 2012AC Milan 3 - Cagliari 0ITA1
Roma
Feb 19, 2012Roma 1 - Parma 0ITA1
Feb 13, 2012Siena 1 - Roma 0ITA1
Feb 8, 2012Catania 1 - Roma 1ITA1
Feb 5, 2012Roma 4 - FC Internazionale 0ITA1
Feb 1, 2012Cagliari 4 - Roma 2ITA1
Odds
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Team News
Available Squads
1Michael AgazziGoalkeeper
13Davide AstoriDefender
14Francesco PisanoDefender
21Michele CaniniDefender
31Alessandro AgostiniDefender
4Radja NainggolanMidfielder
5Daniele ContiMidfielder
7Andrea CossuMidfielder
27Daniele DessenaMidfielder
19Thiago RibeiroStriker
51Mauricio PinillaStriker
25Vlada AvramovGoalkeeper
3Lorenzo AriaudoDefender
24Gabriele PericoDefender
20Albin EkdalMidfielder
9Joaquin LarriveyStriker
10Moestafa El KabirStriker
23Víctor IbarboStriker
24Maarten StekelenburgGoalkeeper
3José ÁngelDefender
4JuanDefender
87Aleandro RosiMidfielder
44Simon KjaerDefender
8Erik LamelaMidfielder
15Miralem PjanicMidfielder
19Fernando GagoMidfielder
30Fabio Henrique SimplicioMidfielder
10Francesco TottiStriker
31Fabio BoriniStriker
1Bogdan LobonţGoalkeeper
5Gabriel Iván HeinzeDefender
11TaddeiMidfielder
20Simone PerrottaMidfielder
23Leandro GrecoMidfielder
92Federico VivianiMidfielder
14Bojan KrkicStriker
Players to Watch
Radja Nainggolan
Radja Nainggolan
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 4
Games Goals YC RC
23 1 5 0
The former Piacenza midfielder has been the standout performer for the Rossoblu this term, with his early-season exploits earning the interest of Juventus, and another top quality performance agaisnt one of Italy's elite will only intensify the interest in the Belgium international.
Miralem Pjanic
Miralem Pjanic
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 15
Games Goals YC RC
21 3 5 0
The Bosnia international continues to impress in the capital, with six assists so far this term, and after netting two goals in his last two league games he will be hoping to fire the visitors to another victory on Wednesday night.
Prediction
With the Giallorossi recording four victories in their last five league games, along with the host's poor run of form, a comfortable victory for the visitors seems the likely outcome.
Editor's Prediction
Cagliari 0
Roma 2
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