Cagliari still ko: Roma conquer the Domus 2-1
The rossoblù take the lead with Pavoletti at the beginning of the second half and almost double, but Ibanez and Pellegrini overturn it
Another defeat for Cagliari. The match of the tenth day against Roma at Unipol Domus ends in fact 2-1 for the Giallorossi, who win in comeback, after the momentary Rossoblù advantage. It all happens in the second half, with goals from Pavoletti, Ibanez and then Pellegrini, who freezes the Sardinian fans with a jewel-like free-kick in the 78th minute. For the Romanist number 7 also a crossbar, to equalize the one hit by Bellanova at the beginning of the first half.
Cagliari remains last in the standings, struggling with an increasingly critical situation.
TRAINING - For the coach Mazzarri occasion - struggling with a long injury list (Nendaz, Caceres, Godin and Strootman, which were added to Dalberti, Rog, Walukiewicz and other long-term patients) - sent on Cragno, Zappa, Ceppitelli , Carboni, Lykogiannis, Bellanova, Grassi, Marin, Deiola, Joao Pedro and Pavoletti.
The Giallorossi respond instead with Rui Patricio, Karsdorp, Mancini, Ibanez, Vina, Cristante, Veretout, Zaniolo, Pellegrini, Mkhitaryan and Abraham.
Race direction entrusted to the referee Ivano Pezzuto.
FIRST HALF - Roma tries to push immediately, collecting two corners, but the first real call is from Cagliari. And what a ring: after 8 minutes Marin cuts the field, finding the perfect insertion to the right of Bellanova. Control and right diagonally, with the ball but it hits the crossbar.
Right from the right the rossoblùs appear more effective, on the Zappa-Bellanova axis, while on the left Lykogiannis triggers a nice duel with Zaniolo and Karsdorp.
The match flows in great balance, with Cagliari waiting without pressing hard, waiting for the right opportunity to restart, and Roma maneuvering around the perimeter to find openings.
And the right passage for the guests arrives at 35 ', when Zaniolo enters the area from the left and serves in the center, but Abraham cannot find the winning deviation from two steps away.
At the end of the time Lykogiannis blaze from the left, with Veretout anticipating Pavoletti in front of Rui Patricio. Then Zaniolo tries it from the outside, with the ball ending up on the scoreboards.
SECOND HALF - The recovery starts in the best way for Cagliari, who find the advantage after 8 minutes. Marin's cross on the left, Vina misses the header, the ball hits Bellanova who provides an involuntary assist to Pavoletti. The number 30 from two steps makes no mistake and makes 1-0.
Roma's response comes almost immediately, with El Shaarawy, who tries the scissor kick, but the ball ends up by a whisker. Then Afena-Gyan and Zaniolo also try to head, both touching the same.
Cagliari closes and suffers. At 68 'again Rome, with Karsdorp serving inside from the right and Pellegrini finding the winning impact: this time, however, the crossbar saves the rossoblùs.
Cagliari's break comes with Pavoletti, who heads a cross from the right and finds Rui Patricio's response. On the reversal of the front, Roma catches the same. Corner from the right, Ibanez off higher than all and hole Cragno.
Roma is hot and in the 78th minute even manages to overturn it. He does it with Pellegrini, who finds a real pearl on a free kick from the edge, which leaves no chance for Cragno.
After the cold shower Mazzarri tries to change: inside Oliva instead of Grassi and inside Keita instead of Deiola.
Cagliari tries to react in the final minutes and in the 6 minutes of recovery, but Roma blocks the result and at the triple whistle the rossoblù have to digest yet another defeat.
(Unioneonline / lf)
