Cagliari's winning streak ends at three: they beat Roma 2-0 at the Olimpico, with a brace from the unstoppable Malen. The Rossoblù were unable to get into the game.
Pisacane made two changes to the team that had led to three consecutive victories : Dossena (returning after nearly a year out, his last appearance on March 15) and Juan Rodríguez replaced Mina, who was injured, and Luperto was transferred. The formation changed to 3-5-2. Roma started strongly, with Soulé breaking away on the right in the second minute and his dangerous cross crossing the penalty area untouched. Two minutes later, Malen attempted a shot from the same position, but Caprile saved. Dossena was booked in the sixth minute for a foul on Malen. Pellegrini's free kick sent the ball to the far post, and N'Dicka nearly made it 1-0 with a header in the six-yard box .
Roma were back in the 9th minute, with Malen beating Mazzitelli in the box on the right and finding Rodríguez's decisive save as he fired almost from the byline. Cagliari only made their presence felt after the quarter-hour mark, with a counterattack by Gaetano that, however, failed to find Kılıçsoy . Immediately afterward, Caprile mishandled a back pass and managed to clear it off the goal line: a huge risk for the Rossoblu goalkeeper.
Roma's goal was the logical consequence of a strong push from the Giallorossi. It came in the 25th minute, with Mancini's pass from the right to Malen, who outplayed Dossena (his second Cagliari debut was a difficult one) and with a delicate touch anticipated Caprile's arrival to make it 1-0 . The Dutchman, again in the 36th minute, met Cristante's cross from the right and nearly scored a brace. And a minute later, he was off to Zé Pedro and Dossena, with a cross from the byline that Mazzitelli saved to prove decisive.
Five minutes before halftime, Palestra also received a yellow card for a foul on Soulé. . The half-time break followed by one minute of injury time.
