Roma vs Cagliari Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 Italian Serie A
THE FACTS
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When is Roma vs Cagliari on and what time does it start? Roma vs Cagliari will take place on Monday 5th February, 2024 – 19:45 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Roma vs Cagliari? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Roma vs Cagliari on in the UK? TNT Sports have the rights to Serie A matches in the UK, so it is worth checking their schedule for Roma vs Cagliari
Where can I stream Roma vs Cagliari in the UK? If Roma vs Cagliari is televised on TNT Sports, then subscribers can stream the match live on discovery+
THE LOWDOWN
ROMA
In his third season in charge of Roma, Jose Mourinho was sacked last month with the Giallorossi sitting in the middle-of-the-table and essentially combusting. They have since appointed club legend Daniele De Rossi on a deal until the end of the season with the 2006 FIFA World Cup winner tasked with implemented an improved style of football.
De Rossi immediately switched the Roma system to a 4-3-3 and whilst performances have remained a touch disjointed, he has overseen two 2-1 victories against struggling opposition. First of all they defeated Hellas Verona at the Stadio Olimpico before goals from Paulo Dybala and Lorenzo Pellegrini helped them defeat bottom-of-the-table Salernitana last weekend.
CAGLIARI
Following their promotion to the top-flight last season, Cagliari would view any means of survival as success so to begin the month of February sitting just inside the bottom three and the relegation places on goal difference will be viewed as completely reasonable at this stage, under the management of former Chelsea and Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri.
The Sardinians come into this one on the back of a 2-1 defeat at home to Torino in their most recent outing, last weekend. That loss followed a 3-1 loss in the capital city against Frosinone and it does mean that they have now managed just one win in their last eight matches across all competitions with two victories in 12.
THE TEAM NEWS
ROMA
Leonardo Spinazzola, Renato Sanches, Chris Smalling and Tammy Abraham are all out injured, whilst Evan Ndicka is away on international duty with the Ivory Coast.
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Patricio; Karsdorp, Mancini, Diego Llorente, Kristensen; Bove, Cristante, Pellegrini; Dybala, Lukaku, Il Faraone
UNAVAILABLE: Ndicka (International duty), Spinazzola (Injured), Sanches (Injured), Smalling (Injured), Abraham (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
CAGLIARI
Zito Luvumbo remains away at the Africa Cup of Nations, whilst the likes of Eldor Shomurodov and Gaetano Oristanio are out injured against Roma.
PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): Scuffet; Wieteska, Dossena, Hatzidiakos; Zappa, Makoumbou, Sulemana, Azzi; Nandez, Jankto; Petagna
UNAVAILABLE: Luvumbo (International duty), Mancosu (Injured), Oristanio (Injured), Shomurodov (Injured), Rog (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
THE PREDICTION
Neither of these sides have been overwhelming roaring success stories so far this season but they do both enter the final few months of the campaign with their end of season goals intact. Roma, with new management, begin the weekend sitting fifth in the table and just a point behind fourth placed Atalanta. They now face a Cagliari side that could move all the way up to 14th should results go their way. The visitors will be keen to exploit their opponents’ susceptibility at the back and new style so whilst Roma are favourites, both teams scoring remains likely.
TIP: ROMA TO WIN & BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
