In the 24th round of the Italian championship, Roma hosted Cagliari at Rome. In the match in front of the fans, the "Wolves" showed a confident game, won with a score of 2:0, and took an important step towards further strengthening their position in the tournament table.
Roma took the initiative in the first half of the match. The Romans controlled the ball more, frequently testing the opponent's defensive line. The expected goal came in the 25th minute: Malen accurately completed his team's attack, opened the scoring, and "exploded" the stadium.
In the second half, Roma didn't lower the pressure. Cagliari's attempt to extend the lead to equalize opened up even more lucrative loopholes for the Romans. In the 65th minute, Malen made another comeback: he also scored the second goal and scored a brace, almost putting an end to the fate of the match.
Roma - Cagliari 2:0
Goals: Malen 25, 65.
Roma: Svilar, Mancini, Ndicka, Gilliardi, Celik, Cristante, Pizzi, Wesley, Soule (Venturinho, 84), Pellegrini (Saragosa, 57), Malen (Arena, 84).
Cagliari: Caprile, Palestra, Mazzitelli (Sulemana, 59), Adopo, Kilicsoy (Pavoletti, 73), Gaetano (Trepi, 87), Rodriguez, Dossena, Ze Pedro (Zappa, 87), Obert, Esposito (Idrissi, 73).
With this victory, Gasperini's team reached 46 points and tied for 4th place with Juve. This means Roma has become even more active in the fight for Champions League qualification, sending a serious signal to their opponents.
Cagliari dropped points in this round. The team is in 12th place with 28 points and will be forced to improve their results in the following rounds to avoid losing the opportunity for higher positions.
In short, the evening in Rome was a very pleasant one for Roma fans: the team won, Malendek scored a leading double, and the four gates of the tournament table opened up even more. Now the main task is to maintain this pace.
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