We have a full round of fixtures to look forward to in the Italian Serie A on the weekend including the meeting between AS Roma and Cagliari Calcio at the Stadio Olimpico. The hosts begin the weekend in 7th place on 32 points while the visitors are in 18th place on 16 points.
Roma come into the game on the back of a 4-3 home defeat at the hands of Juventus. Roma found themselves 3-1 up after 57 minutes and looked on course to take maximum points.
However, Juventus had other ideas and scored 3 goals in the space of 7 minutes to take the lead, with the winning goal coming in the 77th minute.
It was a hugely disappointing result for Roma considering the position they were in going into the final 20 minutes of the match.
The defeat follows on from the 3-1 loss at AC Milan in their previous fixture and means Roma have lost to two teams above them in the table, cutting them adrift from the top four.
Roma have failed to win their last 3 Serie A fixtures, picking up just a single point in a 1-1 draw at home against Sampdoria. Their home form shows just a single victory from their last 4 league games and Roma have kept just one clean sheet in those 4 matches.
However, trends show Roma have not lost a match in 25 of their last 30 home games in Serie A.
Cagliari make the trip to the Stadio Olimpico having picked up a good win at home against Bologna last time out.
They came from behind to win the match 2-1, scoring both goals in the second half to take maximum points. That win comes on the back of another good success, beating Sampdoria 2-1 away from home in Serie A. The wins have seen Cagliari close the gap on those above them in the battle against the drop.
However, away form shows Cagliari have struggled to win matches and they have recorded just a single victory from their 11 most recent away Serie A fixtures. Cagliari are on a poor run of just 4 wins in 26 away Serie A matches and they have failed to find the back of the net in 3 of their last 4 on the road.
Looking ahead to the team news and Roma are without Ebrima Darboe and Amadou Diawara due to the Africa Cup of Nations. Leonardo Spinazzola is still working to come back from an injury suffered at the European Championship.
Cagliari have one absentee due to the Africa Cup of Nations, with Keita Baldé unavailable. Luca Ceppitelli and Damir Ceter are injured plus there are doubts over the fitness of Kevin Strootman, Sebastian Walukiewicz, and Marko Rog.
Cagliari will be feeling confident going into this game following recent results but could find it difficult in the capital. Roma will be determined to put recent defeats behind them and should have enough to take maximum points, keeping a clean sheet in the process.
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