Serie A · Sun, 7 Dec 2025 ·
Cagliari vs AS Roma — 1 - 0
Unipol Domus · Referee: Luca Zufferli, Italy
Match report
G. Gaetano’s 82' winner gives Cagliari 1-0 victory over AS Roma
AS Roma were beaten 1-0 by Cagliari at Unipol Domus on Sunday, 7 December 2025 in Serie A matchday 14. G. Gaetano scored the only goal of the game for Cagliari in the 82nd minute. Zeki Çelik (AS Roma, 52') was sent off. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Cagliari had 47% of the ball and 15 shots (8 on target) against AS Roma’s 6 (2 on target). Mile Svilar (AS Roma) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Cagliari 4th in the Serie A table on 12 points and AS Roma 1st on 13.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 50'VAR decisionMichael FolorunshoPenalty cancelled
- 52'red cardZeki ÇelikRed Card
- 53'substitutionT. BaldanziOff: D. Rensch
- 62'substitutionB. CristanteOff: N. El Aynaoui
- 62'substitutionM. SouleOff: E. Ferguson
- 63'substitutionL. PellegriniOff: P. Dybala
- 69'substitutionG. BorrelliOff: G. Gaetano
- 69'substitutionG. ZappaOff: M. Prati
- 73'substitutionK. TsimikasOff: D. Ghilardi
- 77'substitutionA. ObertOff: R. Idrissi
- 78'yellow cardMichael FolorunshoYellow Card
- 78'yellow cardMario HermosoYellow Card
- 82'goalG. GaetanoAssist: S. Esposito
- 83'yellow cardGianluca GaetanoYellow Card
- 90+2'substitutionM. FolorunshoOff: S. Kilicsoy
- 90+2'substitutionM. PalestraOff: A. Di Pardo
Lineups
Cagliari
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Fabio Pisacane
Starting XI
- 1E. CaprileG
- 28G. ZappaD
- 6S. LupertoD
- 15J. RodriguezD
- 2M. PalestraM
- 8M. AdopoM
- 14A. DeiolaM
- 90M. FolorunshoM
- 33A. ObertM
- 94S. EspositoF
- 29G. BorrelliF
Substitutes
- 24G. CiocciG
- 31B. RadunovicG
- 3R. IdrissiD
- 9S. KilicsoyF
- 10G. GaetanoM
- 16M. PratiM
- 18A. Di PardoD
- 20M. RogM
- 21N. CavuotiM
- 23N. PintusD
- 27J. LitetaM
- 30L. PavolettiF
- 77Z. LuvumboF
AS Roma
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Gian Piero Gasperini
Starting XI
- 99M. SvilarG
- 23G. ManciniD
- 5E. NdickaD
- 22M. HermosoD
- 19Z. CelikM
- 4B. CristanteM
- 17M. KoneM
- 12K. TsimikasM
- 18M. SouleF
- 7L. PellegriniF
- 35T. BaldanziF
Substitutes
- 32D. S. Vasquez LlachG
- 95P. GolliniG
- 2D. RenschD
- 24J. ZiolkowskiD
- 87D. GhilardiD
- 8N. El AynaouiM
- 61N. PisilliM
- 11E. FergusonF
- 21P. DybalaF
- 31L. BaileyF
- 68A. ArenaF
- 92S. El ShaarawyF
Match statistics
- 47%Possession53%
- 1.80Expected goals (xG)0.36
- 15Total shots6
- 8Shots on target2
- 4Shots off target0
- 3Blocked shots4
- 10Shots inside the box6
- 5Shots outside the box0
- 4Corners1
- 4Offsides0
- 18Fouls16
- 2Yellow cards1
- 0Red cards1
- 2Goalkeeper saves8
- 361Passes417
- 283Accurate passes328
- 78%Pass accuracy79%
- 0.52Goals prevented0.52
Player statistics
Cagliari
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elia CaprileG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Sebastiano LupertoD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 15Juan RodriguezD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 28Gabriele ZappaD | 69 | 7.0 | ||
| 2Marco PalestraM | 89 | 7.3 | ||
| 8Michel AdopoM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Alessandro DeiolaM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 33Adam ObertM | 77 | 7.3 | ||
| 90Michael FolorunshoM | 89 | 6.9 | ||
| 29Gennaro BorrelliF | 69 | 6.3 | ||
| 94Sebastiano EspositoF | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 24Giuseppe CiocciG | – | – | ||
| 31Boris RadunovićG | – | – | ||
| 3Riyad IdrissiD | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| 18Alessandro Di PardoD | 1 | – | ||
| 23Nicola PintusD | – | – | ||
| 10Gianluca GaetanoM | 21 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 16Matteo PratiM | 21 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Marko RogM | – | – | ||
| 21Nicolò CavuotiM | – | – | ||
| 27Joseph LitetaM | – | – | ||
| 9Semih KılıçsoyF | 1 | – | ||
| 30Leonardo PavolettiF | – | – | ||
| 77Zito LuvumboF | – | – |
AS Roma
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99Mile SvilarGTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 5Evan NdickaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Mario HermosoD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 23Gianluca ManciniD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 4Bryan CristanteM | 63 | 6.9 | ||
| 12Konstantinos TsimikasM | 73 | 6.7 | ||
| 17Manu KonéM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 19Zeki ÇelikM | 52 | 5.3 | ||
| 7Lorenzo PellegriniF | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Matías SouléF | 62 | 6.9 | ||
| 35Tommaso BaldanziF | 53 | 6.5 | ||
| 32Devis VásquezG | – | – | ||
| 95Pierluigi GolliniG | – | – | ||
| 2Devyne RenschD | 37 | 6.2 | ||
| 24Jan ZiółkowskiD | – | – | ||
| 87Daniele GhilardiD | 17 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Neil El AynaouiM | 27 | 6.3 | ||
| 61Niccolò PisilliM | – | – | ||
| 11Evan FergusonF | 28 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Paulo DybalaF | 28 | 6.5 | ||
| 31Leon BaileyF | – | – | ||
| 68Antonio ArenaF | – | – | ||
| 92Stephan El ShaarawyF | – | – |