Marco Sau (Cagliari) goes in the referee's notebook after being shown a yellow card.
90+4'
Gooool!
Goal! It's a catastrophic error from the opponent which has gifted a chance to Marco Sau (Cagliari), who rolls the ball into the back of the net from close range. 2:2.
90+3'
Red Card
Red card! Darijo Srna (Cagliari) simply can't believe his eyes. The referee makes the call and sends him off.
90+3'
Red Card
Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) has received a red card for dissent. He probably didn't measure his words as much as he should have and that got him sent off.
90+3'
Yellow Card
Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) goes into the referee's book for dissent.
90'
Info
5 min. of stoppage-time to be played.
88'
Сhange
The referee signals that it is time for a substitution and Juan Jesus (AS Roma) comes onto the pitch so that Nicolo Zaniolo can be given a rest.
84'
Corner Kick
Cagliari earn a corner.
83'
Gooool!
GOAL! The corner comes over and Joao Pedro wins a simple header before Artur Ionita (Cagliari) nods the ball into the back of the net. 1:2.
82'
Сhange
Eusebio Di Francesco has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Javier Pastore (AS Roma) replacing Patrik Schick.
79'
Сhange
We are about to witness a substitution. Luca Cigarini (Cagliari) is replacing Filip Bradaric.
77'
Corner Kick
Joao Pedro (Cagliari) takes the corner but it's cleared.
77'
Corner Kick
Joao Pedro (Cagliari) takes the corner, but one of the defenders reacts well and rises highest to head the ball away. Cagliari force a corner. They send men into the box.
75'
Сhange
Eusebio Di Francesco decides to make a substitution. Justin Kluivert will be replaced by Luca Pellegrini (AS Roma).
75'
Сhange
That will be all from Diego Farias who is being replaced by the fresh legs of Marco Sau (Cagliari).
71'
Filip Bradaric (Cagliari) plays a lovely through ball to Alberto Cerri, but he can't beat Robin Olsen and loses the ball.
70'
Darijo Srna (Cagliari) takes the free kick but it is cleared by the first defender.
69'
Referee Paolo Mazzoleni reverses his original decision after the VAR review. There was no infringement and subsequently it’s not a penalty.
68'
It’s tense out there as the referee has decided to review the penalty decision using the VAR. He makes his way over to the monitor.
68'
Aleksandar Kolarov (AS Roma) appears to handle the ball in the box, but the referee wasn't in the best position. Let's see what he decides.
67'
Corner Kick
Joao Pedro (Cagliari) takes the corner kick but the ball only finds the head of an opponent.
64'
Сhange
The referee signals that it is time for a substitution and Marko Pajac (Cagliari) is coming onto the pitch as Simone Padoin cannot continue after picking up an injury.
63'
Yellow Card
This is a yellow card! Paolo Farago (Cagliari) is not happy with the decision, but from our point of view it was clear.
62'
Corner Kick
AS Roma take a short corner instead of sending the ball into the penalty area.
60'
Steven N'Zonzi (AS Roma) finds his way to a cross and strikes towards the goal, but one of the defending players deflects the ball away.
59'
Corner Kick
The resulting corner from Aleksandar Kolarov (AS Roma) is cleared by the opposition's defence.
55'
Corner Kick
Joao Pedro (Cagliari) looks like he will be the one to try and deliver a quality ball into the penalty box from the corner kick.
54'
Joao Pedro (Cagliari) bangs the ball towards goal from the edge of the box, but it's rising all the way and sails high over the bar.
52'
Corner Kick
AS Roma quickly take a corner kick with a short pass.
51'
Nicolo Zaniolo (AS Roma) produces a ferocious strike from the edge of the box. His dangerous effort towards the top left corner is blocked by Alessio Cragno, who pulls off a superb save to keep the ball out of the net. The referee and one of his assistants signal for a corner kick to AS Roma.
48'
Steven N'Zonzi (AS Roma) makes a rough challenge and Paolo Mazzoleni blows his whistle for a foul.
46'
Yellow Card
Bryan Cristante (AS Roma) picks up a yellow card.
45'
Joao Pedro (Cagliari) sends a lofted cross into the penalty area. Unfortunately for him, the opponent's defence deals with his cross comfortably and intercepts it.
45'
Whistle
The players are back out on the pitch following the half-time break and the second half is about to start.
45+0'
Whistle
That is it for the first half after the referee blows his whistle and the players head to their respective dressing rooms.
45'
Robin Olsen can hear the fans clapping for his superb goalkeeping after he magnificently stops the close-range effort from Diego Farias (Cagliari). The ball would have probably ended up in the bottom left corner.
43'
Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) finds space near the penalty spot to plant a header at goal from the corner, but it's badly directed and drifts well wide of the right post.
42'
Corner Kick
Joao Pedro (Cagliari) takes the ball to the corner flag and sends it into the box.
40'
Gooool!
Goal! The free-kick is fired in by Aleksandar Kolarov (AS Roma) and the ball inadvertently flicks off a defender and spins into the net, leaving Alessio Cragno stranded. 0:2.
38'
Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) attempts to find one of his teammates with a cross from the resultant free kick, but he fails to hit the ball properly and sends it off the pitch.
35'
Corner Kick
The resulting set piece from Cagliari is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players.
35'
Paolo Farago (Cagliari) gets to the rebound just outside the box, but his attempt is blocked by one of the defending players. Cagliari win a corner.
30'
The linesman raises his flag for offside before Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) heads on.
30'
Patrik Schick (AS Roma) receives a precise pass inside the box and takes a shot that flies just wide of the right post.
28'
Corner Kick
Aleksandar Kolarov (AS Roma) swings in the corner, but it's comfortably cleared away.
21'
A precise low pass is received by Artur Ionita (Cagliari), who makes a yard for himself on the edge of the box, but his poorly placed shot sails well over the bar.
17'
Robin Olsen displays his ability to read the game and clears the danger after Diego Farias (Cagliari) threatened to latch onto a through ball from just outside the box.
15'
That was close by Cengiz Under (AS Roma)! He receives a pass on the edge of the box and shoots, but the ball goes inches wide of the left post.
13'
Gooool!
The ball rebounds and arrives at the feet of Bryan Cristante (AS Roma) just outside the box. He doesn't think twice and fires a daisy-cutter into the middle of the goal. Even though his attempt wasn't very accurate, Alessio Cragno couldn't stop it, so the score changes to 0:1.
10'
My Gran could have done better! Alessandro Florenzi (AS Roma) got himself in a great position on the edge of the box after a pass, but put his shot well wide of the left post.
8'
Bryan Cristante (AS Roma) is flagged for offside.
6'
Aleksandar Kolarov (AS Roma) sends in a lofted cross from a mid-range free kick, but his poor effort goes out of play.
4'
Joao Pedro (Cagliari) bends a great shot in from the edge of the box, but Robin Olsen makes a smart save to deny him.
1'
Corner Kick
AS Roma didn't take advantage of the corner and score as the opposition's defence was alert and averted the threat.
1'
A long ball forward to Patrik Schick (AS Roma) is intercepted. AS Roma will have a chance to score from a corner kick.
Whistle
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Hello and welcome to our minute-by-minute commentary of the upcoming clash. We will try to provide you with as-accurate-as possible picture of the happenings on the pitch. Have fun.
The referee of today's match will be Gianluca Manganiello.