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2023/24 Italian Serie A
Matchday 8
Cagliari Calcio v AS Roma
Unipol Domus
Cagliari, Italy
Sunday, 8 October 2023
Kick-off is at 18h00
Cagliari Calcio will be looking to surprise AS Roma when they meet in an
Italian Serie A match at the Unipol Domus on 8 October.
Current Form
The Islanders succumbed to a 3-0 defeat to ACF Fiorentina away on 2 October - extending their winless run to 12 matches in the league.
Cagliari are also winless in their last five home matches in the Italian top flight having recorded four defeats and one draw at the Unipol Domus.
Meanwhile, Roma secured a 2-0 win over Frosinone Calcio at home on 1 October as they snapped their two-match winless run in Serie A.
However, the Yellow and Reds are winless in their last seven away matches in the league having registered three draws and four defeats on the road.
Team News
Cagliari have one of the biggest injury lists in Serie A at the moment, but the club has no suspension concerns.
Marko Rog, Gianluca Lapadula, Gastón Pereiro, Jacopo Desogus, Elio Capradossi, Jakub Jankto and Marco Mancosu are the Cagliari players who are injured.
Roma, on the other hand, will be without Tammy Abraham, Marash Kumbulla, Chris Smalling and Diego Llorente who are all out injured, but the club has no suspension worries.
Quotes
"We've been talking amongst ourselves and with the coach over the last few days," Roma striker Romelu Lukaku said after his side's win over Frosinone.
"We told each other that today was important for us. We played a good game. We gave it our all, we scored two goals, and we didn't concede.
"We need to continue like this."
Head-to-Head
Roma emerged as 1-0 winners over Cagliari in their last meeting in Serie A which was on 16 January 2022 at the Stadio Olimpico.
Therefore, the Yellow and Reds are undefeated in their last two matches against Islanders in the Italian top-flight having recorded two successive wins.
Serie A matchday eight fixtures
Friday, 6 October
18:30 - Empoli FC v Udinese Calcio
20:45 - US Lecce v US Sassuolo
Saturday, 7 October
15:00 - Inter Milan v Bologna FC
18:00 - Juventus FC v Torino FC
20:45 - Genoa CFC v AC Milan
Sunday, 8 October
12:30 - AC Monza v US Salernitana
15:00 - Frosinone Calcio v Hellas Verona
15:00 - SS Lazio v Atalanta BC
18:00 - Cagliari FC v AS Roma
20:45 - Napoli v ACF Fiorentina
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