AS Roma scored only one of twelve possible points after the end in Coppa Italia against Juve. But then the Europa League first leg against Ghent “La Magica” finally needed another victory. Momentum that was transported to Serie A, where Lecce could be sent home 4-0.
When it comes to the Isolani, who are now waiting for another victory for eleven competitive games, the odds of bookmakers in Cagliari against AS Roma are again moving towards the Giallorossi. The odds comparison on a betting basis shows which bookmaker provides the best quotes.
This match in the Sardegna Arena will reveal whether “La Lupa” really shook off the recent crisis and got the curve back or not. In the case of Cagliari against AS Roma, the forecast must take into account that the capital will come from an English week again.
At least the Fonseca team did not have to make excessive jumps to reach the last 16 of the Europa League. After the 1-1 equalizer by Justin Kluivert, the Belgian defense was broken early. The Rossoblu are now a grateful opponent in that the 15th of the previous season has not won a single of their last eleven competitive matches.
Cagliari:
In a phase of the season in which not only AS Roma, SSC Napoli and AC Milan, but also Atalanta Bergamo, weakened, Cagliari Calcio was even in fourth place for several game days and was able to dream of a debut in the Champions League , So far, the Isolani only took part in the Euroapokal der Landesmeister in 1970/71.
In the meantime, after an unprecedented negative run, it doesn’t even look like the Europa League. Even though the Rossoblu still have a catch-up game, the current Serie A table only ranks eleventh.
Since the beginning of December, when the Isolani first beat Sampdoria Genoa 4: 3 in league operations before throwing “La Samp” out 2: 1 in Coppa Italia only three days later, the Sardi have not won a match. In total, there are now eleven competitive games without a win.
In addition to the cup, things went steadily downhill in league operations. Already in the transition from December to January there were four defeats in a row. After three sobering draws, in which, among other things, a win was missed at the bottom of the league Brescia at the time, the counter is already back in two lost league games in a row.
It doesn’t look much better at home in the Sardegna Arena either. The Sardi have only lost three of their last ten home games. Overall, however, only five of the twelve games could be won in front of their own fans. Also because there were 19 goals conceded in Sardinia.
Accordingly, at Cagliari against AS Roma the bookmakers’ odds are now towards the guests from the capital, against whom the Rossoblu have not won any of their last six home games (two draws, four defeats).
It is all the more unfavorable that the youngest 0: 1 against Napoli Nahitan Nández got the fifth yellow card. The 24-year-old midfield engine is missing today and is not available to coach Rolando Maran, who is now heavily criticized after ten league games without a win.
AS Roma :
If anyone can empathize with Isolani’s recent crisis, it will certainly be AS Roma. After the Giallorossi under Paulo Fonseca only had slight starting difficulties very early in the season, the big project, to qualify again for the Champions League after only a year off, looked promising for a long time.
At the latest with the collapse of the Sardi, the Giallorossi were back on track before the latest negative series caused another severe setback. Having only got one out of twelve possible points from the four games before the Lecce game brought the capitals six points back to fourth – also because the direct duel against Atalanta Bergamo was lost despite the lead.
Now, however, “La Magica” could continue to keep up with the Lombards, with whom the battle for fourth place will potentially be decided, since Juve, Inter and Lazio are three clearer away at the top of the table.
Even if Bergamo wins at Lecce earlier in the day, AS Roma could stay up to three points. Should the Nerazzurri leave something behind, Paulo Fonseca’s team could restore the connection. Either way, “La Dea” would feel the breath of the Giallorossi again, who only needed four minutes a week in the Europa League to compensate for the deficit and pull the plug on Gent.
In terms of freshness, it is certainly a small disadvantage to have already played away in Belgium on Thursday evening, especially since the Sardi last played a competitive game on February 16. Nevertheless, with Cagliari against AS Roma, a tip on the three of “La Magica” is also due to the offensive values of the capital.
Not only did Edin Dzeko present himself ice cold before the opposing goal and scored five goals in his last six league games, but “La Lupa” also needed three of the last four away games in Serie A to have at least two own goals.
Coupled with the fact that the Sardegna Arena has not had a single defeat in six guest appearances recently, Sardi in crisis may now be exactly the opponents of the build-up that the Giallorossi need to regain their briefly lost form.
PREDICTION: AS Roma to win @ 1,98
