Gasperini’s side are still unbeaten in Serie A after two goals in two minutes settled a see-saw contest in Rome.
Serie A · Regular Season – 9 · 27 Oct 2026
AS Roma4 – 2Cagliari
Emanuele Lulli 15′
Niccolò Pisilli 21′
Rodrigo Mora 85′
Donyell Malen 87′M’Bala Nzola 10′ (pen)
Daniel Maldini 81′
Half-time 2–1 · Venue: Stadio Olimpico · Referee: Ermanno Feliciani
AS Roma came from a goal down to beat Cagliari 4-2 at the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday 27 October, in round 9 of Serie A. Rodrigo Mora and Donyell Malen scored two minutes apart late on, shortly after Daniel Maldini had pulled the visitors level at 2-2.
Lulli and Pisilli overturn Nzola’s penalty
Cagliari struck first. A VAR review in the seventh minute confirmed a penalty, and M’Bala Nzola converted it three minutes later.
Roma replied in the 15th minute, when Emanuele Lulli scored from Nahuel Molina’s assist. Six minutes after that, Lulli turned provider for Niccolò Pisilli, and the home side led 2-1 at the break.
Lulli finished with a goal and an assist in his 76 minutes and was rated 7.83. Pisilli, who completed the full 90, was rated 7.35.
Mora and Malen answer Maldini’s equaliser
Cagliari drew level in the 81st minute. Maldini, who played 14 minutes, scored from Adam Obert’s pass and earned a rating of 8.01.
The parity lasted four minutes. Mora restored the lead in the 85th minute, set up by Daniele Ghilardi, and Malen made it 4-2 in the 87th.
Mora was rated 8.2, the highest on the pitch, after 34 minutes in which he had one shot and three key passes. Malen’s goal was his sixth of the league season. He is fourth in the Serie A scoring chart, one behind Raimondo and Gustavo Varela.
It was an open game at both ends. Roma had 61% of the ball and completed 507 passes to Cagliari’s 296, yet each side put 8 shots on target. The hosts edged the expected goals 3.1 to 2.46 and out-shot Pisacane’s side 20 to 19.
Gollini made 6 saves and was rated 7.89. The only card of the night went to Juan Rodríguez, booked for a foul in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
Roma level with Milan, four points off the top
Roma are third with 18 points from 8 matches, four behind joint leaders Inter and Lazio. They are level on points with AC Milan but ahead on goal difference, 13 to 9, and their league record reads five wins and three draws.
Across all competitions, Gasperini’s side have lost once in their last six games, 4-3 against Real Madrid. Against Cagliari they have now won four of the last six league meetings, including a 2-0 home win on 9 February.
For Cagliari, this was a third straight defeat in all competitions after a 2-0 loss to Bologna and a 4-0 defeat by Monza. They are ninth on 13 points with a goal difference of -3.
Roma travel to Udinese on Saturday 31 October. Cagliari visit Lazio a day later, on Sunday 1 November.
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📷 Stadio Olimpico: ildirettore, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
