PREVIEW | Cagliari vs Roma - team news, lineups, predictions

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·5 December 2025

PREVIEW | Cagliari vs Roma - team news, lineups, predictions

Cagliari and Roma face each other this Sunday at the Sardegna Arena for round 14 of the Serie A.

Cagliari have 11 points to their name this season and occupy 15th position in the table. In their last outing, Fabio Pisacane's team drew 1-1 against Napoli (Coppa Italia 2025/26).

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Roma currently have 27 points and lie in 4th position. In their last encounter, Gian Piero Gasperini's team were beaten 0-1 by Napoli (Serie A 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Roma winning 1-0.

Predicted lineups

Cagliari: Elia Caprile, Gabriele Zappa, Alessandro Deiola, Sebastiano Luperto, Marco Palestra, Michel Adopo, Joseph Liteta, Michael Folorunsho, Adam Obert, Gennaro Borrelli, Sebastiano Esposito

Roma: Mile Svilar, Gianluca Mancini, Evan Ndicka, Mario Hermoso, Zeki Çelik, Bryan Cristante, Manu Koné, Wesley França, Matìas Soulé, Evan Ferguson, Lorenzo Pellegrini

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Cagliari

Andrea Belotti - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Zé Pedro - Knee Surgery

Roma

Artem Dovbyk - Hamstring Strain

Last starting XIs

Cagliari ( vs Napoli 2025-12-03): Elia Caprile, Alessandro Di Pardo, Juan Rodríguez, Sebastiano Luperto, Adam Obert, Alessandro Deiola, Zito Luvumbo, Gianluca Gaetano, Michel Adopo, Semih Kilicsoy, Leonardo Pavoletti

Roma ( vs Napoli 2025-11-30): Mile Svilar, Zeki Çelik, Wesley França, Mario Hermoso, Gianluca Mancini, Evan Ndicka, Bryan Cristante, Manu Koné, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Matìas Soulé, Evan Ferguson

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MANAGERS

Gian Piero Gasperini has faced Cagliari on 29 occasions, recording 15 victories, three draws, and 11 losses.

TEAMS

Away from home, Roma currently has one loss in the last eight games.
Away from home, Roma has gone two consecutive games without losing.
Away from home, Roma has two consecutive victories.
Roma currently has one loss in the last five games.
Roma has gone three consecutive games conceding goals.
At home, Cagliari has gone five consecutive games conceding goals.
At home, Cagliari has gone four consecutive games without a win.
Cagliari currently has one win in the last 11 games.
Cagliari has gone three consecutive games scoring goals.
Cagliari has gone three consecutive games conceding goals.
Cagliari has gone ten consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Cagliari and Roma have faced each other 93 times, with Roma having the advantage: 42 victories against 21 victories for Cagliari.
At Sardegna Arena, Roma has the advantage in the duels against Cagliari: 18 victories in 47 games. Cagliari has 16 victories.
In the Italian League, there have been 88 matches between the two teams, with Cagliari winning 19, 28 draws, and 41 victories for Roma.