Superb touch by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) as he receives a precise pass into the box. He finds the keeper prepared as he unleashes his shot towards the top right corner. Wonderful save! The referee blows his whistle, Cagliari are awarded a corner kick.
GOAL! Superb work from Justin Kluivert, who plays a vital role in the build-up. He squares it to Javier Pastore (AS Roma), who beats Alessio Cragno with a brilliant shot into the bottom right corner. 2:0.
That was a beautiful moment! Federico Fazio (AS Roma) plants a clever header from a high rebound precisely into the left side of the goal, deflecting in off the post.
Goal! Aleksandar Kolarov (AS Roma) was in the right place at the right time to get to the rebound inside the box and gleefully rifles the ball into the middle of the net. It’s 3:0.
Roma regained the much-needed confidence thanks to a pair of separate 1-0 wins over Sampdoria and Udinese. They backed up these successes with a generally fine display in a 1-1 draw to Inter Milan seven days ago away at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. La Lupa are now back in contention for the top-four finish. They are just one point short of Milan in fourth place.
Claudio Ranieri’s men will be looking to build on mentioned performances to see off id-table Cagliari on Saturday afternoon at Stadio Olimpico. I Rossoblu have all but secured survival in the elite class of Italian football as they sit 11 points above the red zone line with only five games left to play.