Ranieri will want to maintain Roma’s good run of form as his side host his former team. Cagliari will be on the hunt for points for survival

It won’t be a normal match for Claudio Ranieri, which will take place at 16:00 CET at the Stadio Olimpico. His Roma side take on Cagliari and will be hoping for their seventh consecutive win and extend their unbeaten run to 12 games to continue the pursuit of their dreams.

Cagliari, however, will aim to beat their ex-coach: they need points to move up the league standings following their draw against Genoa which interrupted a streak of two consecutive losses. However, it was not enough for the Sardi to move away from the drop zone.

HEAD TO HEAD

Roma haven’t lost in 18 of their last 19 league games against Cagliari (W13 D5), with the Sardinians` only win against the Giallorossi in Serie A in the period on 25th April 2021 (3-2 at Unipol Domus stadium under Leonardo Semplici).

After the 0-0 draw in MD1, Roma and Cagliari could draw both seasonal games in Serie A for only the third time, after 1990/1991 and 1972/1973.

Roma are unbeaten in their last nine home games against Cagliari in Serie A (W7 D2), keeping seven clean sheets in the period; the Sardinians` last away win against the Giallorossi in Serie A was back on 1st February 2013 (4-2).

DID YOU KNOW?

Roma have won their last five league games and the last time they achieved six wins in a row in Serie A was back to the period between April and August 2016 under Luciano Spalletti. In addition, the Giallorossi are unbeaten in their last 12 league matches (W9 D3) and the last time they reached 13 was back to the period between April and September 2019.

Roma have picked up the most points in 2025 in the Big-5 European leagues: 26, thanks to eight wins and two draws in 10 Serie A matches.

Only Luciano Spalletti (59.2%) has a higher win percentage as Roma manager than Claudio Ranieri (57.3%: 51 wins in 89 games) in Serie A history – min. 2 games. Claudio Ranieri was the Cagliari manager in two different periods: between 1988/89 and 1990/91 with a double promotion from Serie C1 to Serie B and from Serie B to Serie A (1990/91 his first ever season as coach in the top division) and between January 2023 and May 2024 (with the Sardinian club`s last promotion to Serie A obtained in 2022/23).

Cagliari have conceded the most goals by set pieces (16) in Serie A this season, on the other hand, Roma are one of the two teams, with Juventus, to have conceded the highest percentage of their goals by set pieces (both 40%, 12/30 for the Giallorossi).

PLAYERS

Matías Soulé has scored more goals against Cagliari than against any other side in Serie A: three, including his only brace in the competition (on 29th October 2023 for Frosinone). He has been involved in three goals (two goals and one assist) in his last four league games, as many as in his previous 28 appearances in Serie A (two goals and one assist).

After a goal against Bologna and an assist against Genoa, Roberto Piccoli could be involved in at least one goal in three consecutive appearances for the first time in Serie A. He has already scored a goal against Roma in Serie A, in his first match against the Giallorossi, on 23 January 2021 for Spezia at the Olimpico stadium.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none

Cautioned: Pellegrini, Saelemaekers (Roma); Marin, Mina, Deiola (Cagliari)

REFEREE

PICCININI (ROSSI C. – DI GIOIA) IV: FELICIANI, VAR: PEZZUTO, AVAR: ABISSO

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Lecce-Roma (Saturday 29 March, 20.45 CET)

Cagliari-Monza (Sunday 30 March, 12.30 CET)

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