AS Roma – Cagliari: Olimpico under pressure in the top-four scrap 
Serie A serves up a Monday night clash with very different stakes. Roma, desperate to get back into the Champions League, host a Cagliari side riding an impressive run and plenty of confidence. At the Olimpico the Giallorossi can’t slip up anymore.
Roma: get the engine running when it matters 
After two wins in mid-January, Roma have stalled. Two draws, then a frustrating loss to Udinese, stopped what looked like momentum. Last Monday they looked short of ideas, undone by an unlucky set-piece.
Still, the numbers don’t lie. Fourteen wins from 23 games — their best return at this stage since 2017, the year they finished second. Draws with Milan and Panathinaikos, the latter earned with ten men, show a team that can grind results out.
The goal is simple: finish in the top four and get back to the Champions League. Easier said than done — the chase is crowded and every point matters. That makes Cagliari at the Olimpico a must-not-lose. Roma have won the last three meetings there without conceding; that record counts for something.
Cagliari: confidence with no complexes 
Cagliari arrive in Rome brimming with a confidence you don’t see often from them. They beat Roma in December and could pull off a rare double — something they’ve only managed once in Serie A.
That win looked like a turning point. Since then they’ve climbed out of danger and settled into mid-table. Three straight wins — the same number they managed across the previous 17 games — and suddenly the team looks different.
Beating Juventus, winning at Fiorentina, then hammering Verona 4-0 — the run speaks for itself. Under young coach Fabio Pisacane, Cagliari play free and efficient. No pressure, just results, and steady steps towards safety.
Likely line-ups
Roma :
Svilar; Mancini, Ndicka, Ghilardi; Celik, Cristante, El Aynaoui, Wesley; Soule, Pellegrini; Malen
Cagliari :
Caprile; Ze Pedro, Mina, Rodriguez; Palestra, Adopo, Gaetano, Mazzitelli, Obert; Esposito, Kilicsoy
Football Prediction AS Roma vs Cagliari
Roma to win
Cagliari’s run deserves respect, but the Olimpico is different. Roma concede very little at home and know how to manage big-pressure matches.
If the Giallorossi set the tempo and avoid lethargic spells, their defensive solidity and experience should tip a tight game. Expect a pragmatic, possibly ugly win — necessary rather than flashy.
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