Roma goes into this meeting on the background of fatigue after a busy calendar. On Thursday, the Wolves travelled to Bilbao to face Athletic in the return leg of the Europa League 1/8 finals. Hummels made things much more difficult for the Wolves. The defender earned a straight red card in the 11th minute. But in the championship Ranieri's wards have no problems - five wins in a row. Last season, the Giallorossi minimally defeated Empoli thanks to an early goal from Sule. Before that, the Wolves beat Como (2-1), Monza (4-0), Parma (0-1) and Venice (0-1). Frequent victories with a minimum score have lifted Roma to seventh place. Hardly anyone had hoped to be there after such a poor start.

Cagliari have picked up five points in their last five meetings. Last Friday, the Islanders made peace with Genoa. Thus, the goal of Viola was answered by Corne. It seems that this result satisfied everyone. Before that, Davide Nicola's wards lost to Bologna and Juventus by one goal, and even earlier there was a sensational 0-0 draw with Atalanta. In addition, in a home meeting with Parma, the rossoblu won 2-1. All this allows Cagliari to settle on the 14th line. No worries yet, but they are only four points away from the relegation zone.

The teams met in Sardinia in the first round match. In a "dry" game, though the Romans had a game advantage, but could not realise it. It should be understood that since then the teams have changed. "Wolves" found themselves with the arrival of Claudio Ranieri, and "Sardis" became more balanced. However, it is worth noting that Davide Nicola's charges have an imbalance in some statistical metrics. Thus, the Rossoblu have a big underachievement in the xG metric. According to it, the team should have scored 9.33 more goals. At the same time, the Islanders have a 4.38 point underdog in xPTS. "The Giallorossi, interestingly enough, concede far less than they should. Thus, xGA says that Roma are 6.12 goals short of their goals. Cagliari is not the worst in recent away matches. So, the proposed bet lost only in one of the away meetings in this stretch. Tired Roma is unlikely to confidently overpower their opponent. From the "rossoblu" can expect surprises.