Roma Stunned by Cagliari After Red Card, Suffer First Back-to-Back Losses of Season
Napoli’s later victory returned them to first place, leaving Roma fourth, Cagliari four points above the drop zone.
Overview
- Gianluca Gaetano struck in the 82nd minute to give Cagliari a 1-0 win in Serie A’s Round 14.
- Roma played with 10 men for much of the second half after Zeki Çelik received a red card.
- The result handed Roma their first consecutive league defeats of the season.
- Cagliari snapped a winless stretch dating to September 19 and rose to 14th on 14 points, four clear of 18th-placed Pisa.
- Napoli defeated Juventus 2-1 to move top on 31 points, with Inter second on 30 and Milan away to Torino on Monday.