Match highlights
Cagliari vs AS Roma highlights
How the goals came
19' Houssem Aouar opens the scoring for AS Roma → 20' Romelu Lukaku extends AS Roma's lead (the winner) → 51' Andrea Belotti extends AS Roma's lead → 59' Romelu Lukaku extends AS Roma's lead → 87' Nahitan Nández pulls one back for Cagliari. Full time: 1-4, AS Roma win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 5 goals came after half-time.
19' Houssem Aouar (AS Roma) 0-1
Serie A matchday 8, on 2023-10-08 at the Unipol Domus, and it was Houssem Aouar who put visiting AS Roma ahead against Cagliari. His 19th-minute strike made it 0-1. Roma never gave up the lead from that point on, so the opener set the course of the afternoon.
20' Romelu Lukaku (AS Roma) 0-2
Only a minute after the opener, Romelu Lukaku added a second in the 20th minute to make it 0-2. Two goals in quick succession early in the first half handed AS Roma a commanding lead over the home side Cagliari.
51' Andrea Belotti (AS Roma) 0-3
With AS Roma 0-2 up at the break, Andrea Belotti found the net in the 51st minute to stretch the lead to three. Coming early in the second half, the goal made it 0-3 before Cagliari could mount any response.
59' Romelu Lukaku (AS Roma) 0-4
In the 59th minute, Romelu Lukaku scored his second of the match to make it 0-4. Following his goal in the 20th minute, it gave AS Roma a four-goal cushion away from home.
87' Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) 1-4
Trailing 0-4, Cagliari finally pulled one back in the 87th minute through Nahitan Nández. It was the home side's only goal of the match, which AS Roma won 1-4.
