Due to poor results and a falling out with management, Mourinho, who had only half a year left on his contract, was forced to step down. After De Rossi took office, Roma also gradually recovered, achieving two consecutive Serie A wins and regaining hope of qualifying for the Champions League. In midweek, Roma host Cagliari, who are third from bottom in the round of 23 and face relegation. After the start of the game, Roma launched a bombardment, Dybala scored twice, and Manuel Pellegrini participated in three goals to lead the team to a 4-0 victory. After De Rossi took office, Roma won three consecutive victories, only one point away from the Champions League zone, and will sit at home against Inter Milan in the next round!
There is a gap in the strength of the two sides, De Rossi still puts on a full main lineup, De Rossi continues to use a 4-3-3 formation, Patricio guards the last pass, the four defenders are Karlsdorp, Mancini, Diego Llorente and Angelinho, Cristante, Patricio and Paredes form an iron triangle in the midfield, the trident is still Lukaku in the middle, Dybala and Shaarawy are separated on both sides.
As soon as the referee's whistle blew, Roma were firmly in control with skilful coordination and superior technique, and bombarded Cagliari's goal. Only 1 minute into the opening game, Angelinho made a long pass on the left side to connect with Shaarawy to create a corner, and then Dybala crossed, Pellegrini seized the opponent's clearance mistake and grabbed the point from close range, 1-0!
After taking the lead, Roma continued to storm their opponents. In the 12th minute, it was Angelinho's cross from the left again, and Cristante flanked the header at the back post, but unfortunately it bounced off the post and failed to extend the advantage. However, in the 23rd minute, Cristante counterattacked and shifted widely, Shaarawy knocked on the left side of the penalty area, Pellegrini followed up and made another ball, Lukaku cleverly missed, Dybala pushed and shot again, 2-0!
In the 37th minute, Roma's tactical corner kick was coordinated, Paredes knocked back in the penalty area, Dybala followed up with an inward cut, and grazed the post slightly off. In the 41st minute, Roma cooperated on the left, Shaarawy sent a through pass, Lukaku turned and scored the ball, and the referee signaled offside.
Before half-time, Cagliari set off a wave of attack! In the 43rd minute, Lapadula took the ball on the right side of the penalty area, shook off Mancini and then shot low, Patricio blocked the near corner to save the ball. One minute later, Lapadula collapsed in the box under the defence of Diego Llorente and the referee awarded a penalty. But VAR also gave Roma a clean slate, it turned out that Lapadula stepped on Diego Llorente and then pretended to be tackled, so the penalty was cancelled.
Back on the pitch, Roma remained firmly in control. In the 50th minute, Dybala crossed from a corner kick, Pellegrini rubbed his header back, Petagna subconsciously blocked it with his hand, and the referee signaled a penalty! Dybala then hit a brace to give Roma a 3-0 kill. Pe7 was once regarded as the most roster captain of Roma in the past 10 years, but tonight he became the god of war and was directly involved in 3 goals!
Seeing that the game entered garbage time, De Rossi also called in early and made four substitutions in a row, with Zalewski, Huysen, Bowei and Christensen coming off the bench. In the 59th minute, Paredes crossed from a corner kick, and Huysen's header went into the dead corner and scored the first goal of his Roma career, and the score expanded to 4-0!
In the 74th minute, De Rossi used up the last substitution, Dybala clocked out, and Roma maintained the four-goal advantage until the end. With a 4-0 win over Cagliari, Roma ushered in a third consecutive Serie A win and are only one point away from Atalanta in fourth.
After De Rossi took over, Roma's attacking side blossomed, averaging nearly three goals per game, and at the same time returned to the ranks of the race for Champions League qualification, and fans thought that Mourinho had no temper when he was sacked. Some fans think that De Rossi is very lucky, because the opponents in the last 3 games are all relegation teams, and winning is reasonable, which is not enough to test his coaching level, and the next game against Inter Milan is the real test!