In Stats: 10 numbers from Cagliari

1

Paulo Fonseca’s side have now won just one of their previous seven Serie A matches away from home (D2, L5) and six - home or away - in total (D2, L4).

3

Cagliari, meanwhile, chalked up their third home victory out of five under Leonardo Semplici - which is one more than they managed in 12 games under predecessor Eusebio Di Francesco.

4

Davide Santon’s fifth appearance this term was his first in 2020-21 since Matchday 4’s 5-2 victory at home to Benevento.

5

Carles Perez’s third goal of the season in all competitions was his fifth in total for the Giallorossi.

6

England centre-back Smalling’s 15th Serie A appearance of the season was his first since the 1-0 win over Genoa on Matchday 26 - six games ago.

7

This was Roma’s first defeat in Sardinia since 1 February 2012, bringing to an end their seven-match unbeaten sequence as visitors to Cagliari.

12

There have been 12 goals in the last three meetings between these two sides, at an average of four goals per game.

13

Defeat snapped Roma’s 13-game unbeaten run against Cagliari (W9, D4)

14

Federico Fazio’s goal to make it 3-2 was his 14th in all competitions for Roma and first since scoring against Brescia on Matchday 32 last season.

22

Argentine Fazio has now featured in six of Roma’s last 11 top flight matches, having not featured in any of the first 22 games of the campaign.