Title contenders AS Roma (14-4-2, 44 points) will take on the challenge of newly-promoted side Cagliari Calcio (8-10-2, 26 points) at their home field of Stadio Olimpico on Jan. 22, Sunday as the 2016-2017 Serie A season continues.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 2:45 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Roma is on a three-game winning run since losing to defending champions and league leaders Juventus in the middle of last month. The team still occupies second place in the overall standings, only one point behind Juve and three points ahead of third-place squad Napoli.
I Giallorossi is coming off a 1-0 nipping of middling team Udinese on the road at the Dacia Arena last Sunday, as per BBC Sport.
Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan scored the winning goal for head coach Luciano Spalletti's side right in the 12th minute of the match with a right-footer from the center of the penalty box off an assist from Dutch midfielder Kevin Strootman following a through ball.
It was the fifth win in six games for Roma as the team continues to challenge Juve for the Scudetto this term.
Meanwhile, Cagliari is the most successful of the three promoted teams for this season. They are currently in the 10th spot of the 20-team Italian top flight table, 11 points below the final Europa League qualifying berth held by AC Milan and a comfortable 16 points above the bottom three relegation zone.
Gli Isolani pulled off an impressive 4-1 victory over lowly squad Genoa at their home ground of Sant'Elia Stadium also last Sunday, via Sofa Score.
Genoa netted the first goal of the game in the 28th minute with a header from Argentine forward Giovanni Simeone, but Cagliari went on a scoring spree afterward to claim the win.
Italian striker Marco Borriello leveled the count in the 39th minute before Brazilian midfielder Joao Pedro gave the lead to the Islanders in the 44th as the hosts take a 2-1 lead at the half.
Borriello then scored his second goal of the game in the 59th while Brazilian forward Diego Farias completed the four-goal haul with a penalty kick in the 64th.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 rout by Roma.
Roma starting lineup (3-4-2-1 formation): Szczesny; Juan Jesus, Fazio, Manolas; Emerson, Maksimovic, Strootman, Peres; Dzeko, Nainggolan; El Shaarawy
Cagliari starting lineup (4-3-2-1 formation): Rafael; Murru, Pisacane, Isla, Ceppitelli; Farias, Joao, Dessena; Moras, Tachtsidis; Borriello