Roma's struggles continued today after a 2-2 draw against Cagliari, as Eusebio Di Francesco's squad remains winless since November 11. Today's draw is particularly painful, as Roma led 2-0 before allowing goals to Ionita and Sau in the final five minutes. To add salt to the wound, Cagliari was playing with 9 men, making a comeback seemingly impossible. Di Francesco spoke to the press after the match.
"I think that, for 70', we played to close the match and I'm angry to have seen the errors from a few players who only think about scoring goals. Then, absurd things happen. You must close the match by putting the ball in the right place and avoiding inexplicable goals like Sau's."
"Cagliari grew during the match and we weren't able to keep the ball. We weren't as lucid and lacked reference points. We tried to change how we marked their men, but there wasn't enough attention. I'm angry and disheartened, we had the game in hand. It was an absurd match, you cannot allow a draw playing 9 vs 11. In the first half, we didn't play well, but then came out well in the second half. But after the 70', there was great fragility."
