Rome, Jan. 16 (BNA): Sergio Oliveira opened his debut by winning and converting a penalty to help Roma’s new side beat relegation-threatened Cagliari 1-0 on Sunday.
Oliveira, who joined on loan from Porto on Wednesday, scored in the 34th minute to help Roma end a three-game losing streak and move to sixth in Serie A with Cagliari two points from a safe place.
Roma led by Jose Mourinho came to the match after two consecutive defeats, but he thought it made the perfect start when the referee, Lorenzo Magini, awarded a penalty in the fourth minute, according to the Associated Press.
However, after reviewing the incident on the stadium screen, the referee realized that Cagliari defender Andrea Carboni had had possession of the ball after a superb tackle on Nicolo Zaniolo and disallowed the penalty.
The VAR was in Roma’s favour later in the half, as the referee went back to the screen and saw that a shot from Oliveira was saved by Cagliari’s Dalbert with his arm.
Oliveira hit the resulting penalty in the lower right corner. Roma had to double their lead and almost paid for their extravagance with six minutes remaining, but goalkeeper Rui Patricio saved a close shot from Joao Pedro on the crossbar.
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