Rome defeated Cagliari 2-0 in the match they played this Monday at the Olympic Stadium in the Roman city, for the twenty-fourth date of Serie A, the top tier of Italian football. According to the Argentine News Agency, Dutch forward Donyell Malen scored a brace to guarantee his team's victory. With the win, the home team reached 46 points and placed fifth in the top tier of Italian football, in the UEFA Europa League qualification zone, while Cagliari is twelfth with 28 points, 10 points above the relegation zone. The first dangerous chance came from the home team at 15 minutes, with a run down the right by Argentine winger Matías Soulé, whose left-footed shot curled towards the far post and went just wide. The first goal of the match came at 24 minutes, with a through pass on the right for Malen to run onto, who chipped the ball over the goalkeeper Elia Caprile's dive to make it 1-0. The home team came close to a second goal at 40 minutes, through a cross from the right that fell in the small area and was headed by defender Daniele Ghilardi, whose shot went near Caprile's left post. There were no more dangerous chances until the 19th minute of the second half, when a back cross from right-back Zeki Celik set up Malen, who was in the small area and pushed the ball into the net for the second goal. Cagliari had no chances until the 33rd minute, with a long-range shot from midfielder Ibrahim Sulemana, which went high and hit the crossbar of goalkeeper Mile Svilar. Atalanta beat Cremonese 2-1 and moved closer to the European zone. Atalanta defeated Cremonese 2-1 in the match they played today at the Gewiss Stadium, for the twenty-fourth date of Serie A, the top tier of Italian football. The home team won with goals from forward Nikola Krstovic and midfielder Davide Zappacosta, while Cremonese managed to pull one back through a goal from midfielder Morten Thorsby. With the win, Atalanta reached the seventh position in Italian football with 39 points, while the visitors are in fifteenth place with 23 points. The home team opened the scoring in their first chance at 12 minutes, with a cross to the far post from winger Giacomo Raspadori for attacker Nikola Krstovic, who controlled with his back to goal and turned to shoot, beating goalkeeper Emil Audero with a low shot to the near post. At 19 minutes, after a back cross from the left, midfielder Lazar Samardzic shot first time from the edge of the area, with a shot that hit the crossbar. Atalanta scored the second goal at 24 minutes, with a run down the right by Zappacosta, who cut inside and scored with a low shot to the far post.
