Cagliari vs Roma preview - Roma still eyeing Juve overhaul

Roma will try to keep the pressure on Serie A leaders Juventus when they travel to Sardinia to face Cagliari on Sunday.

The Giallorossi are eight points behind Juve, who lost 2-0 at Napoli last time out.

Roma have won their past five league games, including Wednesday's 4-2 triumph over Parma.

That match was originally scheduled for February but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

"It was an immportant win," Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanic said. "We are playing well and we are not giving up.

"We are an ambitious side.

"We are aware that we haven't achieved anything yet as there are 21 points still to play for until the end.

"Our aim is to finish as high as possible."

Roma strengthened their hold on second place with the win over Parma and are nine points clear of Napoli, who are third.

"We know that Napoli and Juventus are also having great campaigns and we will have to battle until the end," Pjanic said. "We are professional and we know the race for the scudetto is by no means over."

Rivals Cagliari will need to be at their very best if they are to have a chance against a Roma side that has best backline in the competition with 17 goals given away and the second most prolific attack with 62 goals scored.

The Sardinians fell 2-1 at Torino last time out to drop to 15th place and are desperate to extend their seven-point gap with respect to the relegation zone.

"I keep telling my players that even though we have a good advantage over the bottom three, we need more points," Cagliari coach Diego Lopez said. "We are not safe yet."

Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan returns from suspension and will face his former team for the first time since leaving the Sardinian outfit in January.

Cagliari are hoping to recover striker Marcos Sau, who is struggling with a groin injury while defender Luca Rossettini must serve a one-match ban this weekend.