Private flight to bring Godin, Nandez, Caceres and Pereiro back tonight
CAGLIARI. Walter Mazzarri breathes a sigh of relief. The Cagliari coach has recovered Ceppitelli and will be able to embrace the Uruguayans (Godin, Nandez, Caceres and Pereiro) in the evening. The four players will return one day earlier than expected thanks to a charter flight that will depart from Brazil (where Celeste faced Neymar and teammates losing 4-1 this night), will make a stop in Madrid and then bring the players back to Italy. A flight paid for by the clubs, including Cagliari, who worked to organize the transfer, so that their players could be present at the finishing training scheduled for tomorrow morning in Assemini. It will then be up to the coach to check their physical conditions and decide if any of them will play from the start on Sunday (12.30) against Sampdoria.
Defence. Cagliari trained at lunchtime yesterday. Mazzarri wanted to create the same conditions as Sunday’s match. The group was engaged in tactical work and tried some game situations that could occur during the match. The session ended with a mixed ranks kick with the boys from the Primavera. Ceppitelli has started training with the team again but certainly does not have 90 minutes in his legs. Nothing to do for Walukiewicz, still in differentiated. Bellanova, Keita and Marin trained regularly. The training will depend on the conditions in which the Uruguayans will return. Nandez and Godin could be called upon to make a sacrifice considering that the defense is the most troubled department.
The opponents. The checks to which Mikkel Damsgaard was subjected in the last hours, returned yesterday to Bogliasco after the commitments with the national team where he was injured, confirmed a muscle problem in his left thigh that will prevent him from taking part in the away match in Cagliari. A heavy tile for Sampdoria and for the coach Roberto D’Aversa who at this point could make Antonio Candreva play on the left wing in midfield.
Fans. There are about eight thousand tickets and season tickets sold for Sunday’s match against Sampdoria. The 75 percent stadium has a capacity of up to twelve thousand spectators. The company was sold out. The team needs the warm support of the fans. (r.m.)