CAGLIARI. Three games, two home draws and the away defeat a year ago in Liguria. The three direct clashes in Serie A against Spezia were certainly not exciting for Cagliari. THE…
CAGLIARI. Three games, two home draws and the away defeat a year ago in Liguria. The three direct clashes in Serie A against Spezia were certainly not exciting for Cagliari. The rossoblù hope to reverse course and take their first win against La Spezia in the top flight at the peak. Anyway, something has changed, if you think about the direct clash of the first leg at Unipol Domus. It was the first day of the championship and the guests scored twice with Gyasi, in the 7th minute of the first half, and with Bastoni in the 13th minute of the second half. Race immediately uphill. But that time, it was August 23, 2021, Joao Pedro gave the shock by scoring a brace on 18 ‘and 22’ of the second half, thus avoiding defeat.
As for the direct clashes in Liguria, the two teams met in Serie C, then in B and finally in A, last season, when the 2-1 defeat suffered by the rossoblù (goal from Pereiro’s flag) seemed definitively destroy the hopes of the team coached by Semplici. Instead, the next comeback made it possible to reach an unexpected salvation.
The total balance in Liguria is 5 Spezia wins, 2 draws and 2 Cagliari victories. The first of these successes was obtained in the 1951-52 Serie C tournament 1-0 with a goal by the legendary Bercarich, one of the most prolific goalscorers in rossoblù history. The second is from the 2015-16 B tournament, obtained by the team led by Rastelli. Cagliari won with a clear 3-0 thanks to the brace scored by Melchiorri and Valentini’s own goal. It should be noted that in that team that dominated the game, only Joao Pedro and Luca Ceppitelli remained in the current Cagliari, owners on that occasion, and Alessandro Deiola, who instead played a few minutes. (enrico gaviano)