The rossoblùs wake up too late, Gaston Pereiro’s flag net is useless
SPICE. Cagliari sinks. He lost at home to Spezia 2-1 and saw the ghosts of relegation grow bigger when there are ten rounds to go until the end of the championship. In Liguria a really bad performance, nothing to do with the three who had inaugurated the Semplici management. Just a vehement reaction when the score was already 2-0 for the hosts, which led to only one goal and a lot of frustration for two goals canceled, however rightly so.
In the starting lineup, with the 3-5-2, in front of Cragno the trio Rugani, Godin and Klavan, while in midfield there are Nandez, Nainggolan, Duncan, Marin and Lykogiannis while in attack there are Pavoletti and Joao Pedro.
At the stroke of the first minute, Joao Pedro served in the area shoots right but central and the Ligurian goalkeeper rejects. Joao Pedro again in evidence on Marin’s corner, header and again rejected by the Ligurian extreme defender Zoet. The Brazilian’s show continues in the 13th minute with a shot from the edge that touches the post to the right of the goalkeeper. At 17 ‘Farias’ ring for Spezia: he starts from the left wing, reaches the back and tries the shot that Cragno blocks on the ground. Immediately after, the former Farias always tries the goal from a free-kick, but his shot is central and prey to the rossoblù goalkeeper. Before the end two yellow cards for the rossoblù Nainggolan and Joao Pedro.
At the opening of the second half it is Piccoli who has a great chance: he is thrown into space but from the edge he pulls inaccurately. But in the 4 ‘he immediately took revenge by scoring with a head with a timely deviation from a cross from the right by Gyasi launched by an error by Klavan. Cagliari seems to suffer the blow and Spezia is close to doubling on repeat. At 20 ‘Lykogiannis tries to shake his team, but his free-kick from the edge does not deceive the Spezia goalkeeper who manages to reject.
At 23 ‘a double change of Semplici: inside Simeone and Pereiro, outside Lykogiannis and Pavoletti to try to give more attacking thrust to the rossoblù who sides with the 4-4-2. At 28 ‘Simeone serves in the area Pereiro who beats without fail but finds Zoet ready to reject. Immediately after Joao Pedro’s golden pass for Simeone all alone in front of the goalkeeper, but incredibly kicks the ball.
Two very bad occasions and Cagliari is punished again. Maggiore bags with a lopsided shot the 2-0 goal ten minutes from the end. Cagliari shakes in the 37th minute and finds the goal of hope, the first in the league for the Uruguayan. There is a goal from Nandez three minutes from the end, but the rossoblù scooter starts from an irregular offside position and the referee cancels. As well as Joao Pedro’s goal at the very last minute. A very bitter conclusion to a game played for the most part badly by the rossoblùs.
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