The rossoblùs eliminated from Sassuolo after a match played at par despite the absences. The Var cancels two goals against the Sardinians
Bad news and good news for Cagliari. The rossoblùs eliminated from the Italian Cup console themselves with the call-up of Joao Pedro for the Italy internship at the end of January. Capozucca ancitipa the coach Roberto Mancini and communicates the news before the start of the match.
On balance, Cagliari challenged Sassuolo without sixteen injured players, infected by Covid and left to rest. Yet the Quattro Mori come out of the Italian Cup with a very high head, losing a balanced match, in which they saw two goals canceled by the Var (there was Serra, the one of the disaster in Milan-Spezia), one of which (that of Pavoletti) for an offside by Nandez by an inch. The merit of the Emilians was that of having realized one of the three or four occasions built, while the rossoblùs were (not the first time) not very concrete in front of the goal, where they often arrived in the first half. It will be Dionisi’s team to face Juventus in the quarterfinals, but it is an elimination that, after all, does not burn. The goal is salvation, to be conquered starting from Sunday’s match against Fiorentina.
Choices. Mazzarri must make a virtue of necessity. At the last moment, an intestinal problem also knocks out Lykogiannis. Seven Primavera players have been called up, two of them on the pitch: Obert and Kourfalidis. Zappa and Dalbert the outsiders, Pavoletti and Gagliano the tips. Nandez on the pitch to put minutes in the legs. Carboni (also disqualified) in the center of the defense. In Sassuolo there are no second lines. Scamacca and Raspadori are not reserves and Defrel would be a starter in many teams.
Open face. Cagliari plays without fear. It is the rossoblù who are most incisive in the first part of the match. Three or four times they build the opportunity to pass but they don’t materialize. The most delicious balls on the head of Zappa and Dalbert that do not hit the goal. The Emilians unlock it with Harroui who puts a cross from Rogerio behind Radunovic. However, it is an open game.
Character. Cagliari plays until the end. It also risks doubling but is very close to breaking even. Indeed, he scores two goals. The Var in the first circumstance sees Dalbert’s clear offside, in the second “draw” that of Nandez, one centimeter ahead of the Emilian defender. A minimum margin that cancels Pavoletti’s prowess. In the final, the rossoblùs throw their hearts over the obstacle with many young players on the pitch, but they are unable to get the game back on its feet. Mazzarri, however, can be satisfied as his team has given important signs of life.
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