The match decided in the second half by the goals of Erlic and Manaj after Cragno had also saved a penalty from Verde in the first half
SPICE. Cagliari defeated without extenuating circumstances in La Spezia. A match in which the rossoblùs have always remained on the sidelines, almost spectators of a Spezia that instead gave us conviction and determination, conquering three fundamental points for salvation by interrupting a series of 4 defeats in a row. Cagliari ugly and not even the alarm bell of the first half was needed when Cragno saved a penalty kicked by Green.
In Mazzarri’s team new crunches after those that had emerged in the home match against Lazio. The relegation nightmare is still around the corner considering also a calendar that proposes in the remaining nine games the home matches against Milan, next Saturday, Juventus and Inter and the away matches with direct competitors Salernitana, Genoa and Venice.
The breaking latest news. Around 20 ‘shot, imprecise, first Deiola and then Grassi. A flash in the pan because from that moment on, the Ligurian formation definitely took over the operations. At 27 ‘corner kick from Verde very poisonous and addressed to the near post with Cragno who, however, is not surprised.
At 32 ‘penalty for Dalbert’s foul in the area on Erlic, very doubtful given that the two players intervene on the ball at the same time. Orsato’s doubts are resolved after consultation with the Var. Green shoots, at 36 ‘, but Cragno dives to his left and saves. Cragno still in the limelight in the 40th minute with a perfect intervention from Agudelo’s close range shot and the ball deflected for a corner.
Grassi tries again in the 44th minute with a shot from the edge by Pavoletti, this time his shot is insidious and touches the post to the left of Provedel.
In the second half in the 9th minute, Spezia took the lead with Erlic deflecting a ball into the goal on the development of a corner kick taken by Verde. Half an hour from the end of the change of Mazzarri who inserts Marin and Gaston Pereiro who were replaced by Deiola and Baselli. Joao Pedro tries in the area in the 24th minute, but his shot is inaccurate.
Mazzarri is played all out by including Keita for Lovato, but a minute later, at 29 ‘he suffers a 2-0 throw-in action concluded by the center forward Manaj just entered by the Spezia coach Thiago Motta. In the final, Cagliari pushes and tries to exploit its tips, but the result does not change and Orsato’s triple whistle puts the seal on one of Cagliari’s worst performances of the season.
Spezia (4-3-3): Provedel; Amian, Erlic, Nikolaou, Reca; Major, Kiwior, Bastoni (38 ‘st Hristov); Verde (23 ‘st Manaj), Gyasi (45’ st Ferrer), Agudelo (23 ‘st Kovalenko). (1 Zoet, 40 Zovko, 6 Bourabia, 17 Podgoreanu, 22 Antiste, 31 Sher, 33 Nguiamba, 77 Bertola). Coach: Thiago Motta.
Cagliari (3-5-2). Cragno; Goldaniga, Lovato (26 ‘st Keita Balde), Altar; Bellanova, Baselli (17 ‘st Marin), Grassi, Deiola (17’ st Pereiro), Dalbert (1 ‘st Zappa); Joao Pedro, Pavoletti. (1 Aresti, 31 Radunovic, 22 Lykogiannis, 23 Ceppitelli, 33 Obert, 44 Carboni). Coach: Mazzarri.
Referee: Orsato di Schio.
Reti: nel st 9′ Erlic, 29′ Manaj (r).
Note. Corners: 8 to 7 for the Spezia. Stoppage time: 3 ‘and 6’. Booked: Pavoletti, Goldaniga and Zappa for foul play, Joao Pedro for reaction foul, Manaj for taking off his shirt.