Rossoblù full for the former Simeone’s match against Verona
CAGLIARI. In the “sliding doors” of the race for salvation, Cagliari today must enter only one door, that of victory. In the meantime, beating Verona would mean increasing the advantage over their rivals waiting for them to play this fourth-last day of the championship. But success would also serve to restore that confidence and that enthusiasm brutally clipped by the slip of Genoa, with a serious defeat and moreover accrued more by bad luck than by the merits of the Griffin.
Verona dangerous. Now, however, it is useless to go around it too much. We need to think about the moment, this afternoon, when Mazzarri’s team will find themselves in front of a very tough opponent, Verona. The Scaligeri are to all intents and purposes the revelation team of the championship. After the arrival in place of Di Francesco di Tudor (today, however, he will not be able to sit on the bench because he is disqualified) Hellas wore the boots of the seven leagues, won safety well in advance and watches Cagliari from a considerable distance in the standings : 21 points. Among his men, Simeone stands out in particular. Cholito was sent on loan to the banks of the Adige after playing in the Rossoblu for 6 minutes of this championship (against Spezia). In Verona the Argentine took off, scoring 16 goals.
Full stage. If one were to take the ranking situation as the only parameter, the prediction would all hang on Verona’s side. But in the meantime, in the first leg match, the match ended 0-0, with Cagliari scoring an authoritative performance. And today, on home turf, the motivations of the rossoblùs will be much higher than those that the guests will be able to bring inside. And then there is also the public factor. There was a frenzied race for the ticket from the fans: already at the end of last week 13 thousand tickets had been sold, the remaining 3000 have been burned in recent days. So the stadium will give a further boost to the team in search of a victory that could turn the season positively. Behind Cagliari today, however, there will also be a whole region. Sardinia absolutely does not want to lose the privilege of remaining in Serie A and appeals to the rossoblù for a performance full of determination and character.
Training. The training remains top secret. Mazzarri has recovered all of them and therefore can have several options to compose the initial 11. Certainly there seems to be, compared to last Sunday, the return of Lovato to the defense trio, and also of Goldaniga, with highly reconfirmed Altare. In midfield some doubts: it is possible that Rog can find a place, perhaps at the expense of Deiola or Grassi while on the outside Bellanova is favored over Nandez because the Uruguayan is not yet in top condition. Forward instead, alongside Joao Pedro, Pavoletti could be chosen, with Keita ready to take over as needed. This time, in fact, after losing in Genoa, Mazzarri seems to be willing to change a little bit, while continuing to repeat to the players that they are all owners and that those who enter during the match should not feel diminished. All an integral part of the group that pursues only one goal, to win this afternoon to raise the salvation percentages of the rossoblù team.