Joao Pedro paws, will be joined in attack by Pavoletti
CAGLIARI. Mazzarri this time remains silent. Unequivocal signal of the importance of the game. This afternoon’s challenge with Spezia is a play-off that offers heavy points for salvation. The coach preferred to dribble notebooks and microphones to feel comfortable and focus on a match that represents a sort of intersection. Winning him would mean taking the shortest route to the finish line, a defeat would make everything more complicated. The rossoblù have digested the defeat at home with Lazio. Above all, they understood the mistakes made. The Livorno coach underlined them at length during the week and hopes that they will not be repeated.
Announcements. Carboni, Baselli and Pavoletti should be the news in the starting line-up. The conditional is all there because with Mazzarri there are no obvious things. The first will take the place of Altare and together with the highly confirmed Lovato and Goldaniga will form the defensive line. Baselli in midfield will replace Deiola, while Pavoletti should win the ballot with Keita to join Joao Pedro. Pereiro will start from the bench, considering that in the last exit he was little inside the game and not very lucid in the plays. What does not change is the form: 3-5-2, now a trademark.
The opponents. N’Zola does not recover. Thiago Motta will field La Spezia with the trident. Green- Manj-Gyasi will have the task of hurting the rossoblùs. But pay attention to the insertions from behind by Agudelo, able to attack spaces without the ball.
«I expect the best possible Cagliari. They are experts, they know how to manage the phases of a match well. We have faced many teams with high technical value, we must always have enthusiasm and energy in both phases – said the Ligurian coach Thiago Motta -. We will play with great respect for them, but not for a draw. Our mentality is different, then sometimes there are situations to manage and a draw can always come out. We arrive with confidence in today’s game, regardless of the results. Because we feel we are on the right path ».
Statistics. Cagliari remained unbeaten throughout the month of February away from home (two wins, against Atalanta and Turin, and one draw, against Empoli). The rossoblù have not made it to four away games without defeat since last May. Emmanuel Gyasi scored in two of his three games against Cagliari, providing an assist in the rest. João Pedro has scored three goals in three games against Spezia, including a brace in the first leg. The last two multiple scoring of the Cagliari forward came against Ligurian teams. Today the Italian-Brazilian hopes to repeat himself.
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