Leading with Joao Pedro, the 2-0 penalty fails with the captain. Equal to the poison of the former Sottil
CAGLIARI. Pity. Cagliari wasted a golden opportunity against Fiorentina to forcefully climb the rankings. Against the Viola it ends 1-1 at the end of a hard-fought match, full of emotions: two missed penalties, one for each side, two posts for Cagliari, an expulsion and the two goals that set the final result. One point is always good, it will be said, given the emergency for the rossoblù with the team decimated by injuries, the last one of Nandez, disqualifications and positivity at Covid. In the end, we must be satisfied, but the regret of the missed penalty by Joao Pedro that would have given the 2-0 and probably the decisive push for the success remains.
Thrill immediately at the opening for the rossoblù fans: Bonaventura all alone receives a nice ball at the edge of the area but his shot is weak and Radunovic blocks without difficulty. Bigger opportunity for the rossoblù in the 4 ‘: Biraghi serves back for Terracciano without noticing the presence of Joao Pedro, the captain enters the area but his shot is inaccurate and the ball ends out.
At 7 ‘penalty for Fiorentina: Bellanova late on the pass for Odriozola tries the intervention in a slip but hits the opponent, the referee whistle is inevitable. Biraghi shoots in the center and Radunovic rejects with one foot.
Emotions in the 24th minute on both fronts: first Joao Pedro catches a ball, on the right out he focuses and his shot from a very angled position hits the inside of the pole and returns to the field, on the overturn in front of Gonzalez he makes his way and could be very dangerous for Radunovic but his conclusion is weak and central.
Cagliari still close to scoring in the first minute of injury time. Punishment for Cagliari from the left, almost a short corner: Marin shoots on goal finding the deviation of Milenkovic who sends the ball to hit the crossbar in full.
Cagliari took the lead in the first minute of the second half: on a corner kick, Joao Pedro stood out and hit his head and the result was a very poisonous trajectory that mocked the purple goalkeeper Terracciano. For the rossoblù captain it is the tenth goal of the season, a nice gift before the now certain call-up to Mancini’s blue stage.
In the 17 ‘minute Cagliari first spoils a very occasion with Dalbert who from two steps on an assist from Joao Pedro has the shot returned, then Joao himself gets the penalty on a cross from Pereiro and a foul from Odriozola who is also sent off. The captain, however, gets the shot saved by Terracciano.
From the possible 2-0 we move to 1-1: on the 29 ‘on a mistake by Marin, the former Sottil flies on the counterattack who bags with a precise diagonal. The brawl then broke out due to a provocative gesture by the viola player towards the public, screams from the fans of the rossoblù faith and a warning for Sottil.
It ends with a yellow card for Joao Pedro who was in warning and will therefore miss the next match after the break, at Atalanta. Now, however, the captain is waiting for the call in blue, it will be a way to erase some of the bitterness for the mistake from the spot against the viola.
CAGLIARI (3-5-2) Radunovic, Altare (1 ‘st Lovato), Goldaniga (50’ st Ceppitelli) Obert, Zappa, Marin, Grassi (29 ‘st Kourfalidis) Dalbert (36’ st Gagliano) Bellanova; Pereiro, Joao Pedro. (1 Aresti, 43 Lolic, 42 Iovu, 41 Palomba, 35 Ladinetti ,, 45 Tramoni). Coach Mazzarri
FIORENTINA (4-3-3) Terracciano, Odriozola, Milenkovic, Igor, Biraghi, Buonaventura, Torreira, Castrovilli (1 ‘st Maleh), Ikone (15’ st Sottil, 45 ‘st Nastasic), Piatek (23’ st Venuti) , Gonzalez. (25 Rosati, 69 Dragowski, 17 Terzic, 32 Duncan, 15 Pulgar, 7 Callejon, 91 Kokorin, 67 Munteanu) Italian coach.
Referee: Aureliano of Bologna.
Networks: in st 2 ‘Joao Pedro, 30’ Sottil
Note. Stoppage time: 1 ‘and 5’ Corners: 6-4 for Cagliari Ammonites: Altare, Biraghi, Joao Pedro, Maleh for unfair play, Ceppitelli (on the bench) for protests Expelled at 20 ‘st Odriozola