The midfielder clarifies with Giulini and is called up, the defender
CAGLIARI. Nandez is summoned. If he will play from the beginning or will start from the bench, Semplici will decide. The Cagliari coach anticipated him yesterday during the conference to present the debut in the league, today against Spezia. The Uruguayan apologized to president Giulini (who yesterday followed the entire training session from the sidelines) and to the club after having deserted the trip to Spain and having written on social networks about unfulfilled promises by the patron. A clarification that does not remove it from the market but that brings the situation back to normal after the tensions of recent days.
Godin plays. The chances of the defender staying in Sardinia have increased. There was also a meeting with the captain of the Celeste to make things clear. Diego has never been questioned as a footballer, the problem is linked to his engagement, too expensive for the rossoblù coffers. It is likely that a solution will be found that works for everyone, but ruling out that Godin can go away would be wrong. The market closes on August 31 and until then anything is possible. The sure thing is that today he will be on the pitch from the beginning.
Choices. Meanwhile, the Quattro Mori should start the match with 3-5-2, a module that perhaps best suits the characteristics of the players in the team. This does not mean that the playmaker idea is set aside, it means that Pereiro is not yet ready to give him this responsibility. Should he change in the running between the lines, Joao Pedro could play with the inclusion of a second striker. In defense Ceppitelli will be preferred to Walukiewiciz (at the start), Deiola will have a chance on the left in midfield. The certainties are Joao Pedro and Pavoletti forward and during the week new schemes were studied to put the two in the position of being more dangerous in front of the door.
The opponents. It was a complicated pre-season for Spezia. A single friendly and a market that is only now taking off. Thiago Motta has replaced the Italian on the bench and today is fielding a formation that should not be underestimated. Difficult to judge a team that is really waiting for reinforcements to be discovered. «I have positive feelings – said Motta – It will be a difficult match, but we will face it with confidence and the desire to do well. The short squad is not an alibi ».
Statistics. The rossoblù victory on the first day of Serie A has been missing since 2013, when Atalanta was beaten in a 2-1 comeback. Spezia have one of the three teams in Cagliari (with Turin and Sampdoria) against which they are undefeated in A, while the islanders have won only one of their last eight matches against a Ligurian team in the top league. In 2021 Razvan Marin is the player who has created the most goal chances from set pieces (31). The hope is that even today it can be decisive.
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