Double from the Brazilian who catches La Spezia 2-0 ahead thanks to a defense to be reviewed
SENT TO CAGLIARI. Cagliari is really allergic to debut matches. It has been eight years since the appointment with the victory in the first championship. Yesterday the rossoblù risked starting with a defeat but had the strength to recover after finding themselves two goals down. Joao Pedro (brace) brought back a boat that at one point seemed adrift in less troubled waters. He and Nandez, who was first booed and then acclaimed by the fans, were the best of a team that highlighted serious gaps in the non-possession phase and a defense not always adequately protected. Semplici made his choice by choosing Walukiewicz (disastrous), who appeared a fish out of water. That reinforcements are needed is there for all to see. In midfield and also in defense. And if Simeone goes away, even a tip.
Godin is there. Semplici was waiting for nothing else. As soon as the club gave him the okay to call him, the coach called him and placed him in the starting eleven. It does not mean that it has been removed from the market but as long as it remains available, it is right to use it, being among other things an important player. Among the owners there is also Godin, who is also not really sure of remaining one hundred percent. The other novelty is Walukiewicz (suitcases ready) instead of Ceppitelli. It starts with 3-5-2, Joao Pedro and Pavoletti are the references forward. Only sixteen players (after Kovalenko’s knockout) for Spezia. Thiago Motta plays with 4-3-3.
Worse than that … Cagliari begins contract, feels the importance of the game and fails to develop their game. La Spezia, a team still under construction, knows they have nothing to lose and plays casually. In the middle of the field there is a problem because no one opposes. Gyasi takes advantage immediately. He has time to take aim and hits a low shot that unlocks the race, on which Cragno is not flawless. The rossoblùs struggle in the non-possession phase, they give the feeling of being badly placed on the field, the opponents always arrive first. The maneuver is slow, without outlets, but there are also the merits of the opponent who closes the passing lines. It lacks speed of thought, depth and even some determination. Walukiewicz seems in the pin to jump and is also to blame for failing the draw.
Reaction. After half an hour Cagliari becomes the master of the game. Simple reverses the positions of Marin and Deiola, Nandez rises in tone, the maneuver is more fluid, the lanes are exploited more and the opportunities are flooding. Twice Zoet saves at the exit, on the third, Hristov rejects a conclusion from Deiola on the line. We need to raise the pace to bring down the Ligurian wall and the Quattro Mori do it only in flashes.
Other attitude. What returns to the field is a more “bad”, more aggressive Cagliari. The accelerations of Nandez upset the defense of Spezia who now only plays as a throw-in. Lack of concreteness in front of the door. The rossolù push, it is played in only one half of the pitch. But if you make a mistake too much then you risk suffering and so Spezia doubles with Bastoni, thanks again to a mistake by Walukiewicz that keeps the opponent in play. Now there is a mountain to climb. The punch in the stomach is so strong that it silences Unipol Domus.
Joao show. The captain rapre her with a champion’s play. Semplici runs for cover, inside Zappa and Pereiro, outside Walukiewicz and Deiola. Just the Uruguayan kicks off the action from which the rigor is born (Zoet touches Pavoletti who anticipates it). The Brazilian transforms him by displacing the goalkeeper. It is an adrenaline rush for the island team who now believe in it and try to bring home the three points. The change of form, Pereiro behind the strikers, gives more solutions to Cagliari which has the game in hand. The feeling is that the Ligurians can capitulate at any moment. But they hold up and have the strength to make themselves even dangerous. Only point for the rossoblù but they can be happy with how the match has developed.
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