Stadium towards a full house for a match that is worth a lot for the rossoblù Against Sampdoria, only one goal: to break the fast and leave the last place
CAGLIARI. The goal is to break a fast that made Cagliari finish at the bottom of the table. There are no other medicines to heal a team that had a nightmare start to the championship and changed the technical guide after three days. The opponent, Sampdoria, will not be the most malleable, even if his path has been complicated and there is fibrillation within the club. So much so that it is rumored that in the event of a defeat D’Aversa could be exonerated. But there are few arguments to do, Cagliari needs to bring home the three points to start a climb and no longer look at all the other formations from the bottom up. The rossoblù will have an important ally: the fans. About ten thousand of the twelve thousand tickets available have been sold. In such a delicate moment, with results slow to arrive, it is an important certificate of trust from supporters. Now it’s up to the team to repay the trust.
Choices. Two of the four Uruguayans who returned from commitments with Celeste on Friday evening should be on the pitch from the start. Nandez and Caceres in the top eleven, Godin and Pereiro will start from the bench. At the center of the defense there will be Cappitelli, appema recovered. Mazzarri (formerly of the match) has not revealed whether it will be three or four, but the first solution seems the most probable. Dalbert is also back and will resume the left lane after the injury. Strootman will have more fuel in his legs after two intense weeks of training, Marin also in the national team has shown that he is very well. The attack? Joao Pedro and Keita should be confirmed, with Pavoletti making his teammates feel breathless.
The Sampdoria. D’Aversa will field the Ligurians with 4-4-2. In attack there is a ballot for who will join Quagliarella. Gabbiadini seems to be the favorite over Caputo. Thorsby and the former Ekdal will be the pivots of the midfield, Candreva and Verre will be the outsiders to whom little space can be granted because they are skilled in one-on-one and endowed with a great shot. The other ex, Nicola Murru, will go to the bench. “Playing close matches we must be mature and intelligent, because Cagliari will be an important crossroads for the continuation of the championship”. So Roberto D’Aversa, Sampdoria coach, yesterday at a press conference. “We will go out on the pitch trying to concede as little as possible to our opponents, unlike the last few games where we conceded a little too much.”
Statistics. Cagliari have not lost at home to Sampdoria since November 2007 in Serie A: since then six wins and five draws in 11 home matches. Sampdoria have a defense that leaks. He has conceded at least three goals in his last three league games so far. Cagliari have not won in their first four home games this season, collecting two draws and two defeats. the last time it happened was in the 2014-15 tournament, which is best not to remember how it turned out.