FINAL WHISTLE: Fiorentina-Cagliari 1-2
90’+3’ Double opportunity for Cagliari, first Adopo shoots centrally then Borrelli’s diagonal shot with De Gea blocking it in the corner
90’+1’ Comuzzo booked for a foul on Gaetano
90’ Allowed 7 minutes of added time
86′ Ze Pedro is booked, sliding from behind to stop Gundmundsson
85′ Final forcing by Fiorentina, Cagliari defends to the bitter end
84′ Yerry Mina is booked. Mina celebrates a little too much for his intervention on Piccoli, who was booked for wasting time
82′ Fiorentina substitution. Solomon out, Fortini in
80′ Triple change Cagliari. Pisacane runs for cover. Idrissi, Prati and Zappa enter, Obert, Palestra and Mazzitelli out
78′ Fiorentina very close to equalising! Carambola in the Cagliari penalty area, the ball ends up at Brescianini’s feet but Mina saves on the line
73’ Fiorentina goal! Brescianini network. On Dodo’s low cross, Brescanini anticipates Ze Pedro and puts it in
71′ Second cchange in Cagliari. Enter Borrelliesce Kilicsoy
66’ Fiorentina opportunity: Gudmundsson shoots from the edge of the area, the ball chips the post, Caprile immobile
64’ PFirst change in Cagliari, Esposito leaves, the new signing comes in Sulemana
62′ Caprile booked for waste of time
59’ Fiorentina double substitution. Brescianini and Harrison enter, Ndour and Gosens out
57’ Esposito’s free kick too central, De Gea’s save was easy
56’ Pongracic booked for a foul on Kilicsoy
53′ VERY CHANCE CAGLIARI!!! Yet another counterattack by the rossoblù with Mazzitelli serving Kilicsoy in the penalty area but his shot goes high
49’ Another lunge from Palestra, literally unleashed, but he kicks out
47′ ILCAGLIARI DOUBLES IT. GYM GOAL!!Another deadly counterattack by Cagliari following a lost ball by Ndour, Palestra does well to enter the penalty area and beat De Gea
46′ Here we go again! The second half begins Fiorentina-Cagliari. For the Viola, Mandragora is out, Fabbian is in
Cagliari goes to rest with a 1-0 lead on Fiorentina. So far the goal scored by decides Kilicsoy shortly after half an hour. A purely defensive match for the rossoblù who were good at taking advantage of counterattacks. Caprile is decisive on a shot from Gundmundsson
END OF THE FIRST HALF: FIORENTINA-CAGLIARI 0-1
46 ‘ Esposito tries from outside the area, De Gea blocks to the ground
45’ Granted one minute of added time
44’ Another lunge from Palestra in the right lane, his cross is intercepted by the opposing goalkeeper De Gea
43’ Fiorentina pushes and forces Cagliari into their three quarters. Dribbling by Solomon, his cross is blocked for a corner by Luperto
38′ Fiorentina opportunity! The former Piccoli tries from the edge of the area, the ball ends up one meter wide
33′ WHAT A CAPRILE PARADE!!! The rossoblù goalkeeper blocks Gudmunsson’s shot from two steps away
31′ CAGLIARI GOAL!!! Network of Kilicsoy. Palestra runs down the right, perfect cross for Kilicsoy who heads it, the ball touches the arm of a Fiorentina defender and ends up in the net
27’ The ball of the game is always in the hands of the Viola but Cagliari is well placed on the pitch and never allows the home team any depth. Ball possession 78 to 22 for the home team
26′ Fiorentina dangerous Good combination between Gudmundsson and Piccoli, but the center forward’s low cross is imprecise
23’ Now Cagliari tries to gain some space
20’ Gudmundsson tries to serve Piccoli, but the Icelander’s ball is long
18’ Palestra looks for space for the cross, Solomon steals the ball from him and is fouled by the young winger
16’ Rather slow pace at this stage
17’ Cagliari tries to raise the center of gravity. Good passing network by the rossoblù who however are unable to serve Kılıçsoy
12’ Mandragora missile from long range, high ball
11′ Viola possession Fiorentina manages the ball, Cagliari defends well
7′ Cagliari dangerous. Palestra lunges and shoots towards goal from inside the area but there is a deflection from the Fiorentina defender and the ball goes wide
4’ Mandragora looks for the goal directly from a free kick, but the midfielder shoots very well
2’ Fiorentina starts strong and is firmly in Cagliari’s half of the field. Excellent start to the match for the Viola
1’ Fiorentina opportunity! Gudmunsson tries, the ball grazes the post and ends up at the bottom
1’ Kick off! Get started Fiorentina-Cagliari. The kick-off was preceded by a minute’s silence in honor of Rocco Commisso
Welcome to the live text of Fiorentina-Cagliarimatch valid for the twenty-second matchday of Serie A.
Safety clash between two teams in a reasonable state of form: the Fiorentina won the three points at the Dall’Ara against Bologna while the Cagliari his morale is skyrocketing thanks to the victory against Juventus. Mazzitelli’s goal was decisive as it outwitted Perin, allowing the rossoblù to regain the victory that had been missing for a while.
Roberto Piccoli is the great ex of the match, having recorded his best scoring season in Serie A with the Cagliari shirt last season (10 goals in 37 appearances).
Pisacane confirms the starting line-up for the match won against Juventus, with Gaetano acting as midfielder in a 5-man midfield. Also on the bench with Zappa, back from injury, are new signings Dossena and Sulemana
Here are the official lineups.
Fiorentina (4-1-4-1): De Gea; Dodo, Comuzzo, Pongracic, Gosens; Mandrake; Beans, Ndour, Solomon, Gudmundsson; Small. Available Lezzerini, Brescianini, Ranieri, Nicolussi Caviglia, Harrison, Fazzini, Kospo, Fortini, Christensen, Kouadio, Braschi, Balbo, Fabbian. All. Vanoli
Cagliari (3-5-2): Caprile; Zé Pedro, Mina, Luperto; Palestra, Mazzitelli, Gaetano, Adopo, Obert; Esposito, Kiliçsoy. Available: Sherry, Ciocci, Zappa, Idrissi, Rodriguez, Cavuoti, Dossena, Prati, Sulemana, Borrelli, Pavoletti, Trepy, Luvumbo. All.Pisacane.
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