Yerry Mina is (yet) missing from the Cagliari squad for the match against Atalanta tonight at 8:45 PM. The Colombian defender is recovering from fatigue, which had hampered his return to fitness after the World Cup. He's now fully recovered and is back at Fabio Pisacane's disposal , but in the end, the coach is sticking with the same starting lineup he used against Parma, Inter, and Lecce. This means that Juan Rodríguez (who had injuries during the week) and Alessandro Deiola remain the two central defenders, with Adam Obert and Zé Pedro at full-back.
The former Atalanta player Gianluca Gaetano, who joined Cagliari in the summer from Atalanta, is missing from the lineup, suspended after his red card at the end of last Saturday's match against Roma . Instead, the Rossoblu will feature Michel Adopo and, most importantly, Daniel Maldini, who played a key role last Monday with his goal against Lecce that earned him three points. Completing the lineup are the midfield trio of Romano, Winks, and Fazzini, with Paul Mendy (who scored a brace in the last match) up front, along with Elia Caprile in goal.
Here are the official lineups for Atalanta-Cagliari: Alberto Ruben Arena of the Torre del Greco section will referee the match, with kick-off at 8:45 PM . Follow the match live on unionesarda.it, and Radiolina will provide live pre- and post-match commentary from the New Balance Arena.
Atalanta (4-3-3): Carnesecchi; Bellanova, Scalvini, Kossounou, Kolašinac; Samardžić, Kessié, Éderson; De Ketelaere, Scamacca, Rowe.
On the bench: Pompei, Sportiello, Pašalić, Raspadori, Kristensen, Obrić, Bernasconi, Zalewski, Zappacosta, Krstović, Elmas.
Coach: Maurizio Sarri.
Cagliari (4-3-2-1): Caprile; Zé Pedro, Deiola, Juan Rodríguez, Obert; Romano, Winks, Fazzini; Adopo, Maldini; Mendy.
On the bench: Sherri, Radunović, Kevin Carlos, Ciervo, Gagliardini, Kofler, Aurelio, Mina, Liteta, Sugawara, Akarakiri, Sulev, Sugamele, Fadera, Massolin.
Coach: Fabio Pisacane.