Michael Folorunsho returns to the starting lineup after his wonder goal against Parma, along with Sebastiano Esposito, and Semih Kılıçsoy will be on the bench. These are the main changes Fabio Pisacane has proposed for Cagliari-Como, the early match of the twenty-eighth round of Serie A, kicking off at 3:00 PM at the Unipol Domus. Faced with the absence of Yerry Mina, sidelined with a new muscle injury , the coach is forced to address yet another emergency: former player Alberto Dossena, who returned from Como in January, is in defense.
In midfield, Joseph Liteta will play as the playmaker, with Michel Adopo and Ibrahim Sulemana as midfielders. Elia Caprile, who was the man of the match in the 0-0 first leg, and Marco Palestra on the right flank, are also confirmed, both among Gennaro Gattuso's pre-selected squad for Italy's World Cup qualifying playoffs at the end of March . The rest of the defense will feature Juan Rodríguez and Zé Pedro, with Adam Obert on the left: his presence could shape the formation into either a 3-5-2 or a 4-3-3 (in the latter case, Palestra will move further forward and Zé Pedro will be the right-back).
Here are the lineups for Cagliari-Como: kick-off is at 3:00 PM, with Livio Marinelli of the Tivoli section as the referee . To follow the match, as usual, live on unionesarda.it and live radio commentary on Radiolina .
Cagliari (3-5-2): Caprile; Zé Pedro, Juan Rodríguez, Dossena; Palestra, Adopo, Liteta, Sulemana, Obert; S. Esposito, Folorunsho.
On the bench: Sherri, Ciocci, Idrissi, Kılıçsoy, Raterink, Albarracín, Zappa, Pavoletti, Mendy, Trepy, Sulev, Cogoni, Malfitano.
Coach: Fabio Pisacane.
Como (4-2-3-1): Butez; Van der Brempt, Ramón, Kempf, Alberto Moreno; Da Cunha, Perrone; Jesús Rodríguez, Nico Paz, Baturina; Douvikas.
THE on the bench: Törnqvist, Vigorito, Čavlina, Álex Valle, Goldaniga, Caqueret, Morata, Sergi Roberto, Lahdo, Kühn, Smolčić, Vojvoda, Diego Carlos.
Coach: Cesc Fàbregas.