The first Serie A gala evening at the Unipol Domus was immediately a sold-out big match: Cagliari vs. Inter. Kick-off was at 8:45 PM, and Fabio Pisacane had a last-minute problem, with Yerry Mina withdrawing this morning and being left out of the squad due to a calf strain . This means that—considering the transfer of Gabriele Zappa to Verona, which was made official on Friday—the Rossoblù are left with a defense at its lowest ebb. The only alternatives to the four players already seen in Parma (Zé Pedro, Deiola, Rodríguez, and Obert) are Giuseppe Aurelio on the wing and Raphael Kofler in the center.
Pisacane will use the same starting eleven from Parma for Cagliari-Inter . Winks and Romano will be the defensive midfielders, with the latter coming off his decisive goal at the Tardini, while Jacopo Fazzini will have more freedom to create. Former AC Milan player Daniel Maldini (almost like a derby for him) and Michel Adopo will operate behind striker Paul Mendy.
Here are the probable lineups for Cagliari vs. Inter: kick-off is at 8:45 PM, with Michael Fabbri of the Ravenna section as referee . Follow the match live on unionesarda.it, and pre-match and post-match coverage with commentary and interviews on Radiolina .
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, Felici, Ciervo, Cavuoti, Kofler, Aurelio, Liteta, Borrelli, Akarakiri, Sulev, Fadera.
Coach: Fabio Pisacane.
Inter (3-5-2): J. Martínez; Pavard, Akanji, Bastoni; Luis Henrique, Barella, Çalhanoğlu, Sučić, Dimarco; FP Esposito, Lautaro Martínez.
On the bench: Di Gennaro, Provedel, A. Stanković, Stones, Zieliński, M. Thuram, Bonny, Diouf, Jones, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto, Bisseck.
Coach: Cristian Chivu.