The Sporting Director, Nereo Bonato , was clear about Cagliari's needs in attack: «We need two strikers, a central striker and a second striker who can also play as a winger». And so the rossoblù club, waiting to make the new coach Davide Nicola official, probes the market, ready to make a move to cover the gap left by the departures of Shomurodov, Petagna and Oristanio.
The dream, as a central striker, is Andrea Pinamonti, an ''Inter school'' forward but just relegated with Sassuolo, with whom he scored 11 goals in 37 appearances. The salary is prohibitive, but the 25-year-old originally from Cles wants to make up for his last unsuccessful year. They also like Dia, who has been at odds with Salernitana for some time, and Colombo, a striker owned by Milan but last season at Monza where he scored 4 goals. As a second striker we are trying to bring Gaetano Oristano back to Sardinia, also requested by Venezia but who Inter (owner of the card) could include in the negotiation with Genoa to have Gudmundsson.
Without forgetting that there are currently 4 attackers in Cagliari's squad: captain Pavoletti (who has renewed until 2026), Luvumbo, Kingstone, whose explosion is expected, and Lapadula. Gianluca Lapadula himself is sharpening his weapons with his Peru in view of the start of the America's Cup. In the friendly match with El Salvador, the rossoblù striker was the protagonist for better or for worse. Chest assist for Edison Flores for the winning goal; and the penalty, which he had earned, failed with a central shot saved by the goalkeeper.
