Cagliari is enjoying the moment, fresh from three consecutive victories between the championship and the Italian Cup, and is preparing to face the next match with more serenity. A good starting point, considering that the match will be among those with the highest difficulty coefficient: on Saturday, at 6pm, Ranieri's men will visit Juventus , second in the standings and capable of keeping a clean sheet in the last six matchdays.
Complicated match, especially if you consider that in the last twelve previous games Cagliari have lost eleven times. In the middle, however, there is the 2-0 in the summer of 2020 , in the championship interrupted by the pandemic. On that occasion, the Sardinians coached by Zenga surprisingly prevailed on the penultimate day against Sarri's (and Cristiano Ronaldo's) Juventus, thanks to goals from the young Gagliano and Cholito Simeone .
To find an away success for the rossoblù, however, you have to go back to January 2009 , almost fifteen years ago: on that occasion Cagliari, coached (coincidentally) by Massimiliano Allegri, passed in Turin 3-2 . Sissoko and Nedved responded to Biondini's initial goal. In the second half, the Sardinians' comeback with the seals of Jeda and Matri. The Juventus coach, as if on purpose, was Claudio Ranieri.
To win on Saturday, a new undertaking will be needed: Juventus will arrive at the match with a heavy absence, that of midfielder Adrien Rabiot . Already warned, he was booked during the match against Fiorentina, and will miss the match against Cagliari.
(Unioneonline/L.Ne.)