It's not a do-or-die match, as it's only the third matchday of Serie A, but Cagliari-Lecce can be considered a relegation battle. Both teams won their first matchday away and lost their second at home. Today at 6:30 PM, the Rossoblu—in their third match at the Domus in eight days—are looking for redemption after defeats against Inter and Verona. But for Fabio Pisacane, who ended his career in Salento due to a less than idyllic relationship with today's opponent, Eusebio Di Francesco , it won't be easy to deal with the absences.
Kevin Carlos is on leave for family reasons, Yukinari Sugawara is still unable to make his debut because his residence permit hasn't arrived, and M'Bala Nzola and Yerry Mina are not fit. They are joined by long-term absentees Riyad Idrissi and Yael Trepy: they are the ones missing from Cagliari-Lecce . Pisacane, therefore, is expected to rely on the same formation for the third matchday of three, the one that won in Parma and lost to Inter , a 4-3-2-1 with the Adopo-Maldini duo behind Paul Mendy, the latter of whom scored against Verona.
Here are the probable lineups for Cagliari-Lecce: kick-off is at 6:30 PM, with Juan Luca Sacchi of the Macerata section as the referee . Follow the match live on unionesarda.it, with pre-match coverage from 6 PM on Radiolina, and post-match coverage after the final whistle, complete with commentary and interviews .
Cagliari (4-3-2-1): Caprile; Zé Pedro, Deiola, Juan Rodríguez, Obert; Romano, Winks, Fazzini; Adopo, Maldini; Mendy. Coach: Pisacane.
Lecce (4-3-3): Falcone; Danilo Veiga, Gaspar, Tiago Gabriel, Gallo; L. Coulibaly, Ngom, Ilić; Pierotti, Štulić, Monteiro. Coach: Di Francesco.