Cagliari-Palermo does not unlock, the qualification is decided in extra time

After 90 minutes of regulation, Cagliari and Palermo do not unlock the 0-0 and will play the qualification to overtime.

Ranieri chooses the 4-4-2, with Radunovic in goal, Zappa, Dossena, Obert and Augello in defence, Nandez, Makoumbou, Sulimana and Azzi making up the midline and Oristanio in support of Pavoletti. The first thrill, however, was given by Brunori, after 4', with a right foot defused by Radunovic.

Cagliari grows and becomes dangerous by exploiting the two sides. At 16', Augello flies in the left lane, Pavoletti's bank and Oristanio's high right. In the 22nd minute, the Var signals to referee Marinelli a touch with Mateju's hand. It's a penalty, but Pavoletti lets himself be hypnotized by Pigliacelli and on the rebuttal it's Lucioni who comes close to his own goal, sending the ball first onto the post and then into the corner.

The missed penalty extinguished the Rossoblù's enthusiasm, who only became dangerous in the 28th minute with Azzi's header wide. Indeed, it was Palermo that touched the big target, with a right-footed shot by Gomes (in the 46th minute) saved for a corner by Radunovic and then a flash by Vasic (49') saved again by the Serbian goalkeeper.

The second half starts with the same formations as in the first 45' and with the same difficulties as Cagliari, which never manages to appear dangerous in Pigliacelli's area. Ranieri tries to stir things up by inserting Luvumbo and Deiola for Azzi and Nandez, switching to a 4-3-3, but it is still Palermo who come close to scoring with a header by Lucioni saved in front of goal by Augello (33') . Viola, Di Pardo and Shomurodov also took off from the bench (Makoumbou, Oristanio and Pavoletti off), but the result didn't change even after 4' of added time. And in the 49th minute Mancuso missed the goal that would have decided the match.