Walter Mazzarri's Cagliari closes 2021 with yet another defeat. The match against Juventus at the Allianz Stadium, anticipation of the 19th matchday of Serie A, ends 2-0 for the bianconeri. Kean scored in the first half and Bernardeschi in the second half.
LINE -UP - After the failed call of Godin and Caceres following the debacle of the Domus against Udinese, the rossoblù coach, who must also renounce the suspended Marin, sends Cragno, Zappa, Ceppitelli, Carboni, Bellanova, Grassi, Deiola, onto the field, Lykogiannis, Dalbert, Joao Pedro and Gaston Pereiro.
Allegri responds with Szczesny, De Ligt, Cuadrado, Alex Sandro, Bonucci, Arthur, Bernardeschi, Rabiot, Bentancur, Morata and Kean.
Race direction entrusted to the referee Dionisi.
FIRST HALF - The match starts as expected: Juventus takes possession and Cagliari waits and defends itself, looking for the right opportunity to restart on the counterattack. In the first quarter of an hour, a double chance for Kean, who first heads high and then, primed by Cuadrado, hits the post to Cragno's right.
Throughout the first fraction Juventus held the initiative but the solid and concentrated rossoblù fort managed to resist, without real worries. The Sardinians 'breaks with a couple of runs from Bellanova, but the crosses from winger number 12 do not create too many thoughts for the hosts' rearguard.
At 40 ', however, the bianconeri found the advantage. Bernardeschi brings the ball to the right outside, then swerves and knocks out Dalbert and Carboni, a suggestion for Kean in the center of the area and the number 18 manages to slip between Zappa and Ceppitelli, finding the head deviation that puts Cragno for the 1- 0. Rossoblù under one at the interval.
SECOND HALF - The recovery starts along the lines of the first half: Juve playing and Cagliari defending.
At minute 60, however, the rossoblù manage to create the first real chance of the match. And what a chance: Pereiro spits for Bellanova who flies to the right, low cross in the middle but Dalbert solissimo puts aside.
At the 63rd Mazzarri makes the first change: out an almost evanescent Pereiro, inside Pavoletti.
At 68 'another occasionissima for the rossoblù: Zappa centers from the right, Joao Pedro inzucca, but Szczcesny with a great reflex deflects over the crossbar.
Then the second change for Cagliari: Deiola exits, Oliva enters.
But at 83 the bianconeri double. Zappa changes front for Carboni, Kulusevski burns him on time and triggers the counterattack, which is concluded by Bernardeschi with a left-footed crossing that leaves Cragno no chance.
Collected the second goal, Mazzarri also puts Keita in, removing Dalbert.
Dionisi assigns 5 minutes of recovery. But nothing happens anymore. And at the triple whistle Cagliari must digest yet another knockout of the season.
(Unioneonline / lf)