A point (or better yet, three) to get the party started at the final whistle. That's what Cagliari are looking for today at 3:00 PM against Udinese, on the third-to-last matchday of Serie A, to mathematically secure safety . The Rossoblu only need a positive result, a draw or a win, to ensure their stay in the top flight without having to wait for tomorrow's Cremonese-Pisa result. Which is why Fabio Pisacane and his men want to wrap things up right away, without delay: Paul Mendy is back, as he scored a brace against Atalanta, alongside Sebastiano Esposito.
Pisacane didn't hold his pre-match press conference yesterday, but some information had already emerged from the squad list for Cagliari-Udinese . For example, Alessandro Deiola's recovery, who is on the bench. Alberto Dossena is in the starting lineup, with Zé Pedro in defense—Mina was injured in the warm-up, and Rodriguez will replace him—(a likely 3-5-2 formation). Michael Folorunsho is expected to start as a midfielder this time, alongside Michel Adopo, plus Gianluca Gaetano in the middle. Marco Palestra and Adam Obert will be the wingers.
Here are the official lineups for Cagliari-Udinese: the referee is Federico Dionisi from the L'Aquila section, on the pitch at 3:00 PM . The match will be live on unionesarda.it, with a live link-up on Radiolina starting at 2:30 PM.
Cagliari (3-5-2): Caprile; Zé Pedro, Rodriguez, Dossena; Palestra, Adopo, Gaetano, Folorunsho, Obert; S. Esposito, Mendy.
On the bench: Sherri, Ciocci, Kılıçsoy, Deiola, Mina, Juan Rodríguez, Raterink, Belotti, Albarracín, I. Sulemana, Zappa, Trepy, Malfitano.
Coach: Fabio Pisacane.
Udinese (3-5-2): Okoye; Mlačić, Kristensen, Solet; Ehizibue, Karlström, Piotrowski, Atta, Kamara; Buksa, Zaniolo.
On the bench: Nunziante, Sava, Padelli, Zarraga, Gueye, Davis, Bertola, Bayo, Arizala, Camara, Zemura, Miller.
Coach: Kosta Runjaić.