Cagliari will try to secure a third win against Verona, in a relegation battle where the Rossoblu are aiming to continue the positive trend seen against Juventus and Fiorentina. Tonight at 8:45 PM, Pisacane's team returns to the Unipol Domus (where the match was never in danger, despite the orange alert and rain) to try to secure another win, what would be their third in a row . To do so, they will rely on the same starting eleven seen in the previous two matches: 4-3-3, with Kılıçsoy supported by Esposito (scorer of a splendid brace against Hellas last season with Empoli) and Palestra (fresh from his first Serie A goal).
Agustín Albarracín, signed this week from Boston River, is making his first appearance in the squad . He sits on the bench, along with other new January signings Alberto Dossena and Ibrahim Sulemana (as well as second-choice goalkeeper Alen Sherri), while Dutch full-back Othniël Raterink, who was announced this morning, will not be available until next week. Zito Luvumbo is also on the bench, as negotiations with Parma have yet to materialize .
Here are the official lineups for Cagliari-Verona: kick-off is at 8:45 PM, with Kevin Bonacina of the Bergamo section as referee . Watch the match live on unionesarda.it, and pre- and post-match coverage on Radiolina with live commentary by Lele Casini from Unipol Domus.
Cagliari (4-3-3): Caprile; Zé Pedro, Mina, Luperto, Obert; Adopo, Gaetano, Mazzitelli; Palestra, Kılıçsoy, S. Esposito.
On the bench: Sherri, Ciocci, Idrissi, Deiola, Juan Rodríguez, Albarracín, Dossena, I. Sulemana, Liteta, Zappa, Borrelli, Pavoletti, Trepy, Luvumbo.
Coach: Fabio Pisacane.
Verona: Verona (3-5-2): Perilli; Nelsson, Valentini, Slotsager; Lirola, Harroui, Gagliardini, Bernède, Frese; Orban, Sarr.
On the bench: Montipò, Toniolo, Oyegoke, Lovrić, Serdar, Bradarić, Ebosse, Mosquera, Niasse, Isaac, Cham, Al-Musrati. Coach: Paolo Zanetti.