It was February 9, a month ago, when Cagliari won their last match: 2-1 against Parma. Then the 0-0 against Atalanta in Bergamo, the narrow defeats against Juventus and Bologna and the 1-1 last Friday against Genoa. A total of two points won in the last four games, certainly not exciting but which are useful to advance little by little towards the goal of salvation: Davide Nicola's team is now at 26 points, with an exact average of one goal per game (28).
The twenty-eighth day of Serie A will end tonight with the postponed Lazio-Udinese (8:45 p.m.), but the direct competitors have already all played: none have won . After Cagliari-Genoa there was the risk that the distance from the third-last place could reduce, given some not at all impossible commitments of the teams lower in the standings. Instead the results from the other fields have all smiled on Cagliari, which increases its advantage over the relegation zone to +4.
Third-last Empoli lost 0-1 to Roma, conceding a goal after just 22'', remains at 22 points and despite being in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia (after eliminating Juventus) has not won in Serie A since December 8. Fourth-last is Parma, at 24, who drew 2-2 with Torino and avoided defeat in the final minutes. Fifth-last Lecce (25) lost instead, 2-3 to Milan after being ahead 2-0 midway through the second half, and Verona, now caught up with Cagliari at 26 (1-2 with Bologna). Not to mention the last two, second-last Venezia at 19 (1-1 at Como reached in the 95th minute) and Monza, now doomed (from 0-2 to 3-2 with league leaders Inter).
For Cagliari tomorrow afternoon the resumption of training, without a retreat: at the Crai Sport Center in Assemini both Florinel Coman (rested on Saturday after the injury against Genoa) and Zito Luvumbo will be evaluated . For them, a recovery on Sunday (4 pm) at the Olimpico against Roma of the former Claudio Ranieri is unlikely, we will talk about it again after the break for the national teams.