With the pre-meeting at the Crai Sport Center in Assemini, Cagliari's 2026-2027 adventure officially begins, still in Serie A and still under the banner of Fabio Pisacane.
Thirty-one players have been called up by the Neapolitan coach, including Belotti, who, fresh from a contract extension for another season , is joining his teammates at the last minute after undergoing a medical at Villa Stuart this morning. Many were already in Asseminello since yesterday, not just the new arrivals Akarakiri and Romano. Among the first to arrive were Felici, Esposito, and Obert, followed by all the others, including captain Deiola, who inherited the captain's armband from Pavoletti.
Gaetano, however, is not present , having undergone his medical for Atalanta tomorrow morning . The Neapolitan playmaker is therefore saying goodbye to Sardinia after two and a half years.
Kingstone, who is expected back on the island on Friday, has been granted leave for personal reasons . Mina, who until yesterday was busy with the World Cup with Colombia, was absent with justification . He will join the Rossoblu squad later, as will Idrissi, recovering from a torn cruciate ligament. The Sadali winger, however, showed up to greet his teammates.
Immediately after dinner, everyone went home, except those who chose to stay at the clubhouse, having no place to stay in the city at the moment. Various visits and tests are scheduled for tomorrow and the day after, taking place at the sports center and at the outpatient clinic on Via Jenner, La Casa della Salute. Two days of rest will follow, until Sunday evening, when the training camp will actually begin.
The next morning, field work will begin for a week. Preparations will then get underway in Ponte di Legno, in the Upper Camonica Valley, from July 22nd to August 1st.