Among the many ex-Empoli-Cagliari players, Davide Nicola (also with a past in Tuscany last season) leaves out only Răzvan Marin. The Romanian midfielder will start from the bench: it should be a 3-4-2-1 or 4-2-3-1, based on the position of José Luis Palomino, the rossoblù formation. With the confirmation of the Argentine in defense together with Yerry Mina and Sebastiano Luperto. In midfield, however, Michel Adopo and Matteo Prati are preferred to the Romanian. Nicolas Viola, also captain like against Monza, goes to the three-quarter line, with Gianluca Gaetano in the game. Zito Luvumbo, who scored as a substitute last Sunday, returns to the starting lineup.
There will be 902 Sardinian fans in the away sector supporting Cagliari in Empoli, after the reopening decided on Friday by the TAR of Tuscany . They had just over 24 hours to buy tickets, given that the deadline was 7pm yesterday. They will know how to make themselves heard, for a match in which Davide Nicola will be presenting his full team . The rossoblù arrive in Tuscany with 29 points, +6 on Empoli, third from bottom in the standings: this data alone highlights the value of the match . Lorenzo Colombo is out for Christian Kouamé in the Tuscans, who are lining up with a 3-4-2-1, while Jacopo Fazzini and Emmanuel Gyasi are suspended.
These are the official lineups for Empoli-Cagliari: referee Federico La Penna . Live coverage of the match on unionesarda.it, radio commentary by Lele Casini from Castellani on Radiolina and post-match commentary on the spot .
Empoli (3-4-2-1): D. Vasquez; Goglichidze, Marianucci, Viti; Sambia, Henderson, Grassi, Pezzella; Esposito, Cacace; Kouamé.
On the bench: Seghetti, Brancolini, Solbakken, Kovalenko, De Sciglio, Ebuehi, Colombo, Tosto, Bacci, Konate.
Coach: Roberto D'Aversa.
Cagliari (4-2-3-1) : Caprile; Palomino, Mina, Luperto, Augello; Adopo, Prati; Zortea, Viola, Luvumbo; Piccoli.
On the bench: Ciocci, Sherri, Coman, Deiola, Marin, Jankto, Zappa, Makoumbou, Pavoletti, Obert, Gaetano, Kingstone, Felici.
Coach: Davide Nicola.