Bomber Lapadula scored and Radunovic saved a penalty: Cagliari-Bari 1-0 in the first half
Cheddira fails from the penalty spot, the Italian-Peruvian's doubling goal canceled
A flicker of the usual Lapadula allows Cagliari to close the first half with a 1-0 lead against Bari in the first leg of the promotion playoffs.
Ranieri raises Mancosu behind the pair formed by Lapadula and Luvumbo. It is played on high rhythms in a Domus with a full house and immediately transformed into a bedlam. And after 9' Lapadula thought to unlock it: Mancosu's assist from the right and the striker headed in, immediately putting Cagliari ahead. Bari reacts and first tries with Esposito and then, from the next corner, with Zuzek with a header, who only puts out. In the 17th minute the reply leads to Lapadula's double, but the goal is disallowed and due to Luvumbo's offside at the start. On 22', a corner by Mancosu, a header by Deiola and a full crossbar. Then Bari comes out, pushing them and putting Cagliari in difficulty. And in the 37th minute another key episode of the first half: on Esposito's cross the Var sees a touch with the hand of Nandez and Marini points to the penalty spot. Cheddira kicks, but Radunovic is very good at intuiting and defending the advantage. In the final, in the 50th minute, a corner by Esposito and Cheddira, all alone, sensationally knocks his head out.
