Cagliari, another blow: Udinese drops poker at Unipol Domus

The match of the 18th day between Cagliari and Udinese at Unipol Domus ends with another debacle for the rossoblù. The Friulians are in fact imposed by 0-4, thanks to goals from Makengo, Deulofeu (brace) and Molina. And for the Sardinian team the darkness is getting brighter.

LINE -UP - Mister Mazzarri sends Cragno, Ceppitelli, Godin, Carboni, Bellanova, Nandez, Marin, Grassi, Dalbert, Joao Pedro and Pavoletti onto the field.

Cioffi responds with Silvestri, Becao, Nuytinck, Samir, Molina, Arslan, Walace, Makengo, Udogie, Beto and Deulofeu.

Race direction entrusted to the referee Maresca of Naples.

FIRST HALF - The Cagliari match begins with a steep climb. After only 5 minutes Godin disengages very badly for Grassi at the edge of the area: Udogie rushes on the ball and immediately serves Makengo. And the number 6 of the Friulians is good at burning the rossoblù defenders and overcoming Cragno for the host advantage. What lightness, however, on the part of the Uruguayan central expert ...

The reaction of Cagliari is not long in coming: Joao Pedro invents for Pavoletti, but the safe shot of the number 30 is deflected for a corner by Silvestri.

Ahead of one, the guests close and wait for the rossoblùs, who try to maneuver without bringing real threats to Silvestri's door.

At the end of time Udinese doubles. From a corner for Cagliari comes a lightning fast counterattack by Udogie who is knocked out by Dalbert (yellow) at 20 meters. Deulofeu beats the punishment that crosses the barrier and bags the 0-2, with Cragno immobile.

The timid rossoblù response before the interval comes with Joao Pedro looking for the winning deviation primed by Marin. But it's all easy for Silvestri.

SECOND HALF - In the second half Mazzarri immediately throws Lykogiannis, Caceres and Keita, removing Carboni and the injured Dalbert and Nandez.

But another blow immediately arrives: long lineout in the Cagliari area, Caceres heads away and Molina catches the shot from outside that bags in the lower right corner of Cragno for the trio of Friulians.

At the 66th the spell continues: Marin already warned extends Makengo. Maresca extracts the second yellow and then the red. Cagliari in ten.

But it still rains in the wet: in the 69th minute Deulofeu invents a wonderful right-footed shot that slips into the corner of the poles for the Friulian poker, which gives the coup de grace to the rossoblùs.

Mazzarri removes Pavoletti and Ceppitelli and inserts Deiola and Zappa. But under 4 and with one man less Cagliari can only wait for the end of the match, limiting the damage, while the stands of the Domus, amidst protest choruses, empty prematurely.

At the triple whistle the rossoblù people have to digest yet another disappointment of a truly cursed season.

At the end of the game, a laconic and eloquent post appeared on the Twitter profile of Cagliari, with the words: "Excuse us".

(Unioneonline / lf)