Cagliari, narrow defeat in the Italian Cup: Sassuolo passes

Defeat of measure for Cagliari in the midweek match against Sassuolo, valid for the second round of the Italian Cup.

At the Mapei Stadium it ends 1-0: a goal scored by Harroui in the first half decides.

The Emilians therefore pass the turn and will face Juventus in the quarters. For the rossoblù, however, the adventure ends.

TRAINING - For the occasion, Mr. Mazzarri, who has to deal with numerous unavailable due to Covid and who also needs to give the most employed men a breather in the latest releases, gives space to second lines and also to the youth of the Primavera.

So on the field Radunovic, Obert, Altare, Carboni, Zappa, Kourfalidis, Ladinetti, Nandez, Dalbert, Pavoletti and Gagliano.

The Emilians, on the other hand, respond with Pegolo, Muldur, Tressoldi, Ferrari, Rogerio, Harroui, Magnanelli, Raspadori, Defrel, Scamacca and Kyriakoupoulos.

Race direction entrusted to referee Matteo Marchetti. At Var Marco Sanna, the Piedmontese referee of Sardinian origin at the center of the controversy for the mistake made during the Milan-Spezia course on the last day of the championship.

FIRST HALF - The first chance of the match, at 17 ', is for Cagliari, with Dalbert, who heads well on a cross from the right, but sends to the side by very little.

Not even three minutes later Sassuolo found the advantage: ball in from the left and Harroui from the center of the area found the winning deviation that slipped behind Radunovic.

Shortly after half an hour the rossoblù almost equalize with Zappa, who heads too far to Pegolo's right.

Then again Sassuolo, who touches the 2-0 with the Scamacca-Raspadori tandem, who pack a very insidious action, with the ball ending up on the outside of Radunovic's net.

Then close opportunities for Pavoletti (easy for Pegolo) and Scamacca (diagonal at the edge of the pole).

At the end of time Raspadori tries with his right, finding Radunovic's answer.

SECOND HALF - In the second half Mazzarri immediately puts Goldaniga in, instead of Altare. The first pitch is from Cagliari, with Gagliano, who tries from a long way off: central and easy for Pegolo.

After three minutes Dalbert made a netting at the end of a scrum in the box, but the goal was disallowed for a previous offiside.

In the 50th minute a triple chance for Sassuolo: they beat Defrel, Raspadori and Harroui on a repeat, but Radunovic is super-reactive and with the help of Carboni avoids the Emilian doubling.

Ten minutes later Ladinetti changes his game for Nandez, El Leon hits very well from the right and Pavoletti scores the same in a split. But the Var signals offside and Marchetti cancels.

At 68 minutes second change for Mazzarri: outside Gagliano, inside Gaston Pereiro. Then the coach also sent 19-year-old Desogus to the field, in place of Kourfalidis.

At the 79th Harroui smooths a nice suggestion from the right from two steps and Carboni then removes the threat.

In closing, Mazzarri also makes Cavuoti debut, which Ladinetti takes over.

In the 4-hour recovery period, Pereiro tries from distance, on a free kick, but without creating problems at Pegolo's goal.

It is the last chance of the match. At the triple whistle the hosts pass the turn.

(Unioneonline / lf)