Cagliari, golden victory away: against Turin it ends 1-2

Cagliari won away on matchday 27 in Serie A.

Against Turin it ends 1-2 thanks to goals from Bellanova (first goal in Serie A with a dedication to Ukraine invaded by Russia) and Deiola, who brings the rossoblùs back to the top after Belotti's momentary equalizer.

For Mazzarri's team - a great ex, on the granata bench from 2018 to 2020 - three very heavy points in terms of salvation.

LINE-UP - For the match at Olimpico Grande Torino - which starts 5 minutes late as a sign of solidarity for Ukraine under Russian attack - the Sardinian coach chooses Cragno, Goldaniga, Lovato, Altare, Bellanova, Marin, Grassi, Deiola , Dalbert, Pereiro and Joao Pedro.

Ivan Juric responds instead with Milinkovic-Savic, Djidji, Bremer, Rodriguez, Lukic, Pobega, Vojvoda, Ansaldi, Brekalo, Pjaca and Belotti.

Race direction entrusted by the referee Manuel Volpi.

FIRST HALF - Match immediately fierce, but the first ring is from Cagliari: excellent work by Dalbert on the left, ball to Grassi who shoots from the edge, Milinkovic opposes with his fists and then also rejects Joao Pedro. Finally, Deiola kicks high.

The response from Toro arrives at 10 'with Bremer: primed in the area by a Brekalo free-kick, the central grenade looks for the winning deviation, but Cragno is good at blocking for a corner.

Six minutes later still grenade, with Belotti, who frees the shot from a distance, but Cragno is not surprised and deflects for a corner.

At 21 'Cagliari passes: throw-in from the left, the defense of Toro remains stunned, Grassi from the right fielder fishes very well Bellanova who enters from the right and puts Milinkovic in with a low shot that is worth the rossoblù advantage.

Torino tries to press in search of a draw, but on the 35th minute a new opportunity for Cagliari, with Altare, who heads over Marin's corner, the ball remains there and the number 15 then tries his foot, sending high from two steps.

Then it is again the grenades to become dangerous: Brekalo finds Pjaca in the center of the area, the Croatian turns his head without fail, but Cragno has an amazing reflex and thanks to the crossbar he denies the equal to the hosts.

Before the break, another thrill for Cagliari: Pobega tries a round shot, which touches the intersection of the posts to the right of Cragno.

SECOND HALF - In the second half, Toro starts off aggressively, but Cagliari defends itself carefully.

At 54 ', however, the grenades find the same: free kick in the area from the right of Pjaca, the ball reaches Belotti at the far post and the Gallo, left too alone, makes no mistake by putting the 1-1.

Cagliari's response comes with Bellanova, who accelerates to the right, crosses in the middle for Pereiro who hits badly and off target.

Immediately after the same Pereiro is replaced by Mazzarri, who inserts Pavoletti.

A few minutes and Cagliari takes the lead again: Bellanova launches for Pavoletti, a chest for Deiola who controls from the edge and overtakes Milinkovic-Savic with a perfect left diagonal that slips into the lower corner.

The game lights up and you fight across the board. At 77 'Goldaniga finds the deviation from two steps on a corner from Marin, but Milinkovic-Savic manages to dampen and make the ball his own. Three minutes later Toro loses Belotti, who is injured and gives way to Pellegri.

In the final minutes Mazzarri sends Ceppitelli onto the field, who takes the place of Lovato struggling with a physical problem.

In the 5 minutes of recovery Cagliari grit their teeth to defend the victory and at the triple whistle the joy of Mazzarri's team explodes, returning to Sardinia with a splendid victory in their pocket.

(Unioneonline / lf)