Cagliari, Makoumbou goes up and Lapadula goes down
The midfielder doesn't make a mistake halfway, the attacker is smoky and inconclusive
Antoine Makoumbou (Archive)
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Cagliari
Who climbs: Antoine Makoumbou
Who goes down: Gianluca Lapadula
Who goes up
More quantity than quality, the paradox of Makoumbou's rebirth in the new four-man midfield designed by Ranieri in which self-centeredness seems to have given way to sharing. A few touches, all preparatory to team play. He doesn't miss half a hallway and doesn't stand still on cover for a moment, between beatings and recovered balls. It thus guarantees balance and gives interesting inputs (although vertical play is not really in its DNA). Over the months, his character surplus also came out. In fact, he is among the first to show his teeth to his opponent or to defend a teammate under fire. The lightness that cost the victory in Bari is a faded memory now.
Who goes down
Electric, smoky, inconclusive. Even irritable when he tries the big play and then kicks empty. Lapadula had a lot to forgive after Bari's expulsion, but also the match that could have changed the history of the rossoblù championship. In the fight he exalts himself, as always, and in the finishing of the action his touch is often precious and decisive. When it's up to him to materialize, however, he doesn't get one right. Bewitched Griffin, like when he played it (between 2017 and 2019). He doesn't take advantage of the spaces created by Luvumbo, he doesn't seize the moment and he doesn't even shoot once on goal in ninety-odd minutes of the game.
