Verona wins in Cagliari and advances to the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia, where they will face Roma . The rossoblù make a lot of changes, but it doesn't pay off: Hellas wins 1-2 .

Pisacane (suspended, with Murelli on the bench) made seven changes compared to Inter . The first chance fell to Verona, with Edmundsson's shot coming from a corner at the near post in the fourth minute, but Radunović, one of the substitutes (and a former substitute of the evening), saved it. A right-footed shot from Liteta in the 11th minute, deflected for a corner, was Cagliari's first chance. The Serbian goalkeeper, shortly after the quarter-hour mark, also denied Harroui, while in the 20th minute, Kastanos' left-footed shot narrowly missed the post.

Hellas's lead was a direct result of the visitors' strong approach: in the 23rd minute, Harroui turned in a Livramento cross into the center of the box, triggered by a misplaced pass from Liteta, and Radunović tapped in but couldn't prevent the goal . Cagliari attempted a response after half an hour, but shots from Ciervo and then Felici were blocked by the Verona defense. A powerful left-footed shot from outside the box by new captain Juan Rodríguez was instead saved for a corner by Perilli a minute later.

The ball was deflected from the corner, but Fazzini fired over on the second attempt. The Rossoblu came close in the 39th minute, with a long-range shot from another former player, Lella, that Radunović saved . Fazzini won a free kick from the edge of the box in the 44th minute, taking it himself but hitting the wall. After two minutes of added time, the half-time break was called, with protests following a cross from Felici, which Edmundsson blocked first with his body and then with his arm (which was deemed legal).

Cagliari's Aurelio and Liteta were sidelined after half-time, with Obert and Romano coming on, while Verona replaced Sarr with Mulattieri. The Rossoblu equalized in the 57th minute with a fine move from the left, with Obert playing a cross from Fadera, and Mendy getting ahead of Edmundsson to turn the ball and make it 1-1 . In the 63rd minute, Maldini and Adopo came on for Felici and Fazzini, and a minute later, Hellas (who had brought on Iannoni and Bernède for Kastanos and Harroui after the goal) replaced Le Borgne, replacing former player Lella.

As his final substitution, Baroni kept the night's great former player: Gabriele Zappa, who moved from Cagliari to Verona a week ago, in place of De Battisti in the 68th minute . A long applause from the 14,971 Domus crowd. A dangerous free kick from Romano in the 73rd minute sailed past the wall; Perilli wasted his time but got there. Livramento squandered a great opportunity in the 79th minute, breaking into the box from the left following a defensive error but misplaced the pass for Mulattieri, who was ready to tap in in the six-yard box.

Cagliari combined nicely in the 80th minute: Mendy, Adopo, and Ciervo, the latter firing over with his right foot. Maldini then did well to run into the box between three opponents in the 83rd minute, but Mendy couldn't get the shot. A minute later, Deiola came on for Winks. A rebound off Rodríguez sent Mulattieri through on goal from the left, but the former Sassuolo player entered the box from the left and beat Radunović at the near post. Verona were back in front, and it was the 87th minute that sealed the win . At the start of five minutes of injury time, a cross from the left was grazed by Mendy and parried by Perilli. The move continued, and Adopo's header went wide.

In the 96th minute, the last move was a shot from Deiola that was destined for the top corner, but a deflection sent the ball over the crossbar.

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