Cagliari tries to metabolize the fall in B and to plan the ascent. Mission number one, the choice of the coach who will have to lead a brand new troop or almost. A young technician, hungry but also master of the category. So the candidacy of Pippo Inzaghi suddenly rises, who has terminated the contract that bound him to Massimo Cellino's Brescia and is ready to start a new adventure. Maybe in Sardinia. Enzo Maresca 's candidacy also resists on the bench, Fabio Liverani enters (who was Maresca's teammate in the rossoblù Primavera) and Paolo Zanetti exits , who radio-market gives very close to Empoli, where he would replace that Andreazzoli who, however , is not part of the group of candidates.

Super-Goofy idea

From Cellino to Giulini: this could be the path of the former Milan and Juventus striker, fresh from a surreal season in Brescia. A stormy relationship, the one with the former patron of Cagliari, now number one of the Rondinelle, ended with a surreal exemption , with the team, after 31 days, fifth in the standings, four points from second place. An unfortunate choice, given that Brescia remained fifth and then went out in the playoffs. A controversial exemption, complete with recourse to the respective lawyers for a clause that would have prevented Inzaghi's departure based on the position in the standings and which had its epilogue in recent days, first with the reinstatement for the last training of the year and, finally, with the termination of the contract (expiring in 2023) signed yesterday. Agreement reached by the technician in order to have his hands untied in case of a call. Inzaghi also likes Cremonese, but Cagliari seems to have an advantage . With a lot of Milanese contact yesterday, before leaving for the holidays, with president Giulini and sports director Capozucca. Super Pippo, 48, in his curriculum can boast a promotion from C to B with Venezia (then brought to the playoffs the following year) and promotion to A with Benevento.

The other roads

Inzaghi, but not only. Cagliari evaluates other options to close the circle at the beginning of next week and then accelerate the planning of the season. Among the technicians under observation remains Maresca , fresh from a disastrous experience in Parma: first time as head coach, complete with a sack after thirteen days. And Liverani is also back in vogue , whom President Giulini had contacted two years ago, after the centenary season closed with Zenga. Liverani, fresh from relegation with Lecce, was overtaken by Di Francesco in the curve and went to Parma, with the former rossoblù ds Carli: also in his case, an unfortunate choice, closed with the exemption after 16 days.

Out of the game

Nothing to do, however, for Zanetti: the now former Venice seems to be one step away from an agreement with Empoli , where he would replace Andreazzoli. Out of the game, barring sensational reversals, also Thiago Motta , who prefers to wait for a call in Serie A after the salvation obtained with Spezia.

Alberto Masu

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