Cagliari returns to victory: who goes up and who goes down

Cagliari returns to victory against Ascoli ( 4-1 at the Unipol Domus ).

Here's who goes up and who goes down after the rossoblù success.

Who goes up: Gabriele Zappa

With stubbornness and humility he took Cagliari after Di Pardo's injury, and has never let go since. A worker full-back, undoubtedly less flashy than his more explosive colleagues on the left side, Gabriele Zappa tends more to defend the fort and is often influenced by the mood of the match. If the team suffers he suffers more, if the team lets go he gets excited. With all his limitations and all his strengths, however, he has always been a consistent player, fairly constant in his performance, demonstrating a spirit of adaptation between one module and another. The goal against Ascoli (the first with the Cagliari shirt) repays him and wipes out in real time the disappointment for that empty header which, last Sunday, had given Brescia a draw there.

Who goes down: Antonio Barreca

Only two weeks ago in Venice he had been providential with a last gasp save, yesterday against Ascoli he almost immediately jeopardized the safety of the team. And the soft postponement from which the Marches advantage was born was only the most blatant (and fatal) of the mistakes that Antonio Barreca made throughout the first half, both in the defensive phase and in the opposing half. In short, he couldn't make the most of the chance granted by coach Ranieri who - surprisingly - preferred him to Obert and Azzi. At the interval, the former Monaco winger - perhaps also mentally conditioned by the initial mistake - was already in the shower.