Cagliari lost 1-0 in Rome against Lazio, playing for over an hour with ten men, but in the final they came close twice to a sensational equalizer with Pavoletti and Oristanio .
Ranieri confirms nine elevenths in the starting lineup with Monza, inserting Azzi for Augello and Lapadula alongside Petagna, with Luvumbo on the bench. A 3-4-1-2 that lasted only 8', when Hatzidiakos indelibly tarnished his performance: the Greek slipped on an easy ball, Lazzari thanked him, served Pedro and Lazio went 1-0 without too many worries .
Hatzidiakos continues to give away errors, getting a yellow and giving a free kick to Luis Alberto, but Scuffet saves.
Cagliari reacts and takes the field. But in the 23rd minute Pedro challenges Scuffet again and, in the 27th minute, Makoumbou also receives a red card, following a signal from the VAR, for a last-man foul on Guendouzi . Ranieri runs for cover: Hatzidiakos and Lapadula out, Sulemana and Luvumbo in and Cagliari lined up with a 4-4-1. The first half thus ends with the rossoblù trailing 1-0.
In the second half, we start again with Oristanio for Viola, while among the hosts there is Cataldi for Rovella. Cagliari manages to stay balanced, while Lazio fails to strike. In the 26th minute, Scuffet did well on a close-range shot by Castellanos, who replaced Immobile. Shortly afterwards , Sulemana is even better at saving the Argentine who launches towards the net .
In the final, Nandez is seen again for a tired Goldaniga. Ranieri also plays the Pavoletti card, in place of Prati, for the final assault. And Pavoletti himself, in the 46th minute, goes to hit a sure shot with his head, but Provedel miraculously saves himself with a dive . In the 49th minute Lazzari's back pass, Oristanio anticipates everyone, but the ball goes out. It ends with a defeat that stings a lot , but Cagliari can complain about the end.