Cagliari-Udinese 0-0 at 45': VAR rules out a penalty for the Rossoblu.
The referee had indicated the spot for a handball by Karlström following a move by Adopo, but the monitor judged it not punishable.Per restare aggiornato entra nel nostro canale Whatsapp
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The first half of Cagliari vs. Udinese ended 0-0, a match where the Rossoblu are mathematically seeking safety (with a draw or victory). Fabio Pisacane's team had a penalty ruled out by VAR.
A last-minute change to Cagliari's starting eleven: a warm-up injury (a calf strain) sidelined Yerry Mina, replaced by Juan Rodríguez . The Colombian was eventually benched. Cagliari made their first real dangerous move: in the 9th minute, Esposito sent Palestra flying down the right, but the number 2's cross-field shot was parried by Okoye. In the 18th minute, Piotrowski won a rebound and his right-footed shot was deflected into a corner by Obert.
Folorunsho attempted several shots from outside the box, and in the 23rd minute, his powerful shot went over the crossbar. A minute later, a large portion of the stadium cheered after Esposito's shot, well-placed by Mendy, but the striker's 20-yard effort went behind the net, giving only the illusion of a goal . Esposito again, in the 27th minute, crossed for Folorunsho, whose header went wide.
Udinese's defense suffered a scare in the 29th minute, when a series of rebounds (following a corner by Folorunsho) left the ball in the six-yard box, but it couldn't find its way into the net. But on the half-hour mark, Ehizibue almost scored an own goal: he beat Folorunsho to an Esposito cross but headed it toward goal. Okoye was on the spot, but the ball went just wide. The Udinese goalkeeper then produced a miracle in the 31st minute, managing to block a shot from Gaetano, who was freed on the left following a one-two with Esposito .
Cagliari's pressure would have led to a penalty in the 32nd minute, for Karlström's handball on Adopo's attempt following a corner. But referee Dionisi, called to the monitor, disallowed it because—after consulting the images shown to VAR—he deemed the arm to be in a natural position . When play resumed, Adopo played Mendy into the box for a right-footed shot that went wide.
Udinese came back in the 37th minute, with a beautiful right-footed shot from outside the box by Piotrowski that Caprile dived to save. In the first minute of injury time, they played to free Gaetano in the center of the box, but his left-footed effort was blocked by Karlström . Halftime was called after three minutes of injury time, awarded both due to VAR review on the revoked penalty and a clash between Mendy and Kristensen (head-to-head, but they recovered).