Cagliari, who goes up and who goes down: up Luvumbo, down Prelec
The first sows panic, the second is not convinced and devours a goal
Who goes up
After a series of empty passes, he strikes. Saturday in Venice, Luvumbo was undoubtedly the happiest note of a rather apathetic afternoon and stingy with satisfactions for Cagliari. Already in the first half, wide on the right, he was one of the most inspired and dangerous and gave Lella, among other things, the ball for a possible 0-1. More incisive, then, when he is centralized, in the second half. He put constant pressure on the lagoon rearguard. It resulted in the expulsion of Hristov. He was also the only one to look more insistently for the goal, giving the feeling of being able to solve the game at any moment. Uncontainable, only the cramps in the final stopped him. Found. Ranieri now has the task of putting him in the best possible conditions to be continuous and decisive.
Who goes down
«I'm ready to play from the start», Prelec had said during the week, convinced and loaded like a spring. With Lapadula disqualified, Pavoletti still in the recovery phase and Luvumbo initially "christened" right wing, in fact, the one with Venice should have been his match. Ranieri, on the other hand, preferred Mancosu (who had never played first striker) leaving him on the bench until 23' of the second half. When he entered, however, he did little or nothing to be regretted. He even devoured a golden opportunity in front of goal. In short, a day to forget for the 21-year-old Slovenian striker who, immediately catapulted into a completely different reality from the one he was used to in Austria, still has to adjust tactically and stabilize athletically.
