Cagliari, who goes up who goes down: up Nandez, down Zappa
The Uruguayan takes Cagliari on his shoulders, the full-back gives away the penalty to close a disappointing performance
Who goes up
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Intensity, anger, spirit of sacrifice and authority at the same time, a lot of running but also quality in the plays. There was a bit of everything against Südtirol, in short, in the performance of Nahitan Nandez who, after often going around empty-handed in the last month, got into the right "mood", took Cagliari on his shoulders and tries now to drag him as high as possible in view of the playoffs.
Omnipresent in the defensive phase, he never loses sight of the ball and also proves decisive in the development of the maneuver, both on the right wing and through the central lanes. In continuous pressure, inexhaustible. It is he, among other things, who delivers the ball to make it 1-0 in Lapadula.
Who goes down
Against Ascoli and Reggina he got the best of it in the final by scoring the first rossoblù goals in full stoppage time, this time he missed right on the most beautiful and ended the match with a sense of guilt. Arm convict on Lunetta's shot, Gabriele Zappa thus sends the former Larrivey to the penalty spot three minutes from the ninetieth and the disadvantage in the standings from Südtirol goes from -3 to -6.
Although his growth in the last three months has been one of the most evident, yesterday the full-back from Monza appeared to be down. Some poorly calibrated hallways risked costing the rossoblù dearly already in the first half. Paradoxically the upcoming disqualification (heavy yellow card, he was warned) could help him catch his breath.
