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Cagliari had a very difficult first half, trailing 2-0 against Cremonese, led by former player Nicola: Johnsen and Vardy exploited the Rossoblu's defensive errors.

Cagliari lined up with a 3-5-2, but with different players : the defense was Luperto, Mina, and Rodríguez, Palestra dropped to the left to keep Zappa on the right, Gaetano played as a midfielder, and Luvumbo supported Borrelli. The start was a nightmare; after 85 seconds, Borrelli himself was booked (fouling Johnsen), and by the fourth minute, Cremonese was already ahead. On a casual pass, Mina let the ball slip past him, Vardy rounded him in the box and collided with Caprile, leaving the ball open for Johnsen to tap into an empty net . The Colombian defender, on his return, made a serious error.

Cagliari had a very poor first quarter of an hour, attempting to shake things up in the 16th minute with a Gaetano corner headed over by Borrelli. A good chance came in the 28th minute, when Adopo passed the ball over to Zappa in the box, who then turned with his right foot and was blocked by Bianchetti. However, Cremonese doubled their lead in the 29th minute: Luperto in midfield was robbed by Bonazzoli, and at the edge of the box, Vardy opened up on the right, taking advantage of Rodríguez's gap and slotting the ball past Caprile (who was not blameless) at the post . Cagliari made too many mistakes, and they paid the price as they did at 1-0.

A curling left-footed shot from Luvumbo, saved by Audero (31'), was the first attempt after going two goals down, but it wasn't exactly a dangerous move. They tried again in the 37th minute, but the ball went just wide. Cagliari had their real chance in the 43rd minute, with a free kick that Luperto flicked on and Rodríguez's header, touched just enough by Audero to clear it away from the goal, with Floriani then clearing it .

In injury time, Borrelli passes the ball backwards for Gaetano's left-footed shot from the edge of the box, which goes wide.

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