Genoa-Cagliari, live match coverage and lineups
The championship Sunday opens at the Ferraris, with kick-off at 12.30: the twenty-two on the pitchVideo di Enrico Pilia
Genoa-Cagliari 2-1: live
87' Bani cautioned for protesting.
86' Penalty for Cagliari: Piccoli anticipates Martín and is knocked down.
83' Header by Pavoletti, Leali saves.
79' Foul on Luvumbo, Martín booked
77' Miretti, who scored the 2-1, also comes off for Vogliacco with Vásquez replacing Zanoli.
76' Last changes for Cagliari: Viola for Gaetano, Deiola for Adopo.
69' Miretti serves Pinamonti, crosses with his right foot and Sherri parries.
68' Substitution for Cagliari: Marin, just booked, off, Makoumbou on.
68' First substitution also for Genoa: Messias for Sabelli.
66' Marin booked: foul on Miretti who had passed him, first yellow of the match.
64' First substitutions for Cagliari: Augello and Zortea out, Obert and Pavoletti in.
59' Genoa goal: Miretti. From a possible 1-2 to 2-1 in a few seconds: Luperto falls on the wing and from the right Thorsby crosses for Miretti, who anticipates Marin and beats Sherri with a low shot
58' Error coming out by Leali, Marin lifts the ball to Gaetano who controls it and shoots with a sure shot: miracle by the goalkeeper, who redeems the previous wrong play.
53' Thorsby opens up on the right for Miretti, who shoots at the near post and Sherri deflects it into a corner.
49' Gaetano shoots from the edge, deflection and easy save by Leali.
We start again without changes.
The first half ends.
45' +2 Gaetano lights up: control and right-footed shot in the area, Leali sends it to the corner.
45' Two minutes of added time.
42' Cross from Zortea, Bani rejects awkwardly and also gets hurt falling to the ground.
39' Marin's mistake, Pinamonti recovers and finishes with his right foot, but Mina blocks.
37' Powerful right-footed shot from Zanoli and Sherri sends it to the corner.
34' Corner from Augello, Mina is challenged with a header and the ball becomes good for Zortea whose right foot is lopsided out wide.
32' Cagliari chance: cross from the right by Zappa, Leali comes out badly and Piccoli anticipates him with a high header.
30' Cross from the right deflected, Pinamonti heads wide.
21' Great ball from Badelj to Miretti, control in the area and left-footed shot just wide. Excellent Zortea in the tackle to prevent Thorsby from deflecting from two steps but a great opportunity for Genoa.
19' Another corner for Cagliari, again Marin on Mina and his header this time is high.
12' Genoa equalises: on a throw-in, Pinamonti and Mina clash in the area, good ball for Frendrup who shoots and makes it 1-1.
8' Marin converts from the penalty spot: central kick slightly to the right, Leali dives to the left and Cagliari breaks the deadlock.
7' Penalty for Cagliari: Thorsby touched Mina's header with his left arm very high.
6' At the VAR, Marini calls Sozza to the monitor for the possible penalty for Cagliari.
5' Corner for Cagliari, Marin crosses and heads the ball towards Mina asking for a handball.
The pre-match
Genoa-Cagliari opens Sunday in Serie A at 12:30, after yesterday's advances, and in the official lineups the goalkeeper chosen by Davide Nicola is Alen Sherri. Yesterday, in the press conference , the coach did not want to dissolve the ballot which instead is resolved in favor of the Albanian goalkeeper, already preferred to Simone Scuffet with Milan fifteen days ago before the break.
The other doubt was about the three-quarter line, with Gianluca Gaetano who gets the better of Nicolas Viola . While in the middle of the field there is Răzvan Marin, fresh from a brace with Romania in the national team, together with Michel Adopo (Antoine Makoumbou and Alessandro Deiola remain out). In Genoa, with Patrick Vieira making his debut as coach in Serie A just after replacing Alberto Gilardino, the former Gastón Pereiro will start from the bench.
These are the official lineups for Genoa-Cagliari ( referee Simone Sozza from the Seregno section ): kick-off at 12.30, with live coverage on unionesarda.it and live radio commentary from the Ferraris on Radiolina with Lele Casini .
Genoa (4-3-2-1): Loyal; Sabelli, Bani, Matturro, Martín; Badelj, Frendrup, Thorsby; Zanoli, Miretti; Pinamonti.
On the bench: Sommariva, Gollini, Bohinen, Vitinha, Messias, Pereiro, Vogliacco, Norton-Cuffy, J. Vásquez, Marcandalli, Ankeye, Balotelli, Accornero, Melegoni, Masini.
Coach: Patrick Vieira.
Cagliari (4-2-3-1): Sherri; Zappa, Mina, Luperto, Augello; Marin, Adopo; Zortea, Gaetano, Luvumbo; Small.
On the bench: Ciocci, Scuffet, Lapadula, Viola, Deiola, Prati, Jankto, Wieteska, Palomino, Makoumbou, Pavoletti, Obert, Azzi, Kingstone, Felici.
Coach: Davide Nicola.
