The match of the 35th matchday of Serie A between Cagliari and Hellas Verona ends 1-2 for the guests. For the rossoblù it is yet another knockout of the season, which only aggravates the situation in the standings and further complicates the hopes of salvation.
Barak and Caprari scored in the first half. In the second half Joao Pedro shortened with a feat from a free-kick , but the splendid goal was not enough to prevent the rossoblù from defeating, also mocked by two crosspieces hit by Altare and Keita.
LINE -UP - From the first minute, Mr. Walter Mazzarri sends Cragno, Goldaniga, Lovato, Altare, Bellanova, Marin, Grassi, Deiola, Dalbert, Joao Pedro and Keita onto the field.
Igor Tudor (in the stands because he was disqualified and replaced on the bench by vice Bocchetti ) responds with Montipò, Tameze, Casale, Ceccherini, Faraoni, Hongla, Ilic, Depaoli, Barak, Caprari and Simeone, the great ex of the match.
Race direction entrusted to the referee Orsato di Schio .
FIRST HALF - Cagliari tries to start loaded and concentrated, but after 6 minutes the first real chance is Hellas: Hongla breaks into the area and tries to punch Cragno , but the Sardinian goalkeeper is good at rejecting and saving the rossoblù goal.
A couple of minutes later, however, the guests pass: Simeone steals the ball from Dalbert and Lovato on the right, assist in the center for Barak who makes no mistake in front of Cragno and scores 0-1 .
Cagliari's reaction materializes just before half an hour: Marin tries on a free kick , but finds Montipò's detour that he sends for a corner. On the corner Altare hits his head , but the goalkeeper of the guests manages to touch and send the ball against the crossbar , avoiding the draw.
At the end of the time the match lights up: first Faraoni runs off to the right and tries the diagonal , deflected for a corner by Cragno. Then double chance Cagliari: first Joao Pedro sends out a nothing right , then Keita turns into goal and hits another crossbar , with Dalbert who, on the rebound, cannot find the right hole to put in the net.
Before the break a cold shower for the rossoblù : long ball to cut the field, Lovato misses the offside and Caprari can receive, skip Goldaniga and electrocute Cragno for the 2-0 of the guests.
SECOND HALF - In the second half Mazzarri immediately throws Rog and Nandez into the fray, who take the place of Deiola and Marin . Then after 5 minutes also Pavoletti and Carbon i, who take over from Keita and Goldaniga .
At 58 ', at the first real opportunity, Cagliari scores. Rog wins a free-kick from the edge , Joao Pedro shows up on the ball who kicks hard and precise: ball at the corner of the posts and game reopened. A goal to frame .
Despite the new hope, the rossoblù are struggling to bring threats to Montipò's goal. Verona closes and tries to restart and take advantage of the speed of Simeone (caught by the public) and Lasagna, who took over from Barak, with the launches.
At 75 'Mazzarri is then played all out: outside Bellanova and inside Pereiro, to give even more weight to the attack.
The minutes, however, go by and opportunities are on the run . Before 90 'Joao tries with his head served by Pereiro (high) and Rog tries with his right from outside (on the side).
Orsato grants 6 minutes of recovery . Cagliari, however, fails to bring any other threat to the host goal and at the triple whistle must digest another defeat.
(Unioneonline / lf)