Fabio Pisacane continues his preseason testing to evaluate the team. Galatasaray vs. Cagliari kicks off at 7:30 PM, the Rossoblu's second friendly match ahead of their competitive Coppa Italia debut on August 16th. The chosen formation is still a 3-5-2, with the Piccoli-Luvumbo pairing confirmed , as seen on Saturday against Ospitaletto Franciacorta (one goal each), and the presence of Mateusz Wieteska in defense, who has returned from his loan spell at PAOK and remains with the squad for now.
The match will be played at the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz. Gianluca Gaetano, Yerry Mina, and Leonardo Pavoletti are unavailable, having returned early to Sardinia where they will continue their individual training . The three will also be absent from the other international friendly, Saturday (2:00 PM) away to Hannover, Germany. Nor will Michael Folorunsho, the new signing (yet to be made official), be present. He underwent his medical today in Rome and is expected in Cagliari late this evening.
Here are the official lineups for Galatasaray vs. Cagliari. The Rossoblù will be on the pitch wearing their new "Of salt and wind" home jersey, presented today and making its debut .
Galatasaray (4-2-3-1): Günay Güvenç; Frankowski, Kaan Ayhan, Sánchez, Eren; Kutlu, Lemina; Sallai, Yılmaz, Jakobs; Kutucu.
On the bench: Jankat, Enes, Jelert, Köhn, Abdülkerim, Metehan, Arda, Yunus, Sara, Yusuf, Torreira, Morata.
Coach: Okan Buruk.
Cagliari (3-5-2): Caprile; Wieteska, Deiola, Obert; Zappa, Adopo, Liteta, Prati, Zortea; Little ones, Luvumbo.
On the bench: Ciocci, Iliev, Radunović, Pintus, Idrissi, Di Pardo, Luperto, Vinciguerra, Sulev, Veroli, Trepy, Rog, Cavuoti, Borrelli, Felici.
Coach: Fabio Pisacane.