Cagliari holds 0-0 at the Tardini in Parma and achieves qualification for the final of the promotion playoffs against Bari, on the 8th at the Domus and on the 11th at the San Nicola.
Ranieri chooses a racing Cagliari, with Makoumbou in front of the defensive line and with a back four made up of Nandez, Kourfalidis, Deiola and Luvumbo behind Lapadula. A 4-1-4-1 that closes all the passing lines to Parma. And indeed it is precisely the rossoblùs who take courage. Zappa tries in the 15th minute from distance and touches the crossbar, while Chichizola intervenes on a left-footed shot from outside Luvumbo. Deiola also tries twice, while on the other side there is only a thrill for a dive by Sohm in the area following an intervention by Dossena. In the 35th minute, Makoumbou's assist caught Lapadula who swerves and then scores with his left foot, but the Var catches the Italian-Peruvian striker offside. And in the 43rd minute the golden opportunity is for Nandez, who engages Chichizola all alone from close range. Thus the first half ended 0-0.
In the second half, it started again with Goldaniga and Di Pardo in place of Dossena (booked) and Kourfalidis. Immediately afterwards it was Altare's turn who replaced Zappa and Ranieri moved on to five-a-side defence, leaving the game to the landlords. Lapadula has none left and Prelec enters in his place. On the other hand, Pecchia inserts Zanimacchia, Mihaila and Bonny. And in the 29th minute Bonny made the goal shout, with a close-range finish touched by Radunovic on the crossbar. Orsato first scores, then the images make it clear that the ball has not crossed the line.
The Tardini becomes a bedlam, Parma throws themselves forward and, in the 40th minute, Zanimacchia splinters the crossbar. But a minute later it is Luvumbo who has the opportunity to close the speech, but first he shoots at Chichizola and then sends just wide from close range.
The finish is for strong hearts, Orsato indicates 7' of recovery. And in the 49th minute Chichizola saves from Viola's free-kick. The last seconds are very tense, but Cagliari holds the 0-0 until the end and flies to the final.
