Nightmare first half for Cagliari, who go to half-time down 2-0 with Parma in a sold-out Domus.

For the most important match of the year, Ranieri threw all the big shots into the fray, with Rog in midfield and, up front, Pavoletti and Mancosu supporting Lapadula. But it was Parma who immediately took control of the game, with four attacking men who didn't give points of reference to the rossoblù rearguard. And after a study phase, in the 10th minute, the guests pass: Coulibaly from the left for Sohm, short touch for Benedyczak who leaves no way out for Radunovic. Cagliari tries to react, but Parma controls without problems, almost doubling the lead in the 14th minute with Vazquez (outside the net) and finds it in the 26th minute with Sohm, who closes a very rapid reversal on the net that finds the defense unprepared.

At 2-0 for Parma, Cagliari's reaction was more heartfelt than playful and Buffon only had to intervene on a free-kick from Mancosu's edge. The first half thus ends with the double advantage of the ducals.