Not just Cagliari. The 2,500 spectators (2,497 to be exact) who flocked to the "Nespoli" stadium last night for the Trofeo Sardegna couldn't wait to see Claudio Ranieri's rossoblùs on the pitch, newly promoted to Serie A.
But in the same way a lot of curiosity has arisen around the new Olbia by Leandro Greco , and the home crowd, who wanted to greet his team, next to face the eighth consecutive Serie C championship, were not disappointed. Beyond the result, which rewarded Cagliari - victorious 2-0 with goals from Kourfalidis and Pereiro - and the show, which in terms of play left something to be desired, on both sides, thanks to the heavy workloads typical of the start of preparation, the whites approached the appointment well , the first summer test of the 2023/24 season, and did not disfigure in the presence of an opponent in two higher categories.
At the start, Greco fielded a "known" formation for nine elevenths, with Van der Want in goal, Arboleda and Bellodi (who will close the tournament with the title of best player of Olbia) in defense, Dessena, Zanchetta and Biancu in midfield and Boganini, Nanni and Ragatzu in attack: new entries Motolese and Montebugnoli . Then, the turnover, which involved a good part of the bench, including the players who arrived on loan from Cagliari, Contini, in his second year, and Cavuoti, Zallu and Palomba, and the promised Scapin .
A good test, in short, from which arguments emerged on which to continue working in the retreat of Buddusò, where the Gallurese will face Cagliari's Spring and Calangianus in the next friendlies.
