After the five points obtained against Atalanta, Inter and Juventus, Cagliari hits the Genoa wall. The 3-0 with which Gilardino’s team got rid of the Sardinians was also an understatement, considering the 4 important interventions by goalkeeper Scuffet. The performances of Thorsby and Friendrup are worth noting, not only for the goals that put Grifone ahead 2-0 in the first half hour of the game, but also for the ingredients asked of them by the coach and promptly thrown onto the pitch.
HEAVY ABSENCES. Ranieri had to give up 4 players who were injured in the last 24 hours, namely Viola, Dossena, Mina and Jankto. He confirmed the three-man defense with Hatzidiakos, Wieteska and Obert who offered a performance bordering on embarrassing. In midfield Deiola was constantly dominated, while Prati never gave the impression of being able to build something concrete. Gaetano never switched on, and the attack inevitably suffered as a result. Only Oristano tried to “preach” something, quickly realizing that he was doing it in complete desert. In the second half Ranieri tried to shake things up with the introductions of Nandez, Lapadula and Zappa, but the music didn’t change at all, on the contrary. Genoa controlled the match, placed the icing with Gudmundsson, and came close to scoring a poker on at least 3 occasions. For Cagliari not even a shot towards the target.
THE RANKING IS SHORTENING. There are only three points that divide Cagliari from the third to last place occupied by Udinese, and the next round offers a direct home clash against Lecce. It will be a match to be faced with the right attitude, and, above all, with the right men, given that tonight there were various elements that confirmed a certain discomfort.
