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Italian Soccer Serie A
40% Ball Possession CAGLIARI and 60% Ball Possession GENOA
Cagliari 2 – 1 Genoa 
48′ Nicolas Viola 51′ Albert Gudmundsson
68′ Gabriele Zappa
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 19th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -12
Genoa, 14th position with 11 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Cagliari won the Serie A Week 11 game on Sunday 5 November 2023 at the Sardegna Arena in Cagliari, Italy. Sardinian and Ligurian face each other after returning to the top Italian tournament after a year and a half since the last time, set for 24 April 2022, in which the Grifoni won 1-0. With today’s triumph, Cagliari continues their positive streak, reaching 9 points in 17th position. Genoa’s situation, however, remained unchanged.
After a dull first half, in which only two dangerous chances were recorded, the second half offered a totally different match. Right in the 48th minute, it was substitute Viola who shook up the match, scoring the 1-0 goal just 3′ after coming on, with a powerful strike that mocked Martinez; Genoa did not give up, and immediately in the 51st minute brought the match back to the initial balance, thanks to the difficult acrobatics of Gudmundsson who went over and beat Scuffet. The surprises don’t end here, and in the 69th minute, it is Zappa who seals the seal that will be worth the final victory, taking advantage of Petagna’s precise through ball and finishing into the right corner. The 2-1 goal was followed by a portion of the match characterized by high competitiveness, many fouls, and numerous yellow cards. The match at the Sardegna Arena ends after a copious 8′ recovery, with Casteddu winning against the Grifoni.
Cagliari and Genoa will be involved in the 12th matchday respectively away, guests of Allegri’s Juventus, and at home against Verona.
Cagliari opened the score in the 48th minute. Nicolas Viola defeated Genoa goalkeeper Josep Martínez with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Gaetano Oristanio.
👉Cagliari 1 – 0 Genoa, 48th minute, ⚽️ goal by Nicolas Viola for @CagliariCalcio with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Gaetano Oristanio https://t.co/Outqluqr47 pic.twitter.com/SEXUlVxRC4
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 5, 2023
46′ Nicolas Viola enters the field
48′ Nicolas Viola scores for CagliariINSTANT IMPACT 💥 pic.twitter.com/dvqUBK4f2a
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) November 5, 2023
Genoa equalized in the 51st minute. Albert Gudmundsson defeated Cagliari goalkeeper Simone Scuffet with a right-footed shot to the top left corner.
👉Cagliari 1 – 1 Genoa, 51st minute, ⚽️ goal by Albert Gudmundsson equalized for @GenoaCFC with a right-footed shot to the top left corner. https://t.co/3zXjDypfGJ
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 5, 2023
Genoa answer right back to Cagliari’s opener just 3 minutes later ⚡ pic.twitter.com/6FBGZh9JeE
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) November 5, 2023
Cagliari scored the winner goal in the 68th minute. The hero is Gabriele Zappa with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Andrea Petagna. It’s a special goal because it is his first goal in Serie A celebrating also his 70th appearance.
👉Cagliari 2 – 1 Genoa, 68th minute, ⚽️ goal by Gabriele Zappa for @CagliariCalcio with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Andrea Petagna. https://t.co/iAsSTaXO1q
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 5, 2023
On his 70th appearance Gabriele Zappa gets his first Serie A goal 💫 pic.twitter.com/jnZVdz6IEj
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) November 5, 2023
✅ Stats before the game: Genoa have won their last five Serie A matches against Cagliari, only against Lazio has the Grifone achieved a longer streak of consecutive victories in its history in the tournament (eight between September 2011 and February 2015). Among the teams faced at least 15 times at home in Serie A, Genoa is the one against which Cagliari boasts the best success rate: 57%, 13 wins out of 23 home matches against the Ligurians (4N, 6P). In the last match, Cagliari won their first match of this championship in a comeback against Frosinone; the Sardinians have not achieved two successes in a row in Serie A since January 2022 with Walter Mazzarri on the bench, against Sampdoria and Bologna. Cagliari have conceded at least three goals in each of their last three Serie A home games; the only team with a longer open streak of home games with at least three goals conceded in the tournament is Parma (four, the last on 16 May 2021). Genoa won their last Serie A match (1-0 against Salernitana) and have not achieved two successes in a row in the tournament since the period between January-February 2021, when with Davide Ballardini on the bench they won three consecutive matches (against Cagliari , Crotone and Naples).
👉 Lineup CAGLIARI (4-3-1-2): Scuffet; Goldaniga-Hatzidiakos-Dossena-Augello; Prati-Jankto-Makoumbou; Mancosu; Luvumbo-Oristanio.
👉 Lineup GENOA (3-5-2).: Martinez; Dragusin-De Winter-Vasquez; Sabelli-Strootman-Badelj-Frendrup-Martin; Malinovskyi-Gudmundsson.
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2023 – 2024 Italian Serie A Week 11
Genoa 2 – 1 Cagliari
Sunday 5 November 2023
Ljuigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
15:00
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: MELI – ALASSIO
IV: BONACINA
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: DIONISI
⚽️ Goals: 48′ Nicolas Viola (C), 51′ Albert Gudmundsson (G), 68′ Gabriele Zappa (C)
🟨 Booked:
✅ Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
👉 Lineup CAGLIARI (4-3-1-2): Scuffet; Goldaniga, Hatzidiakos (46′ Zappa), Dossena, Augello; Jankto (78′ Azzi), Prati, Makoumbou; Mancosu (46′ Viola); Oristanio (64′ Petagna), Luvumbo.
Subs: Radunovic, Aresti, Pereiro, Wieteska, Sulemana, Obert, Deiola, Desogus, Shomurodov, Lapadula, Pavoletti.
Coach: Claudio Ranieri
👉 Lineup GENOA (3-5-2): Martinez; De Winter, Dragusin, Vasquez; Sabelli, Frendrup, Badelj (59′ Puscas), Strootman (59′ Thorsby), Martin (66′ Haps); Malinovskyi (84′ Ekuban), Gudmundsson.
Subs: Leali, Sommariva, Vogliacco, Kutlu, Matturro, Hefti, Galdames, Fini.
Coach: Alberto Gilardino.
