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38% Ball Possession CAGLIARI and 62% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
Cagliari 1 – 0 Fiorentina 
39′ Mauricio Pinilla (pen)
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 14th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -11
Fiorentina, 4th position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of +17
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fiorentina | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 40:23 | 17 | 41 |
| 14 | Cagliari | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20:31 | -11 | 21 |
Cagliari defeating Fiorentina with an almost empty stadium. It’s an important home victory because it keeps Cagliari getting farther from relegation zone. Bad news is for Fiorentina seeing their chances to reach the 3rd position difficult.
Things not going well for Fiorentina when Referee Mazzoleni grants a penalty to Cagliari in the 38th minute. The penalty conceded by Fiorentina defender Facundo Roncaglia after a foul in the penalty area on forward Marco Sau. Taking the penalty spot is forward Mauricio Pinilla while the fans raise their support. Pinilla with full concentration as carrying all the pressure gets set… than, voila’…. Pinilla converts the penalty with a right footed shot defeating Fiorentina goalkeeper Norberto Neto in the high center! This is the 4th goal this season for Pinilla.
First half ends 39% ball possession Cagliari and 61% ball possession Fiorentina.
Here is CAGLIARI official starting lineup by coach Diego Lopez:
Cagliari (4-3-1-2): Avramov, Astori, Rossettini,
Ekdal, Dessena, Conti, Sau, Cabrera, Perico, Murru, Pinilla.
Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:
Fiorentina (4-3-2-1): Neto, Roncaglia, Gonzalo (c), Savic, Vargas, Pizarro, Aquilani, Mati Fernandez, Anderson, Ilicic, Matri.
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Disciplinary Situation before the game: 1 suspended player for CAGLIARI: Cossu (1)
No suspended players for FIORENTINA
Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for CAGLIARI: Marco Sau with 5 goals
Top scorer for FIORENTINA: Forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals
| Cagliari | Goals | Goals | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sau, Marco | 5 | 14 | Rossi, Giuseppe |
| Conti, Daniele | 4 | 5 | Valero, Borja |
| Pinilla, Mauricio | 4 | 4 | Vargas, Juan Manuel |
| Nainggolan, Radja | 2 | 4 | Aquilani, Alberto |
| Ibarbo, Victor | 2 | 2 | Fernandez, Matias |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI: 3 lost
| 26/01/14 | SA | Cagliari – Milan |
1:2 | Round 21 |
| 19/01/14 | SA | Atalanta – Cagliari |
1:0 | Round 20 |
| 12/01/14 | SA | Cagliari – Juventus |
1:4 | Round 19 |
Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 26/01/14 | SA | Fiorentina – Genoa |
3:3 | Round 21 |
| 23/01/14 | CI | Fiorentina – Siena |
2:1 | Quarterfinal |
| 19/01/14 | SA | Catania – Fiorentina |
0:3 | Round 20 |
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Cagliari forward Mauricio Pinilla defeats Fiorentina goalkeeper Neto
Click the video to watch the highlights of the match, CAGLIARI vs FIORENTINA, Saturday 1 February 2014, Sant’Elia Stadium, Cagliari, Italy, Serie A Week 22
2013 – 2014 Italian Serie A
Cagliari 1 – 0 Fiorentina
Week 22, Twenty Second Round
Saturday 1 February 2014
Sant’Elia Stadium
Cagliari, Italy
18:00
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: NICOLETTI – DI LIBERATORE
Fourth Official: LIBERTI
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: CIAMPI
Attendance:
Goals: 38′ Mauricio Pinilla (C) (pen)
Official formations – lineups:
Avramov; Perico, Rossettini, Astori, Murru; Dessena, Conti, Ekdal;
Cabrera (71′ Vecino); Pinilla (84′ Adryan). Sau (77′ Nenè).
Subs not used: (Silvestri, Pisano, Del Fabro, Oikonomou, Eriksson,
Ibraimi).
Coach: Diego Lopez.
FIORENTINA (4-3-1-2):
Neto; Roncaglia, Rodriguez, Savic, Vargas; Aquilani (63′
Joaquin), Pizarro, Anderson (53′ Borja Valero); Mati Fernandez
(73′ Matos); Matri, Ilicic.
Subs not used: (Rosati, Lupatelli, Compper, Bakic,
Pasqual, Cuadrado, Wolski).
Coach: Vincenzo Montella
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Cagliari 1 – 0 Fiorentina 18:00 Referee: MAZZOLENI |
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| Cagliari | Match Stats |
Fiorentina |
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 13(6) | Shots (on goal) | 13(3) |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 38% | Ball Possession | 62% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
What do you think of the result? Agree? Disagree? Best and worst player?