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48% Ball Possession SASSUOLO and 52% Ball Possession CAGLIARI
Sassuolo 1 – 1 Cagliari
36′ Nicola Sansone 47′ Agim Ibraimi
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 19th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -30
Cagliari, 15th position with 32 points and a negative goal difference of -14
Disciplinary Situation: 1 suspended player for SASSUOLO: Cannavaro (1)
No suspended players for CAGLIARI
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Cagliari | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 30:44 | -14 | 32 |
19 | Sassuolo | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 31:61 | -30 | 24 |
Sassuolo needed a victory to start seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Sassuolo had the lead, but then, Cagliari equalizing. It’s a blow for Sassuolo, though 1 point better than losing all three.
Sassuolo opening the score in the 36th minute. An assist by forward Nicola Sansone towards the center finding forward Simone ZAZA to smack a left footed shot defeating Cagliari goalkeeper Vlada Avramo in the top right corner.
Ooops…. Referee Russo gives a penalty to Cagliari in the 46th minute conceded by Sassuolo defender Luca Antei after a foul in the penalty area against Cagliari forward Victor Ibarbo. Taking the penalty spot is midfielder Agim Ibraimi defeating Sassuolo goalkeeper Gianluca Pegolo with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner.
Here is SASSUOLO official starting lineup by coach Eusebio Di Francesco:
Sassuolo (4-3-3): Pegolo; Gazzola, Antei, Ariaudo, Longhi; Biondini, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Berardi, Zaza, Sansone.
Here is CAGLIARI official starting lineup by coach Ivo Pulga:
Cagliari (4-3-3): Avramov; Pisano, Rossettini, Astori, Murru; Dessena, Conti, Eriksson; Ibarbo, Sau, Ibraimi
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for SASSUOLO: Forward Domenico Berardi with 12 goals
Top scorer for CAGLIARI: Forward Mauricio Pinilla with 6 goals
Sassuolo | Goals | Goals | Cagliari |
---|---|---|---|
Berardi, Domenico | 12 | 6 | Pinilla, Mauricio |
Zaza, Simone | 6 | 5 | Nene |
Floro Flores, Antonio | 5 | 5 | Sau, Marco |
Sansone, Nicola | 3 | 4 | Conti, Daniele |
Longhi, Alessandro | 1 | 3 | Ibarbo, Victor |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 1 win, 2 lost
06/04/14 | SA | Atalanta – Sassuolo |
0:2 | Round 32 |
30/03/14 | SA | Sassuolo – Roma |
0:2 | Round 31 |
26/03/14 | SA | Sassuolo – Sampdoria |
1:2 | Round 30 |
Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI: 1 win, 2 lost
06/04/14 | SA | Cagliari – Roma |
1:3 | Round 32 |
30/03/14 | SA | Turin – Cagliari |
2:1 | Round 31 |
26/03/14 | SA | Cagliari – Verona |
1:0 | Round 30 |
Click the video to watch the highlights of the match, Sassuolo vs Cagliari, Saturday 12 April 2014, Mapei Stadium, Sassuolo, Italy, Serie A Week 33
Italian Serie A Week 33
Sassuolo 1 -1 Cagliari
Saturday 12 April 2014
Mapei Stadium
Sassulo, Italy
18:00
Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: BARBIRATI – SCHENONE
Fourth Official: VIVENZI
ADD1: GIACOMELLI
ADD2: GHERSINI
Goals: 36′ Simone Zaza (S), 47′ Agim Ibraimi (C)
Official formations – lineups:
Sassuolo (4-3-3): Pegolo; Gazzola, Antei, Ariaudo, Longhi; Biondini, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Berardi, Zaza, Sansone.
Subs: Pomini, Polito; Pucino, Mendes, Rosi, Ziegler, Chibsah, Masucci, Farias, Sanabria, Floccari, Floro Flores.
Coach:. Eusebio Di Francesco
Cagliari (4-3-3): Avramov; Pisano, Rossettini, Astori, Murru; Dessena, Conti, Eriksson; Ibarbo, Sau, Ibraimi
Subs: Silvestri, Perico, Avelar, Del Fabro, Cossu, Tabanelli, Loi.
Coach: Ivo Pulga
Italian Serie A Week 33 18:00 Referee: RUSSO |
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Sassulo | Match Stats |
Cagliari |
1 | Goals | 1 |
16 (3) | Shots (on goal) | 8 (2) |
15 | Fouls | 19 |
4 | Corner kicks | 1 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
52% | Ball Possession | 48% |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Saves | 2 |
What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?