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53% Ball Possession TORINO and 47% Ball Possession CAGLIARI
Torino 2 – 1 Cagliari 
45′ Omar El Kaddouri 77′ Nene’
71′ Alessio Cerci
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Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
Torino, 10th position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +5
Cagliari, 15th position with 32 points and a negative goal difference of -12
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Turin | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 45:40 | 5 | 42 |
| 15 | Cagliari | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 29:41 | -12 | 32 |
Torio inspired at the Olimpico Stadium to win the home game. Stats in favor of Cagliari out of the 56 games seeing 19 wins for Cagliari, 18 wins for Torino.
It is Torino to open the score in the 45th minute. The action starting by forward Alessio Cerci with a cross despite being marked by 2 players. Immediately, midfielder Omar El Kaddouri for the final headed shot defeating Cagliari goalkeeper Vlada Avramov in the top left corner.
First half ending 50% ball possession Torino and 50% ball possession Cagliari.
Torino increasing the score in the 71st minute. An assist by midfielder Giuseppe Vives to forward Alessio Cerci defeating Cagliari goalkeeper Avramov with a left footed shot in the center. It’s the 12th goal this season for Cerci.
Cagliari shortening the distance in the 77th minute. The assist by defender Francesco Pisano to forward Nene’ for the headed shot defeating Torino goalkeeper Daniele Padelli in the top left corner.
Disciplinary Situation before the game: 3 suspended players for TORINO: Gillet (until 16/8/2014), Immobile (1), Moretti (1)
2 suspended players for CAGLIARI: Pinilla (1), Conti (1)
Here is TORINO official starting lineup by coach Giampiero Ventura:
Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Maksimovic, Glik, Bovo; Basha, Kurtic, Vives, El Kaddouri, Darmian; Cerci, Meggiorini.
Here is CAGLIARI official starting lineup by coach Diego Lopez:
Cagliari (4-3-2-1): Avramov; Pisano, Astori, Rossettini, Avelar; Erikson, Conti, Ekdal; Ibraimi, Cabrera; Nenè
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for TORINO: Forward Ciro Immobile with 17 goals
Top scorer for CAGLIARI: Forward Mauricio Pinilla, Nene’, and Marco Sau with 5 goals each
| Torino | Goals | Goals | Cagliari |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immobile, Ciro | 17 | 5 | Pinilla, Mauricio |
| Cerci, Alessio | 12 | 5 | Sau, Marco |
| El Kaddouri, Omar | 3 | 5 | Nene |
| Farnerud, Alexander | 3 | 4 | Conti, Daniele |
| Brighi, Matteo | 2 | 3 | Ibarbo, Victor |
Here are the last 3 games of TORINO: 1 win, 2 lost
| 25/03/14 | SA | Roma – Turin |
2:1 | Round 30 |
| 22/03/14 | SA | Turin – Livorno |
3:1 | Round 29 |
| 17/03/14 | SA | Turin – Napoli |
0:1 | Round 28 |
Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI: 1 win, 2 lost
| 26/03/14 | SA | Cagliari – Verona |
1:0 | Round 30 |
| 23/03/14 | SA | Bologna – Cagliari |
1:0 | Round 29 |
| 16/03/14 | SA | Cagliari – Lazio |
0:2 | Round 28 |
Click the video to watch the highlights of the game, TORINO vs CAGLIARI, Sunday 30 March 2014, Olimpico di Torino Stadium, Turin, Italy, Serie A Week 31. Radio Cronaca by Giovanni Scaramuzzino from RAI
Click the video to watch Torino fans from the Curva Maratona rooting for the team
Torino vs Cagliari photos courtesy of torinofc.it
Teammates congratulating El Kaddouri after the goal against Cagliari
Torino coach Giampiero Ventura with a sign of relief after the victory against Cagliari
Italian Serie A Week 31
Torino 2 – 1 Cagliari
Sunday 30 March 2014
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Turin, Italy
15:00
Referee:TOMMASI
Assistants: MELI – IORI
Fourth Official: PAGANESSI
ADD1: CERVELLERA
ADD2: SAIA
Goals: 45′ Omar El Kaddouri (T)
Official formations – lineups:
Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Maksimovic, Glik, Bovo; Basha, Kurtic, Vives, El Kaddouri, Darmian; Cerci, Meggiorini.
Subs: Gomis, Berni, Vesovic, Rodriguez, Gazzi, Tachtsidis, Farnerud, Aramu, Gyasi.
Coah: Giampiero Ventura
Cagliari (4-3-2-1): Avramov; Pisano, Astori, Rossettini, Avelar; Erikson, Conti, Ekdal; Ibraimi, Cabrera; Nenè.
Subs: Silvestri, Cossu, Oikonomou, Dessena, Ibarbo, Vecino, Murru.
Coach. Lopez
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15:00 Referee:TOMMASI |
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| Torino | Match Stats |
Cagliari |
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 17 (5) | Shots (on goal) | 9 (1) |
| 11 | Fouls | 19 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 0 |
| 53% | Ball Possession | 47% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?