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Italian Soccer Serie A
41% Ball Possession CAGLIARI and 59% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA
Cagliari 3 – 1 Sampdoria
4′ João Pedro 82′ Morten Thorsby
74′ Martín Cáceres
94′ João Pedro
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 20th position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -8
Sampdoria, 15th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Mission accomplished. Cagliari win the Serie A Week 8 game defeating Sampdoria on Sunday 17 October 2021 at the Sardegna Arena in Cagliari, Italy. This is the first victory of the season in the league and you bet is a boost for the morale of the team towards salvation. Yep, Cagliari reaching 6 points and saying “good bye” to the last position climbing from the 20th to the 18th position. Salvation is closer, that’s the main objective. A slap for Sampdoria stepping down to the 16th position having now same 6 points with Cagliari.
Cagliari Coach Walter Mazzarri previously coached Sampdoria in 76 Serie A gamesfrom 2007 to 2009 with stats: 28 wins, 22 draws and 26 defeats.
Cagliari opening the score in the 4th minute after verified by the VAR. It is João Pedro to defeat Sampdoria goalkeeper Emir Audero with a headed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Keita Baldé.
4′ | GOOOOOLLL
LA RETE È BUONAAA 🔥
JOÃOOO PEEEDRO ⚽️#CagliariSamp 1-0 pic.twitter.com/yeyc2kSBm5— Cagliari Calcio (@CagliariCalcio) October 17, 2021
Photo via twitter.com/Cagliaricalcio
Cagliari increasing the score in the 74th minute. It is Martín Cáceres to deliver a right footed shot to the top left corner for the 2-0.
74′ | GOOOOLLL
MAAAARTIIIN CAAACERES ⚽️
LA BOTTA DA FUORIII ☄️#CagliariSamp 2-0 pic.twitter.com/aQizGbr6ry— Cagliari Calcio (@CagliariCalcio) October 17, 2021
Sampdoria shortening the distance in the 82nd minute. Morten Thorsby scoring an honor goal defeating Cagliari goalkeeper Alessio Cragno with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Francesco Caputo following a corner conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
Morten Thorsby hands Sampdoria a lifeline as Cagliari get caught sleeping 👀 pic.twitter.com/aMDXcpHLCG
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) October 17, 2021
Cagliari sealing the game in the 94th minute with the goal by João Pedro.
Photo via twitter.com/Cagliaricalcio
56% – João Pedro has scored 56% of Cagliari’s total goals in #SerieA this season, a record in % for a single player: 5/9. Predator.
6 – #JoaoPedro has netted 6 goals v Sampdoria in Serie A, a joint-record for him alongside AS Roma in the competition. Killer.#CagliariSamp pic.twitter.com/RDCL2r7fAO
— OptaPaolo 🏆 (@OptaPaolo) October 17, 2021
Stats before the game. From 2017 onwards there have been four draws between Cagliari and Sampdoria in Serie A: 2 wins Cagliari, and 3 Sampdoria. Cagliari have not lost at home to Sampdoria since November 2007 in Serie A: since then Cagliari have obtained six wins and five draws in 11 home matches with Sampdoria. Cagliari have not recorded any success in the first seven games of this championship (3D, 4P): the last time the rossoblùs did not win any of the first eight Serie A matches of the season dates back to 2006/07, when they still obtained the salvation at the end of the year.Cagliari have not won in the first four home games of this championship (2N, 2P); the last time he did not record any success in the first five Serie A home games was in 2014/15, the season of his last relegation. Sampdoria have conceded at least three goals in all their last three league games and only twice have they reached four straight games with at least three goals conceded in Serie A, in 1949 and 1950. Sampdoria have won two of their last four Serie A away games (1D, 1P), as many wins as in the previous 11 away games (3N, 6P).
👉 Lineup Cagliari (4-4-2): Cragno; Caceres, Godin, Carboni, Lykogiannis; Nandez, Marin, Strootman, Dalbert; Keita, Joao Pedro.
👉 Lineup Sampdoria (4-3-3): Audero; Bereszynski, Yoshida, O. Colley, Augello; Thorsby, Silva, Askildsen; Candreva, Quagliarella Gabbiadini.
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📺 Click the video to watch Cagliari 3 – 1 Sampdoria highlights on Sunday 17 October 2021
📋 | FORMAZIONE
Il nostro XI di oggi 👊🏼#CagliariSamp #forzaCasteddu pic.twitter.com/V52y9MYeDT
— Cagliari Calcio (@CagliariCalcio) October 17, 2021
📄 | LINE-UP
Here’s the starting 1⃣1⃣ selected by #DAversa for #CagliariSamp.#SerieATIM#FORZADORIA 🔵⚪️🔴⚫️⚪️🔵 pic.twitter.com/VFG8ulcyKE
— Sampdoria English (@sampdoria_en) October 17, 2021
📸 | DRESSING ROOM
Everything is set up at the Unipol Domus #SerieATIM | #CagliariSamp #FORZADORIA 🔵⚪️🔴⚫️⚪️🔵 pic.twitter.com/npXsYOgKGb
— Sampdoria English (@sampdoria_en) October 17, 2021
👉Cagliari – Sampdoria, Match Officials
🗓️Sunday 17 October 2021
🏟️Unipol Domus
⏲️12:30🙍♂️ Referee: MARCHETTI
🚩Assistants: DEI GIUDICI – GROSSI
4⃣ Fourth Official: MERAVIGLIA
VAR: AURELIANO @SerieA_EN @CagliariCalcio @sampdoria_en @CagliariOffside https://t.co/oVyV7CFD8E pic.twitter.com/eA1Rtwu5my— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) October 13, 2021
Martín ➕ João & André 🥰
#CagliariSamp #forzaCasteddu pic.twitter.com/kQ81iy05bx— Cagliari Calcio (@CagliariCalcio) October 17, 2021
Photo via twitter.com/unipoldomus
Photo: twitter.com/sampdoria_en
2021 – 2022 Italian Serie A Week 8
Cagliari 3 – 1 Sampdoria
Sunday 17 October 2021
Sardegna Arena
Cagliari, Italy
Goals: 4′ João Pedro (C), 74′ Martín Cáceres (C), 82′ Morten Thorsby (S), 94′ João Pedro (C)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
👉 Lineup Cagliari (4-4-2): Cragno; Caceres, Godin (58′ Ceppitteli), Carboni, Lykogiannis; Nandez, Strootman, Marin, Dalbert (11′ Deiola); J. Pedro, Balde (87′ Pavoletti).
Subs: Aresti, Radunovic, Bellanova, Altare, Farias, Pereiro, Oliva, Zappa, Grassi.
Coach: Walter Mazzarri.
👉 Lineup Sampdoria (4-3-2-1): Audero; Bereszynski (87′ Depaoli), Yoshida, Colley, Augello (64′ Murru); Thorsby, Silva, Askildsen (64′ Verre); Candreva, Gabbiadini (53′ Caputo); Quagliarella.
Subs: Falcone, Chabot, Ekdal, Ciervo, Dragusin, Ferrari, Yepes Laut, Trimboli.
Coach: Roberto D’Aversa