Serie A: Cagliari overcomes Torino 2-1

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TORINO. Cagliari prevailed over Torino to win 2-1.

TORINO. Cagliari conquered Torino to win 2-1. It was Cagliari to strike first with a goal of R. Bellanova at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 54′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Deiola gave the win to Cagliari in the 63′ minute with a goal. Torino lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino stadium in Torino on Sunday and it started at 12:35 pm local time. The referee was Manuel Volpi with the help of Davide Imperiale and Luigi Rossi. The 4th official was Matteo Marcenaro. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.44 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 29%.​

Match Statistics

Torino was in firm control of the ball 57% while Cagliari was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Torino was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Cagliari found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Torino shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Cagliari shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Torino received 2 yellow cards (T. Pobega and W. Singo). On the opposite side, Cagliari received 4 yellow cards (M. Lovato, E. Goldaniga, L. Pavoletti and H. Dalbert).

After playing this match, Torino will stay with 33 points to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Cagliari will have 22 points like Venezia to stay in the 17th place.

Match Events

  • 22'
    22'

    R. Bellanova

  • 40'
    40'

    M. Lovato

  • 51'
    51'

    T. Pobega

  • 54'
    54'

    A. Belotti

  • 60'
    60'

    L. Pavoletti

    G. Pereiro

  • 63'
    63'

    A. Deiola

    L. Pavoletti

  • 69'
    69'

    W. Singo

    M. Vojvoda

  • 69'
    69'

    A. Sanabria

    J. Brekalo

  • 75'
    75'

    E. Goldaniga

  • 79'
    79'

    P. Pellegri

    A. Belotti

  • 85'
    85'

    S. Ricci

    S. Lukic

  • 85'
    85'

    D. Seck

    M. Pjaca

  • 90'
    90'

    L. Ceppitelli

    M. Lovato

  • 90'
    90'

    L. Pavoletti

  • 90'
    90'

    W. Singo

  • 90'
    90'

    H. Dalbert

Next match

In the upcoming Serie A match, Torino will play away against Bologna on the 6th of March with a 8-4 head to head stats in favor of Torino (7 draws).

Cagliari will host Lazio on the 5th of March with a 20-5 head to head record in favor of Lazio (6 draws).

Torino: Formation and Lineups

Torino started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Ivan Juric chose to play with the following team: Vanja Milinković-Savić (6.8), Koffi Djidji (6.7), Bremer (6.8), Ricardo Rodríguez (6.4), Mergim Vojvoda (6.3), Saša Lukić (6.4), Tommaso Pobega (7.0), Cristian Ansaldi (7.3), Josip Brekalo (7.3), Marko Pjaca (7.5) and Andrea Belotti (8.0).

Substitutes

Torino made 5 changes: M. Vojvoda for W. Singo (69′), J. Brekalo for A. Sanabria (69′), A. Belotti for P. Pellegri (79′), S. Lukic for S. Ricci (85′) and M. Pjaca for D. Seck (85′).

Top player: Andrea Belotti

The player who no doubt impressed Torino the most was Andrea Belotti.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 28 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 21. He performed 1 cross.

Cagliari: Formation and Lineups

Cagliari started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

On the other side, Walter Mazzarri played with: Alessio Cragno (7.8), Edoardo Goldaniga (6.2), Matteo Lovato (6.2), Giorgio Altare (6.8), Raoul Bellanova (6.8), Gastón Pereiro (6.6), Alessandro Deiola (7.5), Alberto Grassi (7.7), Dalbert (7.3), Răzvan Marin (6.4) and João Pedro (6.7).

Substitutes

Cagliari made 2 changes: G. Pereiro for L. Pavoletti (60′) and M. Lovato for L. Ceppitelli (90′).

Best player: Alessio Cragno

The player that probably impressed the most for Cagliari was the goalkeeper: Alessio Cragno. His rating is 7.84. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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