Serie A: Cagliari recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Sampdoria 2-1
GENOVA. Cagliari found a way to turn the table against Sampdoria to win 2-1.
GENOVA. Cagliari managed to turn the table against Sampdoria to win 2-1. It was Sampdoria to strike first with a goal of M. Gabbiadini at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Pavoletti gave the win to Cagliari in the 71′ minute with a goal.
A. Candreva received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Sampdoria lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genova on Thursday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Giacomo Camplone with the assistance of Dario Cecconi and Valerio Vecchi. The 4th official was Alberto Santoro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.58 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 56%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Sampdoria was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Cagliari that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Cagliari was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Cagliari won the match.
Sampdoria shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Cagliari shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Sampdoria received 1 yellow card (A. Ekdal). On the opposite side, Cagliari received 3 yellow cards (M. Lovato, Joao Pedro and A. Carboni).
(Sampdoria) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (90′).
After this encounter, Sampdoria will stay with 20 points like Udinese to stay in the 15th place. On the other side, Cagliari will have 10 points to stay in the 19th place.
Match Events
-
19'19'
M. Gabbiadini
-
32'32'
M. Lovato
-
51'51'
R. Dragusin
M. Yoshida
-
52'52'
A. Ekdal
-
55'55'
A. Deiola
-
61'61'
Joao Pedro
-
71'71'
L. Pavoletti
-
74'74'
F. Quagliarella
M. Gabbiadini
-
72'72'
Fabio Quagliarella
Manolo Gabbiadini
-
75'75'
P. Farago
A. Deiola
-
81'81'
G. Yepes
A. Ekdal
-
81'81'
Gerard Yepes Laut
Albin Ekdal
-
81'81'
G. Pereiro
L. Pavoletti
-
90'90'
A. Candreva
-
90'90'
A. Carboni
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Sampdoria will play away with Napoli on the 9th of January with a 20-3 head to head in favor of Napoli (4 draws).
Cagliari will host Bologna on the 9th of January with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Bologna (7 draws).
Sampdoria: Formation and Lineups
Sampdoria started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Roberto D\’Aversa chose to play with the following team: Emil Audero , Alex Ferrari , Maya Yoshida , Julian Chabot , Nicola Murru , Bartosz Bereszyński , Morten Thorsby , Albin Ekdal , Antonio Candreva , Francesco Caputo and Manolo Gabbiadini .
Substitutes
Sampdoria made 5 changes: M. Yoshida for R. Dragusin (51′), M. Gabbiadini for F. Quagliarella (74′), A. Ferrari for R. Ciervo (74′), A. Ekdal for G. Yepes (81′) and F. Caputo for E. Torregrossa (81′).
Top player: Manolo Gabbiadini
Probably the most impressive player in Sampdoria was Manolo Gabbiadini.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. 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 , Giorgio Altare , Matteo Lovato , Andrea Carboni , Raoul Bellanova , Răzvan Marin , Alberto Grassi , Alessandro Deiola , Charalampos Lykogiannis , João Pedro and Leonardo Pavoletti .
Substitutes
Cagliari made 2 changes: A. Deiola for P. Farago (75′) and L. Pavoletti for G. Pereiro (81′).
Top player: Leonardo Pavoletti
Probably the most impressive player in Cagliari was Leonardo Pavoletti.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (56% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 17.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Saragna
I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
