Serie A: Cagliari recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Bologna 2-1

CAGLIARI. Cagliari managed to turn the table against Bologna to win 2-1.

CAGLIARI. Cagliari found a way to turn the table against Bologna to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Bologna to strike first with a goal of R. Orsolini at the 54′. Then it was a goal in the 71′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, G. Pereiro gave the win to Cagliari in the 90′ minute with a goal. Cagliari took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Sardegna Arena stadium in Cagliari on Tuesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Davide Ghersini who had the assistance of Alessandro Costanzo and Marco Trinchieri. The 4th official was Matteo Marchetti. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 7.3 degrees Celsius or 45.05 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 68%.​

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  Cagliari

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  Bologna

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  11 Jan 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Cagliari was in firm control of the ball 56% while Bologna was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Cagliari was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Cagliari won the encounter.

Cagliari shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Bologna shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Cagliari received 3 yellow cards (A. Carboni, G. Altare and A. Deiola). On the other side, Bologna received 2 yellow cards (A. Theate and L. De Silvestri).

After this contest, Cagliari will have 13 points to stay in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Bologna will stay with 27 points like Hellas Verona to stay in the 13th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Serie A match, Cagliari will play away against Roma on the 16th of January with a 17-6 head to head stats in favor of Roma (8 draws).

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  Roma

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  Cagliari

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  16 Jan 2022 Full time

Bologna will host Napoli on the 17th of January with a 16-7 head to head in favor of Napoli (4 draws).

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  Bologna

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  Napoli

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  17 Jan 2022 Full time

Cagliari: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Walter Mazzarri chose to play with the following team: Alessio Cragno (6.5), Giorgio Altare (6.7), Matteo Lovato (7.4), Andrea Carboni (6.9), Raoul Bellanova (6.6), Răzvan Marin (6.8), Alberto Grassi (7.4), Alessandro Deiola (6.9), Charalampos Lykogiannis (7.4), Leonardo Pavoletti (7.7) and João Pedro (6.8).

Substitutes

Cagliari made 3 changes: C. Lykogiannis for H. Dalbert (58′), A. Deiola for G. Pereiro (64′) and L. Pavoletti for G. Zappa (80′).

Top player: Leonardo Pavoletti

The player who no doubt impressed Cagliari the most was Leonardo Pavoletti.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 25 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.

Bologna: Formation and Lineups

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

On the other side, Siniša Mihajlović played with: Łukasz Skorupski (6.8), Kevin Bonifazi (7.2), Luis Binks (7.3), Arthur Theate (6.4), Nicolás Domínguez (6.5), Andreas Skov Olsen (6.2), Roberto Soriano (6.8), Mattias Svanberg (6.4), Mitchell Dijks (6.8), Riccardo Orsolini (7.7) and Marko Arnautović (6.4).

Substitutes

Bologna made 3 changes: K. Bonifazi for L. De Silvestri (65′), R. Orsolini for D. Falcinelli (89′) and N. Dominguez for N. Viola (90′).

Top player: Riccardo Orsolini

Probably the most impressive player in Bologna was Riccardo Orsolini.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 27 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He hit the woodwork once times.