CAGLIARI. Cagliari defeated Ternana to win 2-1. It was Cagliari to strike first with an early goal of Alessandro Deiola at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 12′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Gabriele Zappa gave the win to Cagliari in the 60′ minute with a goal. Cagliari made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).
Salim Diakité received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Ternana lost the match.
The match was played at the Sardegna Arena stadium in Cagliari on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Federico La Penna with the help of Pasquale De Meo and Vittorio Di Gioia. The 4th official was Daniele Virgilio. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.8 degrees Celsius or 67.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Cagliari had a superior ball possession 58% while Ternana was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cagliari was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cagliari won the match.
Cagliari shot 17 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ternana shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Cagliari received 3 yellow cards (Alberto Dossena, Marko Rog and Gabriele Zappa). On the opposite side, Ternana received 2 yellow cards (Francesco Cassata and Antonio Palumbo).
Also, Ternana didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Salim Diakité (Ternana) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Cagliari will have 51 points like Parma to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Ternana will stay with 43 points like Ascoli to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Cagliari will play away against Cosenza on the 19th of May with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Cagliari (0 draws).
Ternana will host Frosinone on the 19th of May with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Frosinone (4 draws).
Cagliari – Formation
Cagliari
32'
46'
60'
Cagliari started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Claudio Ranieri decided to play with the following team: Boris Radunović , Alessandro Di Pardo , Alberto Dossena , Adam Obert , Gabriele Zappa , Nahitan Nández , Antoine Makoumbou , Alessandro Deiola , Nunzio Lella , Leonardo Pavoletti and Gianluca Lapadula .
The home team had on the bench: Vincenzo Millico, Nicolas Viola, Simone Aresti, Giuseppe Ciocci, Marko Rog , Giorgio Altare , Nik Prelec, Edoardo Goldaniga , Christos Kourfalidis, Zito Luvumbo and Antonio Barreca .
Cagliari could not rely on the presence of Giorgio Altare (injured).
Substitutions
Cagliari made 5 changes: Nunzio Lella for Marko Rog (46′), A. Obert for Giorgio Altare (46′), Alessandro Di Pardo for Antonio Barreca (46′), Leonardo Pavoletti for Zito Luvumbo (46′) and Gabriele Zappa for Edoardo Goldaniga (69′).
Best player: Nahitan Nández
The player that probably impressed the most for Cagliari was Nahitan Nández even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (75% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 9 crosses.
Ternana – Formation
Ternana
90'
Ternana started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Cristiano Lucarelli played with: Antony Iannarilli , Salim Diakite , Frederik Sørensen, Luka Bogdan , Valerio Mantovani , Luca Ghiringhelli , Mamadou Coulibaly , Francesco Di Tacchio, Davide Agazzi , Antonio Palumbo and Niccolò Corrado , Anthony Partipilo , Andrea Favilli .
The following players were sitting on the bench: César Falletti , Bruno Martella, Mattia Proietti, Fabrizio Paghera, Tommaso Vitali, Federico Mazzarani, Marino Defendi, Gabriele Capanni , Alfredo Donnarumma, Titas Krapikas, Gabriele Onesti and Francesco Cassata .
Ternana could not rely on the presence of Alfredo Donnarumma (injured).
Substitutions
Ternana made 5 changes: Mamadou Coulibaly for Francesco Cassata (46′), Antonio Palumbo for Gabriele Capanni (71′), Luka Bogdan for César Falletti (71′), Luca Ghiringhelli for Marino Defendi (80′) and Anthony Partipilo for Alfredo Donnarumma (80′).
Best player: Anthony Partipilo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ternana was Anthony Partipilo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (45% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
