CAGLIARI. Venezia managed to snatch a draw against Cagliari with a late goal from G. Busio scored in the (90′) after Cagliari got a lead with a goal from K. Balde (19′). Venezia was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Sardegna Arena stadium in Cagliari on Friday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. In front of 8,137 spectators. The referee was Manuel Volpi who had the assistance of Alberto Tegoni and Alessio Tolfo. The 4th official was Matteo Marchetti. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.3 degrees Celsius or 72.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
Venezia was in firm control of the ball 58% while Cagliari was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Venezia was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Venezia to win the match.
Cagliari shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Venezia shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Cagliari received 2 yellow cards (N. Nandez and K. Strootman). On the opposite side, Venezia received 5 yellow cards (P. Ceccaroni, S. Kiyine, E. Ampadu, D. Johnsen and M. Aramu).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Cagliari will have 3 points to stay in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Venezia will have 5 points like Genoa, Hellas Verona and Sampdoria to stay in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Cagliari will host Sampdoria on the 17th of October with a 12-9 head to head in favor of Cagliari (13 draws).
Venezia will host Fiorentina on the 18th of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Cagliari – Formation
Cagliari
87'
50'
19'
Cagliari started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Walter Mazzarri decided to play with the following team: Alessio Cragno , Martín Cáceres , Diego Godín , Andrea Carboni , Nahitan Nández , Răzvan Marin , Kevin Strootman , Alessandro Deiola , Charalampos Lykogiannis , Keita Baldé and João Pedro .
The home team had on the bench: Gabriele Zappa , Leonardo Pavoletti , Gastón Pereiro, Raoul Bellanova, Simone Aresti, Giorgio Altare , Alberto Grassi , Boris Radunović and Christian Oliva.
Cagliari could not rely on the presence of G. Altare (injured).
Substitutions
Cagliari made 4 changes: K. Balde for L. Pavoletti (66′), A. Deiola for G. Zappa (72′), A. Carboni for G. Altare (87′) and K. Strootman for A. Grassi (87′).
Best player: Diego Godín
The player that probably impressed the most for Cagliari was Diego Godín.
His rating is with 50 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Venezia – Formation
Venezia
Venezia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Paolo Zanetti played with: Niki Mäenpää , Tyronne Ebuehi , Michael Svoboda , Pietro Ceccaroni , Pasquale Mazzocchi , Dennis Johnsen , Gianluca Busio , Ethan Ampadu , Sofian Kiyine , Mattia Aramu and David Okereke .
They had on the bench: Domen Črnigoj , Filippo Neri, Cristian Molinaro, Thomas Henry , Mattia Caldara, Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason, Francesco Forte , Tanner Tessmann, Antonio Junior Vacca , Dor Peretz, Daan Heymans and Luca Fiordilino.
Substitutions
Venezia made 5 changes: S. Kiyine for D. Crnigoj (46′), D. Okereke for T. Henry (46′), E. Ampadu for A. Vacca (55′), M. Aramu for D. Heymans (77′) and D. Johnsen for F. Forte (80′).
Best player: Gianluca Busio
The player that probably impressed the most for Venezia was Gianluca Busio.
His rating is with 1 goal, 66 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
