CAGLIARI. Torino overcome Cagliari to win 2-1. It was Torino to strike first with a goal of Duván Zapata at the 23′. Then Samuele Ricci scored again for Torino in the 45′ minute. Eventually, Nicolas Viola reduced the distance for Cagliari (77′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Sardegna Arena stadium in Cagliari on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Andrea Colombo assisted by Daniele Bindoni and Alberto Tegoni. The 4th official was Luca Zufferli. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 18.23 degrees Celsius or 64.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Cagliari was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Torino that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cagliari was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 10 were on target. Nevertheless, Torino was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Cagliari shot 25 times, 10 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Torino shot 16 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Cagliari received 2 yellow cards (Mateusz Wieteska and Nicolas Viola). On the opposite side, Torino received 5 yellow cards (Samuele Ricci, Ivan Juric, Ricardo Rodríguez, Alessandro Buongiorno and Vanja Milinković-Savić).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Cagliari stays with 18 points like Udinese to remain in the 17th place. On the other side, Torino will has 31 points like Napoli to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Cagliari will play away with Roma on the 4th of February with a 19-6 head to head record in favor of Roma (9 draws).
Torino will host Lazio on the 21st of January with a 14-6 head to head statistic in favor of Lazio (12 draws).
Cagliari – Formation
Cagliari started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Claudio Ranieri decided to play with the following team: Edoardo Goldaniga, Simone Scuffet
, Mateusz Wieteska , Alberto Dossena , Pantelis Hatzidiakos , Gabriele Zappa , Antoine Makoumbou , Ibrahim Sulemana , Paulo Azzi , Nahitan Nández , Jakub Jankto and Andrea Petagna .The home team had on the bench: Nicolas Viola
, Matteo Prati , Boris Radunović, Gianluca Lapadula , Alessandro Deiola, Simone Aresti, Tommaso Augello , Leonardo Pavoletti , Adam Obert, Jacopo Desogus and Alessandro Di Pardo.Cagliari could not rely on the presence of Matteo Prati (injured).
Substitutions
Cagliari made 5 changes: Ibrahim Sulemana for Matteo Prati (11′), Jakub Jankto for Leonardo Pavoletti (46′), Pantelis Hatzidiakos for Nicolas Viola (46′), Paulo Azzi for Tommaso Augello (71′) and Nahitan Nández for Gianluca Lapadula (71′).
Player of the match: Nicolas Viola
The player that probably impressed the most for Cagliari was Nicolas Viola.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 12 passes (100% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 14 crosses.His performance was extraordinary also because he started the encounter from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Torino – Formation
Torino started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Ivan Juric played with: Ivan Ilić, Koffi Djidji , Vanja Milinković-Savić
, Adrien Tamèze , Alessandro Buongiorno , Ricardo Rodríguez , Raoul Bellanova , Samuele Ricci , Karol Linetty , Valentino Lazaro , Nikola Vlašić and Antonio Sanabria , Duván Zapata .The following players were sitting on the bench: Mërgim Vojvoda
, Luca Gemello, David Zima , Pietro Pellegri , Saba Sazonov , Eybi Nije, Vimoj Muntu Wa Mungu, Gvidas Gineitis , Mihai Popa, Zanos Savva, Côme Bianay Balcot and A. Ciammaglichella.Torino could not rely on the presence of Gvidas Gineitis (injured).
Substitutions
Torino made 4 changes: Samuele Ricci for Gvidas Gineitis (62′), Antonio Sanabria for Saba Sazonov (78′), Duván Zapata for Pietro Pellegri (87′) and Raoul Bellanova for Mërgim Vojvoda (87′).
Player of the match: Vanja Milinković-Savić
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Torino was the goalkeeper: Vanja Milinković-Savić. His rating is 8.47. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.