Cagliari-Lecce 4-1, rossoblù comeback in the second half

Cagliari, 19 January 2025 - Closing the first half at a disadvantage after having almost dominated it seems like the omen of a complicated afternoon, instead the Cagliari he comes back from the locker room with a bad face and overwhelms the Lecce, who had deluded himself with Pierotti. The red and blue comeback is signed by Gaetano, Lupert, Good luck e Open and also facilitated by the expulsion suffered after on field review by Rebic, guilty of a trampling Mina, for its part not new to encountering duels on the edge of regularity with the opponent of the moment. The Croatian falls into the net of the Colombian, just as the Giallorossi fall, who in the standings are overtaken by the Sardinians, for a brawl that on the right side of the standings involves several teams in the space of very few points.

The official lineups

 Nicola choose a 4-4-1-1 open from Caprile, protected by Zappa, Mina, Lupert e Open, with Good luck, makoumbou, adopo e happy in midfield: up front there is Little ones, assisted by Viola. Giampaolo reply with a 4-3-3 that he sees between the posts Falcone, with Guilbert, baschirotto, Jeans e Dorgu in defense and Coulibaly, pierret ed Helgason in the middle: in attack it's up to Pierotti, Kristovic e Dying.

First half

 The first flash of the match is attempted by Helgason, but it becomes a phone call for Caprile, but he takes the first shot on goal Dying, even if the precision is not there: similar outcome, at 9', for the attempt of Viola, good at hooking a cross but less good at trying to transform it into something more. At 11' Zappa search with a low tracer happy, providentially anticipated by Guilbert, then also lucky on the rebound after the not excellent reading of Falcone. At 19' the header of Guilbert on cross by Good luck is definitely less precise, becoming an involuntary assist for adopo, the conclusion of which on the fly severely engages Falcone, who takes refuge in a corner kick. Again Good luck, with a spoonful from the three-quarter line, tries to fish out Viola, who doesn't believe enough and just misses contact with the ball. Despite the great suffering, the Lecce tries to change the score of the match by relying on the revs of Dying e Dorgu, but the latter in particular is very limited by the great work in the coverage phase of Good luck. At 30' happy earns a free kick which he takes Viola, who seeks and finds Lupert, who sends the ball just over the crossbar. At 32' Kristovic it imposes itself physically and commits Caprile: shortly after the Giallorossi striker saves on the line on a header from Little ones from the developments of a corner aimed at the far post.

It doesn't end here: on the continuation of the action Lupert tries to score a backheel goal, without luck or precision. Once the double scare has passed, the Lecce return to the attack with Pierotti, which tries to go from Kristovic: the rossoblù defense deflects the ball into a corner. At 41' Viola marks but the joy of theUnipol Domus it doesn't last long: everything is cancelled out by the offside of the playmaker. A few seconds pass and the advantage is taken by the Giallorossi with Pierotti, who finds himself with a deflected cross at his feet Dying and places it on the fly at the height of the near post. The referee Bags assign 2' of recovery that the Cagliari tries, in vain, to equalise a match that seemed to be in full control and which instead took the path of Lecce.

Second half

The teams do not make any substitutions and among the protagonists of the second half there is still Kristovic, which burns at 47' Lupert on a cross of Helgason but then arrives uncoordinated on the ball. At 52' the Cagliari reply with a cross from happy which only yields a corner, from whose developments stands out Little ones unsuccessful. Nicola he is not happy and plays three substitutions at once: inside deiola, Gaetano e Marine for adopo, Viola e makoumbou, while Giampaolo raise the wall by inserting Bonifazi for the match winner Pierotti. The good moves are those of Nicola, who finds the equaliser precisely through the substitutions: it's the 60th minute and deiola of heel is needed Gaetano, who with a diagonal shot signs the deserved equaliser for his team. The countermove by Giampaolo è Rebic for Kristovic, who does not seem to appreciate the substitution: also entering is Ramadan for Helgason. The Cagliari begins to flirt with the opening goal, first coming close to it in the 65th minute with a shot from outside the area deiola (its impact is excellent) that Falcone sends it to the corner and then, from the developments of the same, beaten by Marine, finding him with the back blow of Lupert.

Speaking of changes, those at home Lecce risk having a very different outcome: the stories tense between Mina e Rebic they start early and the second one pays the price, expelled after an on field review for a step on the arm of the first. Also leaving the field is happy, but this time only for a substitution: from the rossoblù bench he comes up Augello. While the Cagliari try to manage, perhaps dreaming of the knockout blow, the Lecce, despite the numerical inferiority, plays its last cards: they enter Burnete e Karlsson for Dying e Coulibaly. However, the Sardinians are still close to the net, with Augello who in the 79th minute almost hits the target from outside, Falcone practically beaten and stoned. The 3-1 it is postponed by a little, because in the 80th minute he finds it Good luck, who makes the most of the perfect assist from Augello, another one who came off the bench with the perfect approach.

At the party of Cagliari at 83' he also joins Open, who with a great left-footed shot gave himself the joy of the first goal (and what a goal) of his career. Nicola throw into the fray Pavoletti for Good luck, among the best of his team beyond the net that helped shape a result that in the final minutes of the match seemed to be on ice. And so it is despite the 4' of recovery assigned by Bags.