Serie B playoffs, Parma-Cagliari 0-0: rossoblù in the final against Bari

Parma, 3 June 2023 - After the pyrotechnics 3-2 of the first leg, achieved with a breathtaking comeback, the Cagliari completes the work by emerging unscathed from the trap of Tardini: The 0-0 final rewards the rossoblù, who get their ticket to the final of the playoffs Serie B, where they will find a Bari who in the other semi-final settled the case between various events South Tyrol. The burden of the comeback fell to him Parma, but it was the Sardinians who took the lead, especially in the first half, scoring with lapadula before the intervention of VAR for offside. VAR who returns as the protagonist, with roles reversed, in the second half, when Bonny deceives the ducals by scoring practically with the first ball touched: the ball, however, does not completely cross the line and therefore the situation remains equal which also wavers in the 85th minute, when Zanimacchia the crossbar splinters. All signs that pave the way for Cagliari, which continues its journey towards Serie A above all thanks to the comeback in the first leg: with all due respect to the many regrets that will crowd our thoughts at home in the coming months Parma.

The official lineups

  Both coaches choose the 4-2-3-1: Pecchia relies on chichizola, protected by Delprato, Osorio, Circati e Coulibaly, shielded in turn by estevez e Barnabas. The only tip is sohm, supplied by Male, Vazquez e Benedyczak. Ranieri responds with the same form, opened by Radunovich: the defense is completed by Zappa, Dossena, Open e Denello Azzi. There are in the median makoumbou e deiola, with Nandez, Kurfalidis e Luvumbo in support of lapadula.

First half

  Il Parma, as expected, strong part: the Cagliari he closes well and rushes into attack as soon as he can, like when in the 15th minute following the development of a corner Zappa he experiences a blow from the outside that almost mocks him chichizola, not placed very well between the posts. The home goalkeeper redeemed himself in the 22nd minute, when he blocked a powerful shot in two halves Luvumbo, while shortly after deiola he can't even frame the door mirror. The rossoblù number 14 tries again in the 26th minute following a suggestion from Luvumbo: the home defense is saved somehow but still has to concede the corner. The Parma try to react to the moment of difficulty with Benedyczak, who heads the ball in the 30th minute Radunovich on cue from estevez, who came into his own three minutes later with a shot from distance which however proved to be inaccurate. The Tardini trembles in the 35th minute, when makoumbou sets for lapadula, which avoids the marking of Circati and beats chichizola: VAR he recognizes the rossoblù number 9's offside position and therefore nullifies the guest's joy. Once the scare passed, the Parma he tries to return to the attack and does so on the axis Man-Delprato from the developments of a free kick: the first crosses, the second heads but the ball slips to the bottom. On the tipping is still the Cagliari to become really dangerous: it's the 43rd minute Kurfalidis lancia Nandez, who shoots from the counter and commits chichizola in the action which practically brings the curtain down on a first half in which the guests clearly prevailed.

Second half

  Il Cagliari he returns to the field without it Kurfalidis e Dossena, replaced by Of Pardo e Goldeniga: two conservative moves to try to maintain a result that would still reward the Sardinians. Pecchia he replies, removing the injured person Circati, replaced by Zanimacchia. Beyond the substitutions, the script of the match does not change, with the guests increasingly proactive despite a score which in the two matches is more than comforting: this can also be understood in the 52nd minute, when Luvumbo challenge and overcome Osorio, but the following conclusion is imprecise. Ranieri changes again and becomes more defensive 3-5-2: out Zappa It's inside Altar. This is a tactical measure that further blocks the maneuver of the Parma, who struggles to even get close to the guest area. The rhythms drop inexorably and this obviously plays into the hands of Cagliari: Pecchia try to force the Sardinian defensive castle by entering Camara e Michael for Barnabas e Male. In reality the script does not change, because it is still the rossoblù who are preferred: in the 70th minute Nandez he causes panic in the home area and puts in a low cross that mocks chichizola but that lapadula before and Luvumbo then they fail to reiterate in the sack. The guests remain in the attacking zone and shortly after win a corner: from the developments the ball reaches makoumbou, who shoots sky high from an excellent position. In the 72nd minute he didn't do much better Luvumbo, which misses the big target. Ranieri changes again: a very tired man outside lapadula It's inside Prelect, while Pecchia tira fuori Delprato e sohm and throws into the fray Cobbault e Bonny. The latter in the 74th minute sent the team into raptures Tardini practically sending the first ball touched into the net: as already happened in the first half with the roles reversed, the VAR he intervenes and nullifies everything because the ball, after touching the crossbar, did not completely cross the goal line. Once the fear is over, Ranieri it is still covered by inserting Purple for Nandez. The Parma suffers the blow of the disallowed goal, but in the 85th minute he comes close to scoring again when Zanimacchia collects the ball after a short clearance from the visiting defense following a cross from Coulibaly: the conclusion chipped the crossbar. On tipping the Cagliari he devours the goal with Luvumbo, which first hits the mark chichizola after a terrible reading of Osorio and then, on the continuation, it shoots incredibly wide. At 88' Zanimacchia (excellent entry) searches and finds the head of Michael, but the aim isn't the best. The injury time is 7: many, but the rossoblù are still attacking, coming close to scoring in the 94th minute with a masterful free kick from the specialist Purple, rejected with a miracle by chichizola, who at least has the merit of avoiding internal defeat for his team. A very meager consolation, while those who continue to dream of returning to Serie A is the Cagliari, who will now have to deal with the Bari.