Torino-Cagliari 2-0, Adams' brace sends the Granata flying

Turin, January 24, 2025 - The Turin emerged victorious from the first advance of the 22nd day of Serie AThe grenades won 2-0 against a Cagliari came down to the pitch of the Olympic stadium with few offensive ideas. The Sardinians, having coldly conceded Ché's goal Adams in the 6th minute, they never managed to react effectively and left the game to the home team, who closed the game again with Adams in the 61st minute. The boys from vanilla They thus rise to 26 points, while the rossoblù remain stuck at 21, just two points away from the relegation zone.

The starting lineups

vanilla e Nicola both line up their teams with the starting 4-2-3-1. The Turin chooses Milinkovic Savic between the posts, covered by the rearguard composed of Pedersen, Maripan, Coco and Sosa. Ricci and Tameze form the dam in front of the defense, Lazaro, Vlasic and Karamoh are positioned behind the lone striker Che Adams. Cagliari takes the field with Caprile in goal and Zappa, Mina, Luperto and Obert in the back four. Marin and Deiola are the two central midfielders, while Zortea, Gaetano and Felici operate in the three-quarter line. Piccoli is the offensive terminal.

First half

Il Turin the match starts well, with a good offensive attitude and possession of the ball in the opponent's half. In the 4th minute Zappa deflects a shot from karamoh which was aimed at the goal, but two minutes later the Granata found no opposition between themselves and the goal. Cagliari suffers on the left flank, where vlasic gallops and serves Ricci. The Italian midfielder supports the Ché current Adams, which punishes Caprile with a nice shot that kisses the crossbar and ends up behind the Sardinian goalkeeper. With the result in their favour, the team of vanilla dampens the not excessive reaction of the guests, who have not put many offensive ideas into play so far. Toro puts the rhythms of the match to sleep and comes close to doubling the score at the half hour mark. Ricci puts it deep for karamoh, which splits the rearguard in two Cagliari and finds himself face to face with Caprile: the goalkeeper hypnotizes him and averts the danger. The goal opportunities arrive only in the penalty area of ​​the islanders, who are again saved by Caprile in the 39th minute, this time on a shot from Pedersen. The last flash of the first half of the game is from the ever-active karamoh, who steals the ball from Zappa and with a left-footed shot he forces the goalkeeper to slap it out for a corner. The two teams go to half-time with Torino leading by one goal and in complete control of the game.

Second half

Ready, steady, go and to the Turin the doubling goal is immediately disallowed. The Granata return to the field very aggressive and, in the 48th minute, Lazaro seems to score what would be his first goal in Serie A. The joy of the fans is cancelled out by the Yes, who intervenes to signal the previous offside of karamoh, author of the assist. The Cagliari saves himself and, shortly after, has to thank Caprile again in great form. The goalkeeper intervenes with a very difficult save on Tameze, who heads the ball and is denied by a low, feline dive from the Sardinian goalkeeper. Nicola makes four substitutions all at once to express his disappointment to his boys, who however concede the 2-0 goal three minutes later. At 61' karamoh hits the post squarely, the ball stays in play and he picks it up again Ché Adams, who concretizes his personal brace with the tap-in. The rossoblù are unable to react and are practically never seen in the opponent's area, while the minutes pass inexorably. For their part, Toro is content to manage the advantage and slows down the pace.

The match scoreboard

Turin (4-2-3-1): Milinkovic Savic; Pedersen (66' Walukiewicz), Maripan, Saul Coco, Sosa (77' Masina); Ricci (84' Linetty), Tameze (66' Gineitis); Lazaro, Vlasic, Karamoh (84' Njie); That Adams. Coach: Vanoli.

Cagliari (4-2-3-1): Caprile; Zappa, Mina, Luperto, Obert (57' Augello); R. Marin (58' Makoumbou), Deiola (58' Adopo); Zortea, Gaetano (58' Pavoletti), Felici; Piccoli (76' Lapadula). Coach: Nicola.

Scorers: 6' Adams (Tor), 61' Adams (Tor)

Race Director: Kevin Bonacina.

Warnings: Zortea (Cag)

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