Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Cagliari and Bologna face each other at Sardegna Arena in what is expected to be a close Serie A encounter. The Sardinians quickly bounced back from a 2-0 loss to Juventus, with the team beating Sampdoria 2-1 on the road. Cagliari aim to give fans yet another reason for celebration, and they are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach in Sunday’s clash. All Ceppitelli, Walukiewicz, Nandez, Rog, Ceter, and Strootman should miss out with injuries for the home team.
Sinisa Mihajlovic’s troops, on the other hand, are hit by coronavirus, with all Van Hooijdonk, Hickey, Dominguez, Medel, Viola, Molla, and Vignato being quarantined. Considering that both Barrow and Mbaye represent their respective national teams at Africa Cup of Nations, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the hosts. To make things even worse for the visitors, both Kingsley and Schouten are sidelined with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Diego Godin):
Diego Godin is considered one of the best defenders in the history of Uruguayan football. The Atletico Madrid centre back played for Cerro and Nacional in the Uruguayan national championship between 2003 and 2007 and in August, 2017 he signed a deal with La Liga side Villarreal.
Godin made 91 league appearances for the Yellow Submarine and on 4 August he made probably the best decision of his career as he signed a contract with Atletico Madrid. The Uruguayan defender won the 2013/2014 La Liga trophy with los Rojiblancos, while making it to the Champions League final on two occasions (2014, 2016). He won the Europa League trophy in the 2011/2012 season with Atletico Madrid as well.
Speaking of his international career, Godin clinched the 2011 Copa America trophy with Uruguay. Despite playing as a centre back, Diego Godin often scores after set pieces and you should have in mind that he scored eight goals for Diego Simeone’s team in the 2013/2014 season (all competitions).
Highlighted Team (Bologna):
Bologna FC 1909 is an Italian football club founded in 1909 and playing in the Serie A. The club hosts its games in the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara which holds a capacity of 40500 seats. The stadium is named after their former chairman. The club plays its home games in the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara since 1927.
The club colors of Bologna are blue and red and is one of the most successful football clubs in Italy winning the Serie A 7times and the Coppa Italia 2 times in the clubs history. Lately Bologna is not performing like their glory times anymore. The club is often relegated to the Serie B but manages to get back to the Serie A on and off. Another important person in the club is Joey Saputo, Canadian but with Italian roots, which is owner of Bologna.
Well known football players that wore the blue red colors of Bologna in their career are: Falcone, Dokovic, Nakata, Gillet, Pagliuca, Vieri and Zagorakis.