Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Ternana and Cagliari face each other at Stadio Libero Liberati in the opening match of Serie B round 16. Ternana do not seem to be at their sharpest, with the team losing to both Pisa and Venezia in the previous two league fixtures, and they face a difficult task in Tuesday’s clash against Cagliari. All Samuele Spalluto, Andrea Favilli, and Alfredo Donnarumma remain on the sidelines with injuries.
The Rossoblu, on the other hand, have drawn each of their last five league fixtures. Cagliari head into the midweek fixture following a 1-1 draw with Parma, and they are surely capable of holding Ternana to a draw at Stadio Libero Liberati. As for the away side, Nahitan Nandez is banned for the match, while both Marko Rog and Marco Mancosu are out of contention through injuries. In their last meeting at the venue the two sides played out a 1-1 draw.
Highlighted Player (Gianluca Lapadula):
Gianluca Lapadula, also known as Lapagol, due to his goalscoring abilities, was born in Turin and started his career at Juventus youth team, but was released because he wasn’t doing well in his studies. After the departure with Juventus, Lapadula perfected his goalscoring skills in lower Italian leagues and even spent one year in NK Gorica, Slovenia.
During his spell in Ravenna, he managed to finish the season 2012/13 as the top scorer in the group, netting 24 goals in the process. For a long period of time, the 28-year-old was Parma’s player, but he went on loans often, and, after Parma went bankrupt, Lapagol moved to Pescara. With 30 goals in 43 appearances, the striker caught the eye of Serie A giant Milan. He netted his first goal for the Rossoneri only three minutes after he came on as a substitute.
The following season Lapagol became the striker of Genoa. Even though he was called to play for Peru, the Genoa hitman decided to represent Italy, getting his first call to the senior squad in November 2016. However, he never made an official appearance for Italy, since he only played an unofficial friendly against San Marino, when he scored a hat-trick.