Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Cagliari
Match Time & Date:
20/09/2024
18:30
Prediction: 0-0
Empoli
Cagliari will try to record their first win of the season when they take on Empoli at their Unipol Domus on Friday afternoon. The Sardinians suffered a heavy 4-0 loss to Napoli at the weekend, but they are surely capable of matching the Azzurri in front of home fans. Michel Adopo is pushing for a start, while fellow midfielder Matteo Prati remains the only absentee in the home team.
Empoli, on the other hand, aim to remain undefeated in the new Serie A campaign. As the visitors are likely to adopt a cautious approach in Friday’s encounter, we are tempted to place our bets on under 2.5 goals. You should know that under 2.5 goals have been netted in each of Empoli’s first four league games of the season, including a goalless draw with Juventus at the weekend. The likes of Ebuehi, Perisan, Solbakken, and Zurkowski are rated doubtful, while Jacopo Fazzini has yet to overcome a muscle injury, speaking of the visiting team.
Highlighted Team (Cagliari):
Cagliari are a professional football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. I Rossoblu (The Red and Blues) compete in Italian Serie A and the club’s biggest success came in 1970, when they won the national championship.
Cagliari finished the season in top position in the standings, four points clear of Juventus and it has to be noted that Luigi Riva led Cagliari to their first Serie A trophy.
I Rossoblu welcome their rivals at Stadio Sant’Elia and the capacity of the stadium is 16,000. In the 1993/1994 season Cagliari made it to the UEFA Cup semis, with the team suffering a loss to fellow Italian club Inter in the two-legged tie.
Giuseppe Pancaro helped Cagliari record a 3-2 win over Inter in the first leg, but I Rossoblu were hammered by the Nerazzurri in the second leg (3-0). Palermo are regarded as Cagliari’s main rivals and the two teams square off against each other in the Derby delle Isole.
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