Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Cagliari play host to Verona at their Unipol Domus on day 14 of the new Serie A campaign. The Rossoblu aim to put an end to their five-game winless run in all competitions and they are likely to leave their hearts on the field in Friday’s clash. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Romania international Razvan Marin, who has found his goal-scoring touch of late. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
Meanwhile, the Mastini experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a massive 5-0 loss to Inter. Given Cagliari’s need for points, we predict that the visitors are going to return home with their hands empty. All Ondrej Duda, Martin Frese, and Juan Manuel Cruz are out of contention with injuries for the visiting team, while captain Darko Lazovic should be recalled to the starting XI.
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.