Cagliari vs Fiorentina
Cagliari vs Fiorentina will open the 28th matchday of Serie A. The game is obviously very delicate: the two teams are bound by the indelible memory of Davide Astori. The Sardinians are not in the red areas of the ranking, but they are not even quiet: salvation is far from reached. La Viola instead aims for something more than ending up in the left column: the European target remains alive until the end.
Cagliari is going through a time of ups and downs. After a bad defeat against Milan at the San Siro, he got 2 wins and 2 defeats in 4 games: the two successes came home against Inter and Parma. The last race is the 2-0 suffered at the Dall’Ara from Bologna, which deserved the triumph. The Sardinians have stopped a bit, but still need some points to stay calm. Sardinia Arena must be their fortress. Maran will not be able to count on the usual injuries, but Cigarini and Faragò return from disqualification. Absent instead for the same reason Bradaric. Srna and Pellegrini should be confirmed on the wings, while the attacking pair will still be Joao Pedro-Pavoletti.
Even Fiorentina is currently a fairly unpredictable team. The performances are almost always level and rich in goals, but the victory does not come every time. Rather. La Viola does not win in Ferrara with the Spal from mid-February, from then on in the league two draws and one defeat. The last race brought a good home draw against Lazio. Fiorentina, however, must try to make that decisive qualitative leap decisive for aspiring to the Europa League. Pioli has to deal with two very heavy absences. Disqualified Veretout and injured Church. In midfield there should therefore be Dabo, while in front Simeone returns from 1 ′ – together with Gerson and Murice. Lafont-Terraciano and Ceccherini-Vitor Hugo also ballots.
Precedents: the last race played in Sardinia dates back to last season, and ended 0-1 for the guests: Babacar’s goal was decisive. But the Sardinians remain a tough opponent for the Viola. They defeated the Tuscans last year at the Franks for 0-1 and in the 14-15 season for 1-3.
For this meeting we suggest the double chance 1X, followed by the under 3.5. The Sardinians look for important points of salvation to break away in a decisive way from the relegation zone. The distance from the third-last Bologna is only 6 lengths. Fiorentina will pay two important absences like Veretout and Chiesa and will struggle to impose their game.
Prediction Today: 1x
Odds: 1.62