Cagliari-Juventus ends 1-1 on the sixth day of Serie A
THE GOALS
In the 81st minute Cagliari-JUVENTUS 1-1 - Kolo Muani equalised. Alajbegovic hits a perfect ball into the area, Kolo Muani takes the time of Deiola and heads it past Caprile.
At 20' CAGLIARI-Juventus 1-0. Maldini's goal. Cagliari's quick restart, Maldini starts at speed, enters the area, a series of rebounds favors Mendy who controls and serves his teammate, who controls and beats Vicario with his left foot.
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THE MATCH
(by Stefano Ambu)
Juventus does not pass and indeed trembles in Cagliari. While the fairy tale of Pisacane's team continues. No overtaking: the rossoblù remain two points above the bianconeri. Still in fourth place. One by one. Juve risked losing because until the 36th minute of the second half they were one goal down, the one scored by Maldini in the first half, the fourth in a row. And the owners' defense seemed impervious. Then to save the guests, here is the equalizer from Kolo Muani. It's also true that the Bianconeri also risked winning: the Frenchman's cross was sensational five minutes from the end.
Very nervous final: a few too many words and contact between Spalletti and Pisacane and Marcenaro pulled out the red for both of them. For Juventus a step back after the victory against Atalanta. In the first half, Spalletti didn't understand that Kolo Muani could do little on his own. In the second half he freed him alongside first Gonzales and then Woltermade. And the result was visible. Cagliari? Some people, especially those who can't find the key, call it a 'bolt'. But it is a double-ended system which however has restarts that hurt. Like the one that led Maldini to score again. All close, the rossoblù, sometimes know how to get out of the siege with quick one-twos that put anyone in crisis. In the pre-match personalized shirt given by Cagliari to Beniamino Zuncheddu, 33 years old in prison as an innocent man: his story inspired the film 'Zustissia', on screens these days. Sold out at Domus. Unmissable match: even a newly married couple showed up at the stadium still in their wedding clothes. Juve immediately declared that they wanted the three points of overtaking. He does it with running and aggression, especially looking for Conceicao on the right.
First opportunity for Nico Gonzalez, but otherwise little concrete. Cagliari sees the ball bounce here and there. He seems ready to block the whole match. And instead in the 20th minute he scored. Throw-in action on the left, Maldini tries just outside the area. The defense clears it short: Mendy is the first to arrive and protect the ball. Out of the corner of his eye he still sees Maldini. And Daniel easily scores his fourth goal (in a row) of the championship. Juventus starts charging again. But he can neither get around that wall from the flanks nor go over it with long balls because Kolo Muani is too alone. Spalletti's face says it all: look at the match, look at the ground. He seems disconsolate. The shot count is in Juve's favor, nine to three. But the coach's reflection can only be this: they have never or almost never been dangerous.
And then we try to change something. Conceicao street and inside Zhegrova. With Nico Gonzalez diverted to the center to keep Kolo Muani company. McKennie out, also for yellow, and Alajbegovic in. Pisacane also removes Rodriguez from the yellow card. And, twelve days after surgery, he gets Deiola back on his feet and on the pitch. The wake-up shot in the 7th minute was from Zhegrova. By dint of pickaxes, the wall was broken down: in the 36th minute of the second half Alajbegovic's ball arrived from three quarters, but it was the right one: Kolo Muani arrived a moment before Obert and headed the ball home to make it one-and-one. In the 40th minute the Frenchman, still with a ball thrown in the middle, takes a sensational crossbar which hits the line. It's the last chance. It ends one by one
