Cagliari, with Răzvan Marin in the starting lineup and Florinel Coman an unused substitute, won at Verona and climbed to the top of the group of seven teams fighting for Serie A survival.
Răzvan Marin didn’t shine, but he played his classic team game, pulling opponents after him, making no mistakes in passes, creating space for his teammates and even trying to score from two free kicks, but the executions were modest.
Captain Pavoletti, who has been in Sardinia for seven years, opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Then, Cagliari defended the result, with Verona having no clear chance to score. They even self-sabotaged in the 85th minute when Ghilardi received a straight red card for a rough tackle in midfield. In the third minute of extra time it was 0-2, the newcomer Deiola closed the match after being perfectly served by Gaetano following a counterattack.
