Cagliari lost 2-1 against Lazio, but the game was heavily influenced by Ayroldi's poor refereeing. With a quarter of an hour to go he awarded a penalty for a foul by Zortea on Pellegrini, then sent off Mina and Adopo for a double yellow at the same time.
Nightmare start for the rossoblù: just over two minutes and, on a free kick from 25 meters by the ex Pellegrini that was anything but irresistible, Scuffet lets the ball slip away and Dia converts it into 1-0 with a shot on the edge of the small area . There is no immediate reaction, in fact two yellow cards arrive immediately for Adopo and Augello.
In the 19th minute, Castellanos takes the ball on his right, shoots from 25 meters and hits the post. Shortly after, Adopo's shot is blocked, Zortea picks up the ball and his deflected cross is blocked on the ground by Provedel. In the 29th minute, with the advantage given by the referee for a foul on Isaksen by Mina who was then cautioned at the end of the action, Noslin serves Castellanos on the right, the ball is put in the middle and Scuffet saves.
Shortly after the half hour mark, Isaksen picks up a ball cleared by the Cagliari defense and shoots with his left foot, a deflection and a corner. From there, however, the rossoblù grow, and in the 35th minute they fail to take advantage of a mistake by Gila with Luvumbo entering the area from the left and only earning a corner. But at the second attempt, in the 41st minute, the Angolan breaks free: he receives the ball from Makoumbou with his back to the goal, turns and finds a deflection on his right foot by Gila, who displaces Provedel and makes the score at half time 1-1 .
In the second half, a sensational double save on the line by Luperto on the same action: first a header by Castellanos, then above all the sure-fire rebound by Vecino. On the other side, Piccoli is fouled by Lazzari, booked, and kicks the free kick from the edge but hits the wall. In the 65th minute, a free kick from the right, deflected by Romagnoli and a right-footed shot by Castellanos that goes wide.
First substitutions for Nicola in the 68th minute: Viola and Obert for Gaetano and the cautioned Augello. But it is a substitution of Baroni that is decisive: Zaccagni, on the pitch since the 73rd minute, three minutes later converts the penalty for 2-1 for a foul by Zortea on Pellegrini. Then the protagonist becomes the referee Ayroldi: in the 78th minute he gives the second yellow to Mina for a foul with the ball far away on Castellanos (who gets up as soon as he realizes that he has sent off the opponent) and Adopo for protests following the red of his teammate . Cagliari incredibly with nine men and no longer having the strength to react, in the 92nd minute Castellanos' right-footed shot is blocked by Scuffet and Pedro sends the rebound high.
