It is the first day of the return round and Cagliari is looking for those points that were missing in the first part of the championship. The fifteen put together in the nineteen "winter" days were too few, with Ranieri inviting us to do more. Thiago Motta's Bologna are in a completely different mood, fifth in the standings with 32 points after a first round match that exceeded all expectations but ended in decline with a draw in the last two matchdays.
Heavy absences on both sides: Cagliari is decimated by injuries in the offensive department, added to which is Luvumbo's trip to the Africa Cup of Nations. The Emilians have to do without their star, Zirkzee, who is disqualified.
These are the official training choices:
Cagliari (4-3-2-1): Scuffet; Zappa, Dossena, Wieteska, Augello; Makoumbou, Prati, Sulemana; Nandez, Viola; Petagna. All. Ranieri
Bologna (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Posch, Lucumì, Calafiori, Kristiansen; Aebischer, Freuler; Orsolini, Ferguson, Urbanski; Van Hooijdonk. Coach Thiago Motta
