Fabio Pisacane's main choice for Cagliari-Bologna was—once again—Yerry Mina: the Colombian is ready. Having recovered from a calf injury sustained two Sundays ago in Udine , the number 26 will start in central defense alongside Sebastiano Luperto, who had watched the match from the bench before the break after being unwell the night before. This afternoon at 3:00 PM, on matchday seven of Serie A, Cagliari's starting defensive pairing will be back together with Gabriele Zappa, which is why the formation is expected to be 3-4-2-1.
Gennaro Borrelli, fresh from his first Serie A goal, will be missing in attack: Sebastiano Esposito will be in charge, supported by Michael Folorunsho and Mattia Felici . The former two are also looking to score their first league goal, having only come close to scoring on several occasions so far. In midfield, Michel Adopo and Matteo Prati will be in the mix, with Marco Palestra untouchable, fresh from another assist for the Italy Under-21s.
In Bologna Italiano a lot has changed : none of the former players (Lykogiannis, Sulemana and Zortea) are playing, nor is top scorer Orsolini.
Here are the official lineups for Cagliari-Bologna: the match kicks off at 3:00 PM , with referee Matteo Marchetti of the Ostia Lido section . Watch the match live on unionesarda.it, and Lele Casini's radio commentary, along with pre- and post-match coverage, will be on Radiolina.
Cagliari (3-4-2-1): Caprile; Zappa, Mina, Luperto; Palestra, Adopo, Prati, Obert; Folorunsho, Felici; S. Esposito.
On the bench: Ciocci, Sarno, Idrissi, Mazzitelli, Kılıçsoy, Gaetano, Deiola, Juan Rodríguez, Rog, Cavuoti, Liteta, Borrelli, Pavoletti, Zé Pedro, Luvumbo.
Coach: Fabio Pisacane.
Bologna (4-2-3-1) : Ravaglia; Holm, Heggem, Vitík, Miranda; Freuler, L. Ferguson; Bernardeschi, Odgaard, Cambiaghi; Castro.
On the bench: Skorupski, Pessina, Pobega, Moro, Orsolini, Rowe, Casale, Zortea, Lykogiannis, Dallinga, Lucumí, De Silvestri, Domínguez, I. Sulemana, Fabbian.
Coach : Vincenzo Italiano.
