Cagliari is going into retreat, immediately. After the discussions at the end of the match against Bologna, with president Tommaso Giulini more than dissatisfied with the defeat at Dall'Ara and who had an immediate meeting at the stadium with the managers, coach and some players , the rossoblù will remain in Assemini from tomorrow to Friday, when Genoa will arrive at Unipol Domus at 20:45. The team resumed training this morning: tomorrow they will return to the Crai Sport Center for the afternoon session and will not leave the sports center until the match of the twenty-eighth day of Serie A.
The immediate withdrawal line is therefore passed: the other option was to start from Wednesday, but it would have been only one day earlier than the one already planned for Thursday (due to the advance of the championship). A decision shared by the club, coach and team, which is based on various considerations. It is not a "punitive" choice, but rather a rational analysis of the moment . Among the negative notes, the lack of reaction in the matches lost against Juventus and Bologna: two high-level opponents, but against whom Cagliari in the final stages did not give it their all to recover the result, after going behind due to their own errors.
Among the other reasons for the early retirement, in addition to the request to always be hungry and competitive, the suffering shown by Cagliari during close matches (the Genoa match will be replayed five days after Bologna) . An issue that Nicola himself had admitted after the defeat against Torino, a month ago. Reason why, it was decided to carry out a different week of work. The goal is to immediately and compactly address the problems highlighted in these 27 matchdays, where there were also positive aspects, considering that in two weeks there will be a break for the national teams and many players will leave.
The 2-1 defeat at Dall'Ara leaves Nicola's team three points above the relegation zone, with Empoli third from bottom who recovered one with a draw against Genoa, their next opponent . As for the session, the players who were most used yesterday in Bologna-Cagliari did some recovery exercises. For the others, strength work in the gym, then the transfer to the pitch for exercises dedicated first to ball possession and then to 1 vs 1 and 3 vs 3 situations.