Gala evening at Unipol Domus: at 20.45 Cagliari-Juventus is the postponed match of the twenty-sixth day of Serie A. The stadium has been sold out for days, with over 16,000 fans expected for a match that is worth a lot for both teams. The rossoblù are looking for another high-profile result after drawing 0-0 in Bergamo with Atalanta (and beating Parma 2-1 two weeks ago in a direct clash), the bianconeri to relaunch themselves after the elimination from the Champions League with PSV Eindhoven with the 3-1 defeat in Holland in extra time on Wednesday.
Davide Nicola, who yesterday asked for "humility and courage" after the pre-match training session with open doors in front of the fans in the Curva Nord, can include Adam Obert as left back, with Tommaso Augello further forward. This is to contain Francisco Conceição, who scored the winning goal against Inter seven days ago. Adopo-Makoumbou as a central midfield pairing, with Răzvan Marin off the bench (in the first leg he scored the 1-1 draw between Juventus and Cagliari with a penalty at the end) . Nicolas Viola is the favorite as an attacking midfielder, given that Gianluca Gaetano has just recovered from the injury that prevented him from taking part in the away match in Bergamo (a knock to the knee). For the Bianconeri, Thiago Motta can relaunch Dušan Vlahović in place of Randal Kolo Muani, the French striker who has done very well since his arrival from PSG in the January transfer market.
Referee Andrea Colombo from the Como section , kick-off at 20.45. Live coverage of the match on unionesarda.it, link-up on Radiolina from 20.15 with radio commentary by Lele Casini from Domus and following the post-match with all the comments . These are the probable lineups for Cagliari-Juventus.
Cagliari (4-2-3-1): Caprile; Zappa, Mina, Luperto, Obert; Adopo, Makoumbou; Zortea, Viola, Augello; Piccoli. Coach: Nicola.
Juventus (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Weah, Gatti, Kelly, Cambiaso; Locatelli, K. Thuram; F. Conceicao, McKennie, Yildiz; D. Vlahovic. Coach: Thiago Motta.