No revolutions, the race to avoid relegation doesn't allow them. After making extensive changes in the Coppa Italia, losing 1-2 to Verona, Cagliari returns to the "old school" for the match against Lecce: at 6:30 PM, the same eleven players from the first two matchdays, in Parma and against Inter, will play. This is also due to the numerous absences , with Kevin Carlos on leave for family reasons (his mother passed away), Yukinari Sugawara unable to make his debut yet because his residence permit hasn't arrived, M'Bala Nzola and Yerry Mina are not fit. They are joined by the long-term absentees Riyad Idrissi and Yael Trepy.
The lineup is now complete: Caprile in goal; Zé Pedro, Deiola, Rodríguez, and Obert in defense; the Romano-Winks midfield duo plus Fazzini in midfield, with Adopo and Maldini behind Mendy, who scored in the Coppa Italia . Compared to Inter, Roberto Gagliardini and Yanis Massolin, signed at the start of last week and available on the bench, will be additional options. Cagliari-Lecce is the third consecutive home match: the previous two went poorly, and now Pisacane's team— for him, this is a match against a former player —will look to bounce back.
Here are the official lineups for Cagliari-Lecce: kick-off is at 6:30 PM, with Juan Luca Sacchi of the Macerata section as referee . Watch the match live on unionesarda.it, with pre-match coverage from 6 PM on Radiolina, and post-match coverage at the final whistle, complete with commentary and interviews .
Cagliari (4-3-2-1): Caprile; Zé Pedro, Deiola, Juan Rodríguez, Obert; Romano, Winks, Fazzini; Adopo, Maldini; Mendy.
On the bench: Sherri, Radunović, Felici, Ciervo, Gagliardini, Kofler, Aurelio, Liteta, Akarakiri, Sulev, Sugamele, Grandu, Fadera, Massolin.
Coach: Fabio Pisacane.
Lecce (4-3-3): Falcone; Danilo Veiga, Gaspar, Tiago Gabriel, Gallo; L. Coulibaly, Ngom, Ilić; Pierotti, Štulić, Monteiro.
On the bench: Bleve, Penev, Dembélé, Ndaba, Siebert, Fatah, S. Fofana, Berisha, N'Dri, Maleh, Gandelman, Jean, Sánchez, Gorter, Scott.
Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco.