Zito Luvumbo has not yet joined the Cagliari group, which is why his call-up for tomorrow's match against Lecce ( 3:00 p.m., referee Juan Luca Sacchi ) is out of the question. The Angolan striker was injured on December 14: a sprain-contusion to his left ankle, the result of a foul by Atalanta's de Roon. It seemed like it would be a less serious problem, with a two-week stoppage, a maximum of three, but more than a month has passed and he hasn't returned to training with his teammates yet.
Even yesterday, in the session the day before the match, Luvumbo only did individual work. This is why there will be no rush to see him back on the pitch. No Cagliari-Lecce then, the objective is postponed once again and becomes next Friday's match (8:45 pm) on the Torino pitch . But everything will depend on whether he no longer feels pain in his injured ankle. Tomorrow's match will be the sixth consecutive match missed by the striker, five in Serie A and one in the Coppa Italia.
The only other absentee will be the third goalkeeper Giuseppe Ciocci . Yerry Mina, who missed the match against Milan last Saturday due to physical problems, will be back among the players called up (the press conference with Davide Nicola is scheduled for this afternoon at 12:30). He scored his last goal in Cagliari-Lecce last season: it ended 1-1 on May 5 at the Domus, where tomorrow a sell-out or almost sold-out is expected.