Last day of hard work, at least for this week. Then two days of rest before thinking about the two salvation challenges in a row: Sunday 24 November at Marassi against Genoa, then Verona at the Domus five days later, Friday 29. A unique package to test Cagliari in the matches that are worth double.

So far, with their direct competitors, things have gone more badly than well: a draw at home with Como, an away defeat with Lecce, then a home defeat with Empoli. Only one victory with Parma at the Tardini, then another away defeat with Udinese. Total: one draw, one success and three games lost without points and without goals. Now Cagliari, encouraged by the good performance with Milan, must prove to themselves that they can have their say in these matches too.

Nicola's team will meet on Tuesday afternoon in Assemini. And the coach will start the week waiting for the national teams: to the seven absentees of the past few days, Wieteska is added, called up by his Poland for the Nations League match against Scotland, scheduled for Monday in Warsaw. The defender, Marin and Luvumbo, all on the pitch on the 18th, should be in Cagliari the following day. However, it is not known if they will be in time for the recovery session. Obert, Sherri, Lapadula, Mina and Prati will certainly not be there on Tuesday, busy that day with Slovakia, Albania, Peru, Colombia and Italy under 21. Lapadula and Mina, in South America, will be the last to be available to Nicola.

In the meantime, the coach is “pampering” the rest of the squad. Scuffet is earning points and could regain his place between the posts when the championship resumes. The coach is also evaluating the progress of Felici, Kingstone, Jankto and Pavoletti, the players least used by the coach. Today, Gaetano is back in the group, stopped on Friday by a viral syndrome.

(Online Union)