Yerry Mina returns from the bench. Once again, the build-up to a Cagliari match has revolved around the Colombian defender's fitness: he's available again at 6:30 PM against Sassuolo, after missing the trip to Verona due to a strained left thigh flexor, but not from the start. In his last two appearances, against Bologna and Udinese, he had to leave early: Fabio Pisacane is keeping him in and putting Gabriele Zappa, Zé Pedro, and Adam Obert in defense, as Sebastiano Luperto is also out for the second consecutive match.
Without Alessandro Deiola, another of those not called up , Michel Adopo returns to midfield for Cagliari-Sassuolo, along with Matteo Prati, in what should be a 3-5-2 or 3-4-2-1 formation depending on Michael Folorunsho's position. In attack, Sebastiano Esposito is looking for his first Serie A goal: he's yet to score, having sat out the entire match at the Bentegodi on Sunday. Gennaro Borrelli will join him at center forward.
Here are the official lineups for Cagliari-Sassuolo : the referee is Luca Pairetto from the Nichelino section , kick-off is at 6:30 pm. On unionesarda.it you can find live coverage of the midweek round, on Radiolina you can find live radio commentary by Lele Casini from Unipol Domus accompanied by the usual pre- and post-match coverage.
Cagliari (3-5-2): Caprile; Zappa, Zé Pedro, Obert; Palestra, Adopo, Prati, Folorunsho, Idrissi; S. Esposito, Borrelli.
On the bench: Ciocci, Sarno, Mazzitelli, Luperto, Kılıçsoy, Gaetano, Juan Rodríguez, Felici, Di Pardo, Cavuoti, Mina, Liteta, Pavoletti, Luvumbo.
Coach: Fabio Pisacane.
