Cagliari's fourth consecutive defeat once again left many regrets, with the Rossoblu only succumbing in the closing stages: Lazio won 2-1, overturning Nzola's early lead with goals from Isaksen and Pinamonti. Obert was sent off.
Pisacane returns to a 4-3-2-1 formation, with Adopo (top right, with Fadera as a midfielder) alongside the returning Maldini in support of Nzola . Cagliari immediately take a free kick; Fazzini's shot is parried by Noslin, and Fadera's volley from the edge of the area goes wide. It's the only chance of the first quarter of an hour, during which the Rossoblu otherwise manage well defensively (only one shot, from Isaksen, is deflected by Obert, which is actually a throw-in).
Caprile made the first save of the afternoon in the 19th minute, blocking a right-footed effort from Frattesi from the edge of the box, set up by Noslin. A minute later, Isaksen ran down the pitch, Taylor back-heeled it to Zaccagni on the left, and the shot was saved in two stages by Caprile himself. But in the 21st minute, Cagliari struck: Fadera's run seemed over when Belahyane tackled him, but the Gambian outsmarted his opponent and managed to get a touch on the ball, feeding it into the center for Nzola, who advanced and beat Mandas . This was the Angolan's second consecutive goal, following his one against Roma on Tuesday, also in the same goal.
At the half-hour mark, Fadera clashed with Taylor and felt his right thigh pull. He went down and asked to be substituted. Kofler came on (32'), with Deiola moving up to midfield with Romano in the right midfield and no longer playing as a playmaker. And in the 36th minute, Lazio equalized: Noslin completed a one-two with Taylor and passed to Isaksen on the edge of the box, whose splendid, unstoppable left-footed curler found Caprile in the far corner. The Dane's goal was a beautiful one, making it 1-1 . But Cagliari didn't sit idly by, and immediately afterward, Fazzini nearly made it 2-1 with a right-footed shot from inside the box that just missed the side-netting. Frattesi called for a penalty in the 43rd minute, when he fell to the ground after a light challenge with Fazzini; referee Colombo ordered play to continue. The half-time break followed a minute of added time.
