For three of Cagliari's four injured players, the match against Monza on Sunday ( 12:30 p.m., referee Francesco Fourneau ) is closer. At least in terms of being called up. In this morning's training session at the Crai Sport Center in Assemini - under the watchful eye of president Tommaso Giulini - Florinel Coman, Zito Luvumbo and Gabriele Zappa worked partially in a group: their first contact with their teammates since they stopped due to their respective physical problems.
Luvumbo was the first in chronological order, on March 2 in Bologna-Cagliari: for him, already recovering from a long layoff due to an ankle injury, a low-grade strain to the biceps femoris of the right thigh . Then it was Coman's turn, on March 7 in Cagliari-Genoa which was also his first as a starter: inflammation of the Achilles tendon in the left foot . Finally Zappa, who in the session on Wednesday 12 had complained of a discomfort which later turned out to be a muscle strain to the adductors of the left thigh .
Personalized instead for Adam Obert, after yesterday's tests showed a low-grade distraction to the sartorius muscle of the left thigh . For him, recovery in Cagliari-Monza will not be possible , the most realistic objective is Empoli on Sunday 6 or the trip to Milan with Inter on Saturday 12.
Matteo Prati worked with the team, returning yesterday ( after scoring a splendid goal on Monday in Italy-Denmark Under-21 ) and recovering from a recovery session. For Cagliari, today's session included technical activation exercises and a series of games played on a reduced pitch at high intensity. Tomorrow morning training, where the internationals Velizar-Ilia Iliev and Răzvan Marin are expected. The last to return will be Yerry Mina, who concluded last night by playing the final 28' of Colombia's 2-2 draw against Paraguay in Barranquilla , in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.