Davide Nicola's experience on the Cagliari bench is coming to an end. The rumor leaks out from Tuesday afternoon's meeting in Milan with president Tommaso Giulini. The parties also addressed financial aspects related to the separation (the coach's contract has not expired). And the names of possible successors are starting to circulate. The most popular is Fabio Pisacane, former rossoblù and coach of the Primavera. But the Ivan Juric hypothesis is also gaining traction.
Nicola arrived in Cagliari eleven months ago, with the official announcement on July 5, 2024 following the termination of his contract with Empoli. In the season just ended, he led the rossoblù to fifteenth place with 36 points, thanks to 9 wins, as many draws and 20 defeats. For him, this was the first time since 2016-2017, the year in which he achieved great salvation in Crotone, in which he started and closed the championship on the same bench.
Like Ranieri a year ago, Nicola achieved salvation on the penultimate day: in this case with the 3-0 against Venezia on May 18. The season ended with Napoli-Cagliari on Friday 23, so about ten days of waiting (spent in the capital) before today's summit in Milan, a city that Nicola reached with a flight taken in the late morning.
The parties have adjourned for a new meeting, which should be held as early as Wednesday. And the ratification of a decision that seems already taken could arrive.