Seeking a fourth win in as many away games. That's Cagliari's goal this afternoon in Monza, with the Serie A matchday seven kick-off scheduled for 6:30 PM at the Brianteo stadium in front of nearly 1,400 Rossoblu fans. Fabio Pisacane's team (who is suspended today after an argument with Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti, and will be replaced by his assistant Giacomo Murelli) is coming off a fine draw against the Bianconeri eight days ago. They're now aiming for another away win—where they're already a record-breaking one—to continue their impressive start to the season.
The biggest change is likely to be in attack, as the coach hinted in yesterday's press conference that M'Bala Nzola could be added to Paul Mendy, switching from a 4-3-2-1 to a 4-3-1-2. The one to be sacrificed, compared to Juventus, is Yanis Massolin. The other possible choice concerns captain Alessandro Deiola , now fully recovered from knee surgery, who could be deployed in defense or midfield. Otherwise, it's the tried-and-tested formation that has always performed very well in previous outings. The usual Mattia Felici, Riyad Idrissi, and Yael Trepy are unavailable, although the latter is expected to be back soon.
Here are the probable lineups for Monza-Cagliari : kick-off is at 6:30 pm, refereeed by Andrea Calzavara of the Varese section . Live coverage on unionesarda.it, with a link-up on Radiolina half an hour before kick-off, and post-match coverage to follow.
Monza (3-4-2-1): Törnqvist; Kouadio, Goglichidze, A. Carboni; Birindelli, Akinsanmiro, Folorunsho, Mangas; Robinson, Cutrone; Varela. Coach: Jurić.
Cagliari (4-3-1-2): Caprile; Zé Pedro, Mina, Juan Rodríguez, Obert; Romano, Winks, Adopo; Maldini; Mendy, Nzola. Coach: Murelli (Pisacane suspended).
