Under 19 defeated by Lazio
A 1-0 defeat for Cagliari’s Primavera team, which succumbed to Lazio at the CRAI Sport Center. A goal in the final signed by Sulejmani was the decider. Needless to Cagliari’s dominance in both the first and second half, the Biancocelesti unblocked it by taking advantage of one of the rare chances and then resisted.
Without Cogoni injured in extremis, due to a gastroenteritis, on the pitch is Pintus in the centre of defence with Catena, Arba and Idrissi the defensive outfielders in front of Iliev; in the middle Carboni, Balde and Marcolini; Simonetta suggests Vinciguerra and Bolzan.
In the ninth minute, Iliev flew in, lifting Nazzaro’s shot into a corner. Dutu tried again from the spot but Iliev was again decisive. They would be the only Lazio sorties until the goal. Cagliari were active and proactive: on 14 minutes Vinciguerra shot high, on 31 minutes Carboni with his left-footed shot out. The resumption was all red and blue, the wrapping manoeuvre did not bring any conclusions until the 62nd minute, when Bolzan with his right shot missed a great opportunity. In the 73rd minute Konate from long distance, high not by much. In the 76th minute Sulejmani’s goal, taking advantage of Milani’s assist and play. The onslaught was fruitless, ending 0-1.
COACH PISACANE’S WORDS
“It’s normal to risk losing, as then happened, when you don’t realise your superiority. I believe, however, that Cagliari today proposed a lot and deserved more, perhaps even more than the draw. Unfortunately the victory did not come, as in Sassuolo, there is regret but we must continue to work in perspective, looking at the medium-long term, pampering the boys, giving confidence, without beating them at the first mistake but encouraging and deepening the concepts in which we believe from the first day of summer preparation. The path of growth continues: “I do not like talking about individuals and it is never right to do so, but if we look at Arba and how much he has improved to the point where he is playing on equal terms with opponents who are constantly on the bench in Serie A, guys like Idrissi and Vinciguerra on the national team roster, Malfitano, a 2007 player who has played many games as a starter, Catena and Cogoni, who for different reasons have grown enormously, and the midfielders and forwards who are interchangeable and provide many solutions, we understand the type of work that Cagliari is doing. I don’t trade places with anyone with respect to my boys, let’s move forward with serenity, rationality, with the right motivation to polish the mistakes that even today we are paying for”.
