Cagliari Edges Verona in Crucial Serie A Match

Leonardo Pavoletti's goal proves decisive as Cagliari edges Verona in Serie A. Read more.

Cagliari secured a crucial win over Hellas Verona, potentially boosting their Serie A safety prospects. A counter-attack led by Alessandro Deiola in the late stages sealed the victory for Cagliari, while Daniele Ghilardi was sent off for Verona.

The match was a high-stakes encounter between two teams fighting to avoid relegation. Both teams were coming off losses, with Verona struggling with injuries to key players like Pawel Dawidowicz, Casper Tengstedt, and Abdou Harroui. Meanwhile, Cagliari were without Yerry Mina and Roberto Piccoli, but Deiola's return to the squad proved pivotal.

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Cagliari created scoring opportunities on the counter-attack, with Razvan Marin setting up Zito Luvumbo for a promising chance. However, Verona goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipò made a crucial save, parrying Luvumbo's shot with his legs.

Verona's struggles continued as they lost Tomas Suslov to injury in the opening half-hour. Despite Michel Adopo's missed header from a Tommaso Augello corner, Cagliari took the lead when Luvumbo's cross found Leonardo Pavoletti unmarked at the far post, exploiting a defensive lapse by Diego Coppola and Daniele Ghilardi.

Verona goalkeeper Elia Caprile made a crucial save on a free kick from Ondrej Duda, and Lambourde's volley went off target. However, Verona's fortunes took a turn for the worse when Daniele Ghilardi was given a straight red card for a late and reckless tackle on Gianluca Gaetano.

Cagliari sealed their victory with a well-executed counter-attack in stoppage time. Gianluca Gaetano led the charge, running from his own half and drawing out the goalkeeper before laying off a pass to Alessandro Deiola, who tapped home at the back post.

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