Cagliari vs Bologna Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Cagliari need to get back on track in Serie A as the Sardinians now come up against Bologna at the Unipol Demus in Sardinia on Saturday.
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Cagliari preview: Woeful result
Cagliari come into this one on the back of a 4-0 hammering at the hands of newly-promoted Monza at Stadio Brianteo last week due to a brace from Gustavo Varela as well as goals scored by Eddie Kouadio and Jay Robinson.
Prior to that, Fabio Pisacane’s side had been extremely impressive with four victories and a draw with Juventus in their opening six matches – their only defeat being a slender 1-0 loss to defending champions Internazionale last month.
Bologna preview: Tricky start
Over the summer, Bologna took the surprising decision to appoint former Belgium and Schalke boss Domenico Tedesco; who has been given a squad that is more proactive than his usually preferred conservative style.
Bologna continued their fairly underwhelming start to the campaign with a 3-1 defeat to the aforementioned Inter in a game in which Bologna took an early lead at the Renato Dall’Ara via midfielder Tommaso Pobega.
Cagliari team news: A few absentees
Cagliari continue to have a trio of absentees for this weekend with no fresh concerns as midfielder Riyad Idrissi remains unavailable alongside Mattia Felici and Yael Trepy.
Predicted XI (4-1-2-1-2): Caprile; Ze Pedro, Yerry Mina, Juan Rodriguez, Obert; Romano; Adopo, Winks; Maldini; Mendy, Nzola
Unavailable: Idrissi (Injured), Felici (Injured), Trepy (Injured)
Questionable:
Bologna team news: Piccoli a doubt
Roberto Piccoli is now a doubt for Bologna this weekend due to a hamstring injury sustained last weekend with Emil Holm and Riccardo Orsolini remaining sidelined.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Skorupski; Darmian, Casale, Theate; Zortea, Ferguson, Pobega, Juan Miranda; Bernadeschi, Dovbyk, Cambiaghi
Unavailable: Holm (Injured), Orsolini (Injured)
Questionable: Piccoli (Injured)
Cagliari vs Bologna prediction
That defeat to the Nerazzurri last week means that Bologna have now won just one of their opening seven matches, which was an underwhelming 2-1 victory against Lecce after the extended international break. Cagliari will believe that last week was just a blip against an enterprising and competitive Monza side so perhaps siding with the hosts would appear the way to go for this one.
Cagliari vs Bologna tip: Double chance – Cagliari to win or draw
