Cremonese vs Cagliari Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Davide Nicola, the so-called ‘miracle worker’ of Serie A, departed Cagliari over the summer and moved to Cremonese, once again beginning another miracle in Italy.
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Cremonese preview: Overperformed Cremonese
Following their promotion to the top-flight last season, Davide Nicola was tasked with pushing Cremonese away from a relegation battle this season and they began this campaign very well but the hosts are now drifting.
The home team have now collected just one point from their last four matches over the festive period as they come into this one on the back of a slender 1-0 loss to struggling Fiorentina due to a last gasp winner scored by Moise Kean.
Cagliari preview: Steady Sardinians
Cagliari replaced Nicola with inexperienced manager Tommaso Giulini, with the expectation being that they evolve their style and become a little bit better to watch, and they have scored more than a goal per game so far this season.
The Sardinians do come into this one on the back of a hard-fought 1-0 loss at home to AC Milan at the Unipol Demus last weekend due to a 50th minute winner scored by Portugal international attacker Rafael Leao.
Cremonese team news: Jeremy Sarmiento departing
Ecuador international winger Jeremy Sarmiento is expected to depart Cremonese for parent club Brighton and Hove Albion but that hasn’t yet been officially confirmed at the time of writing.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Audero; Terracciano, Baschirotto, Folino; Barbieri, Payero, Bondo, Vandeputte, Pezzella; Bonazzoli, Vardy
Unavailable: Collocolo (Injured)
Questionable: Jeremy Sarmiento (Ineligible)
Cagliari team news: Several injury issues
Italy international duo Michael Folorunsho and Andrea Belotti are confirmed injury absentees for the visitors, while the likes of Ze Pedro, Alessandro Deiola and Sebastiano Esposito are doubtful.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Caprile; Zappa, Juan Rodriuez, Luperto; Palestra, Adopo, Prati, Mazzitelli, Obert; Kilicsoy, Pavoletti
Unavailable: Folorunsho (Injured), Felici (Injured), Belotti (Injured)
Questionable: Ze Pedro (Injured), Deiola (Injured), Esposito (Injured)
Cremonese vs Cagliari prediction
Davide Nicola is a pragmatic coach. That doesn’t necessarily mean that Cremonese are always defensive, with the ability to target games in which they believe they can properly get themselves on the front foot. Cagliari have tried to evolve their own style, too, and both teams could do with a victory and, sensing an opportunity for a win here, could produce a surprisingly entertaining clash in Cremona.
Cremonese vs Cagliari tip: Both teams to score
