Fiorentina vs Cagliari 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 20': Keita Baldé (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 21': Goal! Fiorentina 1, Cagliari 0. Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 24': Substitution, Cagliari. Raoul Bellanova replaces Martín Cáceres because of an injury.
- 42': Goal! Fiorentina 2, Cagliari 0. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Saponara following a fast break.
- 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 2, Cagliari 0.
- 48': Razvan Marin (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Goal! Fiorentina 3, Cagliari 0. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 58': Substitution, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti replaces Keita Baldé.
- 58': Substitution, Cagliari. Gastón Pereiro replaces Gabriele Zappa.
- 58': Substitution, Cagliari. Alberto Grassi replaces Alessandro Deiola.
- 68': Substitution, Fiorentina. Aleksa Terzic replaces Cristiano Biraghi.
- 68': Substitution, Fiorentina. Gaetano Castrovilli replaces Youssef Maleh.
- 71': Substitution, Cagliari. Adam Obert replaces Nahitan Nández because of an injury.
- 74': Substitution, Fiorentina. José Callejón replaces Riccardo Saponara.
- 82': Substitution, Fiorentina. Sofyan Amrabat replaces Lucas Torreira.
- 82': Substitution, Fiorentina. Joseph Alfred Duncan replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
Game Information
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 20,290
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7 | Napoli | 8 | 18 | 2 |
| +7 | AC Milan | 8 | 17 | 1 |
| +4 | AS Roma | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| +8 | Internazionale | 8 | 15 | 3 |
Statistics
CAG |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 34.9 | Possession | 65.1 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 252 | Accurate Passes | 548 |
| 336 | Passes | 616 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 4 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 16 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 16 | Clearances | 7 |
Fiorentina (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Terracciano (GK) |
| 2 | Lucas Martínez Quarta |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 3 | Cristiano Biraghi |
| 23 | Lorenzo Venuti |
| 18 | Lucas Torreira |
| 14 | Youssef Maleh |
| 5 | Giacomo Bonaventura |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
| 8 | Riccardo Saponara |
| 22 | Nicolás González |
Cagliari (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Alessio Cragno (GK) |
| 44 | Andrea Carboni |
| 23 | Luca Ceppitelli |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
| 4 | Martín Cáceres |
| 8 | Razvan Marin |
| 14 | Alessandro Deiola |
| 18 | Nahitan Nández |
| 25 | Gabriele Zappa |
| 10 | João Pedro |
| 9 | Keita Baldé |
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