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·14. Dezember 2024
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·14. Dezember 2024
Mateo Retegui returns to the starting XI for surprise Serie A leaders Atalanta, as they visit Roberto Piccoli’s Cagliari.
It kicks off at the Unipol Domus in Sardinia at 14.00 GMT.
La Dea are the form team in Italy and surged to the top of the table after their ninth consecutive victory.
They were also in action midweek, losing 3-2 to Real Madrid in the Champions League, but still in a strong position for a top eight finish.
Juan Cuadrado, Giorgio Scalvini and Gianluca Scamacca are still not fully fit, but Capocannoniere Retegui comes back to the starting XI after several games on the bench.
Ademola Lookman and Marten de Roon are rested, so Marco Brescianini and Charles De Ketelaere complete the attack.
epa11738150 Cagliari’s Italian forward Roberto Piccoli scores a goal on a penalty kick during the Italian Serie A soccer match Genoa Cfc vs Cagliari Calcio at Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa, Italy, 24 November 2024. EPA-EFE/STRINGER
Cagliari were only narrowly beaten 1-0 by Fiorentina last week, ending a three-match unbeaten run that included a 3-3 thriller with Milan and 2-2 away to Patrick Vieira’s Genoa.
Coach Davide Nicola has a full squad at his disposal, including Atalanta-owned striker Piccoli and winger Nadir Zortea.
Cagliari: Sherri; Zappa, Mina, Luperto; Zortea, Deiola, Makoumbou, Adopo, Augello; Luvumbo, Piccoli
Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Koussonou, Hien, Kolasinac; Bellanova, Pasalic, Ederson, Ruggeri; Brescianini; De Ketelaere, Retegui