CAGLIARI – Another away win for Raffaele Palladino's Bologna, who defeated Cagliari with two second-half goals. With former player Piccoli absent, the Rossoblu coach stuck with a 3-4-2-1 formation, opting for Odgaard as the attacking midfielder and leaving Dovbyk out. Cagliari weren't particularly impressive, especially with Winks' injury, which left the Sardinians reeling. Bologna gradually gained ground and scored in the 13th minute of the second half when Casale headed in a Miranda assist. Cagliari's response was slow, and in the 34th minute, a touch from Rodriguez's hound gave Bologna a penalty, which Bernardeschi converted to earn the best goal. Cagliari suffer their second consecutive defeat, now stuck on 13 points, while Bologna climbs to 8 points.
(PRIMASPORT) “I consider this victory very important for our standings – the words of Raffaele Palladino, who praised Casale "I especially appreciated the attitude of the players, both those who started and those who came on in the second half." "The choice to use Bernardeschi at the center of the attack was made to give him greater freedom of movement." the rossoblù coach then explained – He is a player of great quality and we wanted to avoid offering precise references to the opposing defense.
“I'm happy with my first goal in red and blue, finally a goal from the defense – declared Nicolò Casale "We didn't have much time to work with Palladino, but we made ourselves available right away, and we're improving game after game. If we continue to do what he asks of us, we'll get our fill.".
“Looking at the numbers, I think Cagliari played the game better and Bologna were more cautious. commented Fabio Pisacane, Cagliari coach "We didn't attack the depth enough and went too horizontal. In the second half, the idea was different, but we didn't succeed, with the incident that went in their favor. I think balance is crucial; we weren't great before, nor were we weak now. No flights of fancy; we scored a lot early on and are now paying for it, but we mustn't lose sight of our overall dimension.". (PRIMASPORT)