Where the match is played:
Stadio: Allianz Stadium
City: Turin
Capacity: 41507 spectators19:03
Welcome to the live broadcast of Juventus-Cagliari, a match valid for the round of 16 of the Italian Cup!19:03
Extremely delicate moment for the Bianconeri, challenged after yet another draw in the championship which perhaps definitively compromised the Scudetto fight. Thiago Motta’s team hasn’t won in the league for over a month and can’t afford any more missteps this evening against the Cagliari team who had already stopped the Old Lady here in Turin in early October19:05
Davide Nicola’s rossoblù have won only one of their last eight matches and are in third-to-last place in Serie A. The Sardinians arrive in Turin with a large turnover but with every intention of once again putting a spanner in the wheels of the bianconeri19:07
The race direction is entrusted to Ermanno Feliciani of the Teramo section. His assistants will be Vecchi and Di Gioia while the fourth official is Bonacina. At Var Pezzuto and Di Paolo 19:09
OFFICIAL JUVENTUS LINEUP: the Bianconeri line up with a 4-2-3-1: Di Gregorio – Savona, Kalulu, Locatelli, McKennie – Thuram, Koopmeiners – Conceicao, Yildiz, Mbangula – Vlahovic20:58
OFFICIAL CAGLIARI LINEUP: the rossoblù respond with a 4-4-1-1: Scuffet – Zappa, Palomino, Wieteska, Augello – Zortea, Marin, Prati, Deiola – Gaetano – Lapadula20:07
Motta’s choices: some experiments due to the emergency for the Italian-Brazilian coach, who lowers Locatelli alongside Kalulu to lead the rearguard with Savona and McKennie as full-backs. Koopmeiners will act in the midfield, and not in the attacking midfield, together with Thuram, while behind Vlahovic there will be Mbangula, Yildiz and Conceicao.19:15
Nicola’s choices: as anticipated, several changes also among the Sardinian ranks. Scuffet is seen again between the posts, while the four-man line is made up of Zappa, Palomino, Wieteska and Augello. Marin and Prati in midfield while Zortea and Deiola will push on the flanks. Gaetano is in front supporting Lapadula20:07
Teams on the pitch at the Allianz Stadium! Almost everything is ready for the kick-off!20:59
WE’RE GOING TO GO! Juventus-Cagliari has begun! The first possession belongs to the Bianconeri!21:00
1′MIRACLE OF DI GREGORIO! Cagliari immediately one step away from scoring, low cross from Zortea and first shot from Lapadula in the center of the area. Great reflex from the Juventus goalkeeper who blocks with his foot!21:01
3′Cagliari started much better and at the moment continues to manage possession in Juve’s half of the pitch21:04
7′
Now try to take the reins Juventus21:08
