Yerri Mina is leading Cagliari’s fightback

This Sunday, Cagliari achieved a major victory against Empoli (0-1), a direct rival in the fight for permanence, and increased the pressure in the lower zone of Serie A thanks to a commendable performance by Colombian Yerri Mina in defense.

The victory of Hellas Verona against Sassuolo (1-0), the draw with Frosinone-Lecce (1-1) and the victory of Claudio Ranieri’s Calgiari against Empoli (0-1), the first away game of the season For those Sardinian, they left the penultimate (Sassuolo) and the thirteenth (Lecce) with only 5 points.

Nicola’s first defeat on the Empoli bench

Empoli (14th) had a chance to put their feet down and move away from the relegation zone, but a Cagliari in need of points overcame the Italian coach’s team. David Nicola, recently came to the bench, having not lost in six games since his debut.

And it was Empoli who pushed for victory, especially in the first half. In fact, he managed to take the lead in the second with a great goal from New Zealander Libertato Cacace, annulled after a few minutes of VAR review due to offside on the previous play.

The goal, far from scaring the Sardinians, helped Cagliari wake up and, a few minutes later, came the final act of the rivalry.

Jankto sentence

The Italian Oristiano Gaetano, Former Napoli player and Cagliari’s most talented player, he released the ball behind the defense in search of the baseline. The subsequent center ended up at the feet of the Uruguayan Nahitán Nández, who shot without success, although the rebound fell gently at the feet of the Czech Jakub Jankto, who set to seal the match.

He tried to turn Empoli around without success, but He ran into the wall that Yerri Mina had built over and over again, undisputed leader of the defense of a Cagliari that does not give up on safety. Empoli is fourteenth with 25 points and Cagliari rose to third to last place, in relegation, with 23, by passing Sassuolo in the table.