Match finished
02/10/2023 18:45
3 : 0
  • News
    Fiorentina
    • M'Bala Nzola could keep his place up front despite a disappointing performance in midweek against Frosinone.
    Cagliari Calcio
    • No lineup changes are expected from Cagliari on Monday.
  • LIVE Text Commentary
    90+6'
    Nothing more will happen in this game as the referee blows for full time.
    90+4'
    What a goal that is! M'Bala Nzola (Fiorentina) goes on a mazy run and from inside the box he beats Boris Radunovic with a delightful chip. He makes it 3:0.
    90+2'
    We are about to witness a subsitution. Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) for Alfred Duncan.
    90+2'
    Marco Di Bello shows a yellow card to Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) for his blatant foul.
    90+2'
    Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) makes an overly-aggressive challenge and Marco Di Bello blows his whistle for a foul.
    90
    There will be a minimum of 4 min. of added time.
    88'
    Gaetano Oristanio (Cagliari) is flagged for offside.
    86'
    Gino Infantino (Fiorentina) is shown a yellow card after a horrible tackle.
    85'
    Fiorentina take a short corner kick.
    83'
    Marco Di Bello blows his whistle. Gino Infantino (Fiorentina) commits a foul after dangerous play.
    83'
    Corner kicks – 3:2.
    81'
    What a miss! The corner finds Christian Kouame (Fiorentina) unmarked in the box with the goal at his mercy, but somehow he mistimes his header and sends it just over the bar. The ball goes out of play and Cagliari will have a goal kick.
    81'
    The ball is out of play. Fiorentina win a corner kick.
    80'
    Jonathan Ikone (Fiorentina) received a pass inside the box and sent a dangerous shot in on goal, but keep the champagne on ice as one of the defenders stepped in and blocked the effort. It's hard to say whether the keeper would have stopped it.
    78'
    Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) robs an opponent of the ball and explodes in anger when Marco Di Bello blows for a foul.
    76'
    The ball spins up and hits the hand of Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina) after he fails to control it and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.
    75'
    It is time for a substitution. M'Bala Nzola (Fiorentina) is on for Lucas Beltran.
    75'
    The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Adam Obert (Cagliari) replaces Pantelis Chatzidiakos.
    75'
    Claudio Ranieri has decided to substitute Gabriele Zappa and he is replaced by Alessandro Di Pardo (Cagliari).
    74'
    The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Andrea Petagna leaves the pitch and Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) comes on.
    74'
    Christian Kouame (Fiorentina) escapes without any punishment from the referee after using excessive force to foul his opponent.
    72'
    Andrea Petagna (Cagliari) was too fierce in his attempt to get the ball from his opponent and Marco Di Bello blows for a foul.
    72'
    The ratio of the ball possession is 63:37.
    69'
    Fiorentina hold possession of the ball and display neat passing from player to player. They are waiting for the right moment to open up the opposition's defence to hit them swiftly on the break.
    65'
    Nicolas Gonzalez comes off the pitch to be replaced by Jonathan Ikone (Fiorentina).
    64'
    Vincenzo Italiano decides to make a substitution. Giacomo Bonaventura will be replaced by Gino Infantino (Fiorentina).
    64'
    Substitution. Christian Kouame (Fiorentina) in, Josip Brekalo out.
    63'
    Andrea Petagna (Cagliari) finds himself beyond the last defender, but the game is stopped by the referee after the linesman signals for offside.
    61'
    Gaetano Oristanio (Cagliari) sends a pass into the box, but his attempt is thwarted and cleared.
    60'
    The cross into the penalty area from Andrea Petagna (Cagliari) needed to be more accurate in order to create a goal-scoring opportunity for his team.
    59'
    Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) is disappointed with himself because he got into a good area but produced a poor cross.
    58'
    Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) is going to send the ball in from the free kick.
    58'
    The game is interrupted. Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) has violated the rules in the battle for the ball. No protests or gestures are being made as he is quite aware of what he did.
    55'
    Andrea Petagna (Cagliari) was too forceful with his tackle and Marco Di Bello interrupted the game to signal a free kick.
    54'
    Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina) looks to break free, but his touch lets him down and he loses the ball.
    53'
    Gaetano Oristanio (Cagliari) makes a rough challenge and the referee blows for a foul.
    51'
    A spell of possession for Cagliari in an attempt to control the game.
    49'
    Dangerous play by Lucas Beltran (Fiorentina). Marco Di Bello blows his whistle for a foul.
    47'
    Marco Di Bello has a clear sight and sees a foul from Alberto Dossena (Cagliari).
    47'
    The corner is flicked onto Alberto Dossena (Cagliari), but his close-range header flies just over the bar. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Fiorentina.
    47'
    Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) goes over to take a corner kick after one of the defenders makes a good clearance.
    46'
    Claudio Ranieri makes a switch. Gaetano Oristanio (Cagliari) is coming on in place of Eldor Shomurodov at the start of the second period.
    46'
    Half-time substitution. Alessandro Deiola will not participate anymore and Matteo Prati (Cagliari) is coming on.
    46'
    The half-time break is over and the second half is about to start.
    45+4'
    Marco Di Bello blows his whistle to signal the end of the first-half action.
    45+3'
    The defender bravely blocks the shot from Lucas Beltran (Fiorentina) inside the box.
    45+1'
    Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari) makes a strong challenge and Marco Di Bello blows for a foul.
    45
    The fourth official shows 3 min. of added time.
    44'
    Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina) misses a sitter from inside the six-yard box after striking the ball narrowly wide of the goal. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Cagliari.
    42'
    Marco Di Bello couldn't ignore the rough tackle by Lucas Beltran (Fiorentina) and blew his whistle.
    40'
    Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) fires the ball at goal from inside the area, but it's well blocked.
    39'
    Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) whips a long ball in from the free kick which is intercepted by Pietro Terracciano.
    38'
    Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) makes a bad challenge and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.
    37'
    Fiorentina are showcasing great team work and neat passing moves.
    36'
    Lucas Beltran (Fiorentina) attempts to slip the ball through the defence, but is unable to find any of his teammates.
    34'
    The total number of attempts is 7:4.
    31'
    The resulting set piece from Fiorentina is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players.
    31'
    Lucas Beltran (Fiorentina) reacts well to get to the rebound and takes a shot from the edge of the box, but he fails to get the ball through the players standing between him and the goal.
    29'
    Eldor Shomurodov (Cagliari) gets on the end of a pass on the edge of the area, but he drags his shot just wide of the right post. The ball goes out of play and Fiorentina will have a goal kick.
    28'
    Andrea Petagna (Cagliari) jumps above the defenders in order to convert a lofted cross with a nice header. Pietro Terracciano makes a reflexive save to block his effort from hitting the net.
    27'
    Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina) receives a lofted pass in the goal area and unleashes a dangerous header which sails narrowly wide of the left post! The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Cagliari.
    25'
    Some great controlled play and passing from Fiorentina. They are increasing their possession of the ball and trying to open up the opposition's defence to hit them swiftly on the break.
    21'
    Own goal! Alberto Dossena (Cagliari) suffers a good deal of misfortune as he accidentally puts a pass from one of the attacking players into his own net. The score is 2:0.
    21'
    The percentage of ball possession is – 72:28.
    20'
    Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) sends a cross into the box, but Boris Radunovic comes off his line to gather the ball.
    18'
    Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina) took a first-time shot from mid-range after he was put in the clear by a great pass, but the effort lacked a little accuracy and went just wide of the left post. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Cagliari.
    17'
    Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina) hasn't suffered any serious injury which would see him leave the pitch. He's back in the game now.
    16'
    Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina) requires medical treatment, so the referee stops play and signals for the physio to come onto the pitch.
    16'
    Eldor Shomurodov (Cagliari) commits a foul and Marco Di Bello immediately signals a free kick.
    13'
    Fiorentina failed to take advantage of the corner as the opposition's defence was alert and averted the threat.
    13'
    Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina) blasts the ball from just outside the box, but his attempt is blocked by the defender. Fiorentina get a corner.
    11'
    Flag goes up against Lucas Beltran (Fiorentina) and the referee blows his whistle for offside.
    10'
    Josip Brekalo (Fiorentina) skips past his man but can't keep the ball in play.
    9'
    Nahitan Nandez (Cagliari) delivers a fine lofted cross into the penalty area, but it's cleared by an opposing player.
    9'
    Cagliari work the corner short. The ball is passed to a nearby teammate.
    9'
    Nahitan Nandez (Cagliari) tries his luck and takes a shot from inside the box. His effort on goal is blocked by a defender.
    8'
    Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina) tries to hit a shot towards goal from long range, but he miskicks the ball and it flies high over the crossbar. The ball goes out of play and Cagliari will have a goal kick.
    6'
    Michael Kayode (Fiorentina) delivers a promising cross into the box, but it's cleared.
    5'
    Marco Di Bello sticks with his original decision after the VAR review. No infringement and the goal stands!
    4'
    Wait! Referee Marco Di Bello has indicated he is going to review the Fiorentina goal using VAR. It’s probably to see if there was a foul in the build-up.
    3'
    Goal! Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina) was in the right place at the right time to pounce on the rebound inside the box and gleefully rifles the ball home. It's 1:0.
    3'
    Fiorentina couldn't find the way to score from a long-range free kick as Boris Radunovic (Cagliari) leaped high and intercepted a cross.
    2'
    Pantelis Chatzidiakos (Cagliari) makes a rough challenge and Marco Di Bello blows his whistle for a foul.
    1'
    The match has just started.
    The players are out and the match is about to start. Fiorentina will have the kick-off.
    Marco Di Bello will referee today's match.
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