Cagliari
Serie A
Regular Season
Sun , Mar 14 , 2021 18:00
1 - 3
Juventus
Cagliari
Juventus
1 - 3
After they crashed out of the Champions League, under-performing Juventus must defeat Cagliari if they are eager to defend the Scudetto title. Read our reasons for Cagliari vs Juventus prediction and betting tips.
Leonardo Semplici insisted it would’ve been ‘unthinkable’ to start his Cagliari career with seven points from three games, so he’s holding on tight to a 2-2 draw against Sampdoria. The Sardinians had been leading through Joao Pedro and hoping for a third consecutive victory, but considering Samp had turned it around through Bartosz Bereszynski and Manolo Gabbiadini scorchers, the Radja Nainggolan last-gasp equalizer was precious. “We played a really good game, especially in the first half,” Semplici told the media. “After the break, we made some mistakes and allowed Samp back into it. These are difficult matches, you need to be more clinical when you create certain scoring opportunities. Having said that, I liked the performance and the draw was the right result.”
Cagliari seem to be transformed since Semplici took over from Eusebio Di Francesco last month. “I wasn’t here, so I don’t know what happened, but it’s evident looking at the squad list that this team couldn’t just have 15 points. There’s still a long way to go and not all the problems have been resolved, but with these players, I trust we can achieve our target.” The home side's Charalampos Lykogiannis and Leonardo Pavoletti are both unavailable this week due to suspensions for accumulating bookings, but Riccardo Sottil is returning from a thigh strain. Defender Sebastian Walukiewicz and midfielder Marko Rog are injury doubts. Cagliari coach Leonardo Semplici will most probably replace wing-back Lykogiannis and central striker Pavoletti with Gabriele Zappa and struggling striker Giovanni Simeone. On-loan Daniele Rugani is eligible, so is set to start in the center of defense against his parent club.
Cagliari: Cragno; Ceppitelli, Godin, Rugani; Zappa, Marin, Nainggolan, Duncan, Nandez; Pedro, Simeone
Andrea Pirlo revealed he talked to Andrea Agnelli after Juventus’ Champions League elimination, but insisted he doesn’t fear being sacked. Juventus were eliminated from the Champions League last 16 stage at Porto's hands despite a 3-2 win at the Allianz Stadium. They had lost 2-1 in Portugal two weeks ago and Porto progressed thanks to the away goals rule. Massimiliano Allegri and Maurizio Sarri were sacked by the Old Lady in 2019 and 2020 after they faced Champions League elimination, but Pirlo doesn’t fear ending up like their predecessors. “I don’t know why Sarri was removed. I am the coach of Juventus, I was brought in for a more ample approach, a project that was always meant to develop over several years, so I am not concerned,” he said in his post-match interview with media. “I spoke to Agnelli at the end of the game,” he added in a post-match press conference attended. “We spoke about the future, he told me the project has just begun. We are all disappointed. We wanted to qualify but I don’t think that’s the end of a cycle, the cycle has just begun and whoever will be part of it in the future will be proud.”
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur remains out of the pitch for COVID-19 quarantine protocols and forward Paulo Dybala is not expected to make his return from injury until later this month. Often impressive in his appearances as cover for various defensive absences, young center-back Merih Demiral will miss three weeks with a thigh strain, so Matthijs de Ligt and Leonardo Bonucci could team up in the center of defense. If they do play a variation of 3-5-2, then Juan Cuadrado and Federico Bernardeschi would be favorites to start at wing-back, with Weston McKennie coming into a midfield three.
Juventus: Szczesny; De Ligt, Bonucci, Danilo; Chiesa, Arthur, Rabiot, McKennie, Bernardeschi; Ronaldo, Morata
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If he wants to save his job, Andrea Pirlo must provide better performances and results from this Juventus side which is struggling to prove critics wrong. BettingKick’s Cagliari vs Juventus prediction is an Away team win.
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29.11.2024. | Cagliari | VS | Verona | 1-0 |
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09.11.2024. | Cagliari | VS | Milan | 3-3 |
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29.10.2024. | Cagliari | VS | Bologna | 0-2 |
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20.10.2024. | Cagliari | VS | Torino | 3-2 |
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24.09.2024. | Cagliari | VS | Cremonese | 1-0 |
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20.09.2024. | Cagliari | VS | Empoli | 0-2 |
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15.09.2024. | Cagliari | VS | Napoli | 0-4 |
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26.08.2024. | Cagliari | VS | Como | 1-1 |
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18.08.2024. | Cagliari | VS | Roma | 0-0 |
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17.12.2024. | Juventus | VS | Cagliari | 4-0 |
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08.12.2024. | Fiorentina | VS | Cagliari | 1-0 |
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24.11.2024. | Genoa | VS | Cagliari | 2-2 |
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04.11.2024. | Lazio | VS | Cagliari | 2-1 |
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25.10.2024. | Udinese | VS | Cagliari | 2-0 |
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06.10.2024. | Juventus | VS | Cagliari | 1-1 |
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03.08.2024. | Modena | VS | Cagliari | 2-2 |
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14.12.2024. | Juventus | VS | Venezia | 2-2 |
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11.12.2024. | Juventus | VS | Manchester City | 2-0 |
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07.12.2024. | Juventus | VS | Bologna | 2-2 |
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01.12.2024. | Lecce | VS | Juventus | 1-1 |
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23.11.2024. | Milan | VS | Juventus | 0-0 |
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17.12.2024. | Juventus | VS | Cagliari | 4-0 |
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14.12.2024. | Juventus | VS | Venezia | 2-2 |
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11.12.2024. | Juventus | VS | Manchester City | 2-0 |
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07.12.2024. | Juventus | VS | Bologna | 2-2 |
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09.11.2024. | Juventus | VS | Torino | 2-0 |
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30.10.2024. | Juventus | VS | Parma | 2-2 |
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22.10.2024. | Juventus | VS | Stuttgart | 0-1 |
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19.10.2024. | Juventus | VS | Lazio | 1-0 |
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06.10.2024. | Juventus | VS | Cagliari | 1-1 |
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21.09.2024. | Juventus | VS | Napoli | 0-0 |
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01.12.2024. | Lecce | VS | Juventus | 1-1 |
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27.11.2024. | Aston Villa | VS | Juventus | 0-0 |
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23.11.2024. | Milan | VS | Juventus | 0-0 |
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05.11.2024. | Lille | VS | Juventus | 1-1 |
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02.11.2024. | Udinese | VS | Juventus | 0-2 |
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02.10.2024. | Leipzig | VS | Juventus | 2-3 |
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28.09.2024. | Genoa | VS | Juventus | 0-3 |
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14.09.2024. | Empoli | VS | Juventus | 0-0 |
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26.08.2024. | Verona | VS | Juventus | 0-3 |
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Daniel Garcia is originally from Basque Country, and as a kid who grew up just a few streets from Mendizorrotza Stadium, the choice of Deportivo Alavés as his favourite club is more than obvious. Because of his studies, he moved to Madrid where he graduated in Sports Journalism. Daniel plays football on the weekends, but that does not stop him from watching all La Liga matches. He believes that the outcome of a match can be predicted if all the parameters are analyzed well, including form of the players and weather conditions. Currently he is living in Belgrade, and is in love with a Serbian girl who works as a journalist at one of the famous Sport Channels in Serbia.