Cagliari-Napoli 1-1 THE NEWS
An Africa Cup of Nations draw in Cagliari: Osimhen scores, Luvumbo responds in the last minute of injury time.
Napoli let the first victory of the Calzona era slip away just thirty seconds from the end.
Ranieri's team thanks Juan Jesus: the defender, following a desperation throw from Dossena, stumbles and gives Luvumbo, on a ball that seems easy to control, the right-footed shot to make it 1-1 at the last minute.
However, Napoli also found the opening goal after an hour of play following an error by Augello.
Cagliari vs Napoli
Equal in every sense.
Except that for Cagliari it is a golden point that allows the connection to Verona and Sassuolo.
While for Napoli it is a result that represents a step backwards compared to the good debut in the Champions League with Barcelona.
Not just a failed relaunch with a final mockery.
But also an unexpected stalemate in terms of the game: Spalletti's times always seem light years away (yet less than a year has passed).
And as a game we are between Garcia and Mazzarri: off.
"Dirty" match with two teams that want to win and don't want to start badly by conceding a goal.
Napoli restarts from Calzona and the encouraging draw with Barcelona.
Cagliari instead starts again from the point taken in Udine which interrupted the bad series of four consecutive defeats.
Napoli is in command of the operations, but is a bit awkward.
Osimhen is man-hunted by Mina, Kvara is always chased by Nandez.
Serie A: Cagliari-Napoli 1-1
In midfield the game is not fluid, also because Ranieri's 4-2-3-1 does not allow Lobotka and co to set up great geometries from below.
Zielinski limits himself to his homework.
In short, the first half is still very far from the Scudetto: everything still proves Spalletti right.
In the first half hour the only shot was Raspadori's shot from outside, blocked by Scuffet.
The first real emotion only came in the 32nd minute when Rrahmani anticipated Lapadula and fired the ball into his goal.
However, the goal was canceled because at VAR the referee perhaps saw the attacker's hand obstructing the defender.
In the second half, same story: Napoli struggled to find play and clarity.
Cagliari fights and maintains a very precious 0-0.
Until the mistake that paves the way for Neapolitan's lead goal.
It's the 21st minute, Augello misses the clearance and Raspadori flies to the right: from the back he puts in a perfect cross for Osimhen's head.
And it's a goal.
Soccer: Cagliari-Napoli 1-1
Perhaps from that moment on we will see a little more of Naples.
But even from the wasted opportunities we can see that it is not a Napoli as big as the one before.
More errors: a sensational one from Politano, who took over from a Kvara who wasn't exactly happy to go out this time too, with a shot wide following Scuffet's exit.
Then there is also Simeone's mistake when he shoots at the goalkeeper when he could have done a thousand other better things and closed the game.
Osimhen comes out in pain, worrying the fans.
Cagliari seems resigned.
But no: Dossena's throw is one of those that should end up on the two central defenders.
Instead, Juan Jesus miscalculated the trajectory, Olivera didn't close.
And Luvumbo does the rest: with his right foot (not his foot) he scores the goal that keeps Cagliari afloat.
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