In this week 23 match on Jan 23rd, Cagliari hosts Fiorentina in a Serie A match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 18th placed Cagliari is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Roma. Jan Oliveras Codina struck first for Roma in the 33rd minute from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Cagliari couldn’t muster any offence and Roma ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while fiorentina sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-2 win against Napoli. Dušan Vlahović struck first for Fiorentina in the 41st minute, then Dries Mertens got the equalizer for Napoli in the 44th minute on a feed from Andrea Petagna , but luckily for Fiorentina it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Fiorentina should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Oct 24th, Fiorentina hosted Cagliari in their last match together. Fiorentina won by a score of 3 to 0. Cristiano Biraghi scored the first goal for Fiorentina in the 21st minute on a penalty shot, then Nicolás González added another in the 42nd minute In the end, Cagliari was frustrated by Fiorentina’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Fiorentina ended the match with the shutout victory.
Fiorentina’s top weapon lately has been Dušan Vlahović, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Cagliari’s most prolific scorer has been Leonardo Pavoletti. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.