Series A

Frosinone collapse allows Cagliari to find comeback in seven-goal thriller

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1 year ago

1:57 pm

Leonardo Pavoletti was the hero for Cagliari of their afternoon conflict with Frosinone, scoring two late objectives to finish a sensational comeback in a seven-goal thriller.

The Giallazzurri have began their first season again within the topflight effectively underneath coach Eusebio Di Francesco, selecting up wins over Atalanta, Sassuolo and Hellas Verona, placing them comfortably within the midtable.

Issues have been far harder for fellow returnees Cagliari, who’ve solely managed to choose up three factors from their first 9 league outings, leaving them all-time low of the Serie A desk underneath Claudio Ranieri.

After a comparatively balanced begin to the primary half, Juventus loanee Matias Soule put the away aspect 1-0 up after 23 minutes by nicking possession, enjoying a fast one-two and calmly slotting the ball into the underside nook.

The 20-year-old expertise netted his brace within the 37^th minute, silkily dribbling by means of the Cagliari defence earlier than once more putting his shot with precision, doubling Frosinone’s lead.

Frosinone discovered their third simply after the half time whistle due to Marco Brescianini, who cleverly dribbled into the sting of the penalty space earlier than placing a low shot that crept into the far nook, leaving the house aspect exasperated.

Impressively, Cagliari refused to lose religion and started venturing ahead to try to shut the deficit. Gaetano Oristanio’s curling shot clawed one again for Ranieri’s aspect within the 72^nd minute and Antoine Makoumbou made it 3-2 simply 4 minutes later after Frosinone had been caught making an attempt to play out from the again.

Tensions had been excessive for the rest of the match and Cagliari thought they’d been awarded a penalty within the 78^th minute, however a VAR examine confirmed that no foul had been dedicated by goalkeeper Stefano Turati.

Frosinone put the ball into the again of the web twice within the remaining 10 minutes however each instances the offside flag was raised, leaving them annoyed as the house aspect continued pushing for an equaliser.

Cagliari had been lastly rewarded for his or her efforts within the 94^th minute, when veteran Leonardo Pavoletti headed house the important thing objective, igniting celebrations within the stands as the house aspect made it 3-3.

Unbelievably, Pavoletti turned the hero of Sardinia after poking house a late winner within the 96^th minute. The Unipol Domus fell silent as a VAR examine was carried out to examine for offside, however extremely the objective stood and Cagliari secured their first victory of the season.

The 34-year-old additionally accomplished a objective line clearance within the dying seconds of the match to ensure the victory, immediately cementing his place as a fan favorite.

29-10-2023 11:30

MatchDay 10

Sardegna Area

Cagliari

Frosinone

4 – 3

Participant statistic

1st half

	23′	Matìas Soulé (Help: Reinier)
	25′	Simone Romagnoli
Marco Mancosu	30′
	37′	Matìas Soulé (Help: Reinier)

2nd half

	49′	Marco Brescianini (Help: Pol Lirola)
Matteo Prati	58′
Gaetano Oristanio (Help: Leonardo Pavoletti)	72′
Antoine Makoumbou	76′
	85′	Mehdi Bourabia
	87′	Caleb Okoli
Leonardo Pavoletti (Help: Nicolas Viola)	90+4′
Leonardo Pavoletti (Help: Alberto Dossena)	90+6′
	90+5′	Riccardo Marchizza