Cagliari got here again from behind to crush 10-man Lecce after the Ante Rebic pink card for stamping on Yerry Mina and surge up the standings.
Mina returned from damage, however Zito Luvumbo was nonetheless out of motion for the Sardinians, recent from a win over Monza and . The guests had together with Antonino Gallo, Lameck Banda, Medon Berisha, Hamza Rafia and Kialonda Gaspar.
Frederic Guilbert did nearly sufficient to forestall Mattia Felici tapping within the Gabriele Zappa help from six yards, whereas Wladimiro Falcone parried the Michel Adopo effort.
Elia Caprile wanted a effective save as Nikola Krstovic turned Yerry Mina to get the shot away from 12 yards, however Cagliari had an enormous double alternative on 34 minutes.
First Krstovic turned defender with a goal-line clearance on the looping Roberto Piccoli header from a nook, then because the transfer continued Sebastiano Luperto’s acrobatic effort landed on the roof of the online.
Cagliari had the ball within the internet on 41 minutes, however Viola was offside as he let an extended ball bounce and fired within the half-volley.
Moments later, it was Lecce who had been in entrance, Tete Morente working onto the Patrick Dorgu cross and pulling it again for Santiago Pierotti to comb in first time with the left boot from the sting of the world.
It ought to’ve been 2-0 inside 60 seconds of the restart, however Krstovic hit a fresh-air shot on the Thorir Helgason roll throughout from the fitting.
As a substitute, Cagliari drew stage with two of their half-time substitutes combining. Gianluca Gaetano surged ahead, ran onto the return Alessandro Deiola back-heel cross and blasted into the roof of the online from a difficult angle. It was his first aim of the season.
This sparked a surge from the hosts, as Falcone flew to palm the viciously dipping long-range Viola strike away, then on the ensuing nook Sebastiano Luperto deflected the Razvan Marin set play in off his again reasonably than his head.
It went from unhealthy to worse for Lecce, as Ante Rebic had solely been on the pitch for 10 minutes when he was caught on digicam stamping on Yerry Mina’s bicep because the defender was down on the bottom for a straight pink card.
Tommaso Augello’s daisy-cutter skimmed the upright with Falcone overwhelmed, however then his cross discovered Nadir Zortea for a looping header and 3-1.
Quickly after, Adam Obert broke his profession Serie A duck with a sensational left-foot roller into the far high nook from inside the world, as Cagliari ran riot in opposition to 10-man Lecce.
Cagliari 4-1 Lecce
Pierotti 42 (L), Gaetano 60 (C), Luperto 65 (C), Zortea 80 (C), Obert 83 (C)
Despatched off: Rebic 73 (L)
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