Slight Win Over Sassuolo, Cagliari Increase Hope Of Staying In Italian Serie A

JAKARTA - Cagliari won 1-0 over Sassuolo in the continuation of the Italian Serie A, Saturday 16 April 2022. With this victory at Unipol Domus, Cagliari's hope to stay in the Italian Serie A next season is maintained.

In this match, the Sardinian team won thanks to a 42nd minute goal scored by midfielder Alessandro Deiola. This victory also ended a streak of five consecutive defeats for Walter Mazzarri's team.

This also makes them get additional enthusiasm to stay in the Italian elite league. An additional three points now make Cagliari increasingly away from the relegation zone.

Cagliari are one notch above the bottom three of Serie A. They are six points above Genoa, who were beaten 2-0 by leaders AC Milan the day before, and Venezia.

Both Genoa and Venezia both pack 22 points with each occupying 18th and 19th position due to different goal difference. The caretaker of Serie A is Salernitana who has 16 points, according to a report quoted by Antara from AFP.