Cagliari-Genoa, wild 3-3 🤯 Braces for Borrelli, Østigard 💥 Caprile shaky 😰 | OneFootball

A match full of fireworks between Cagliari and Genoa: the first 45 minutes end at 2-2 after a tight back-and-forth just before halftime, then in the second half, each team scores once, with Norton-Cuffy being sent off at the end.

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In the first game with Daniele De Rossi on the bench (he was suspended for the debut), Genoa takes the lead twice, first with Vitinha (his first league goal this year) and a fabulous falling goal, then with Østigard, scoring his third goal in as many matches.

Cagliari, however, clings to the match with all its might: first, they equalize with a header from Borrelli, then they quickly level the score at 2-2 thanks to a lightning shot from Sebastiano Esposito.

In the second half, another goal from Borrelli (a header double) gives Cagliari their first lead, but Genoa manages to equalize with a free-kick from Martin that deceives Caprile, after Colombo had a goal disallowed.

A match full of twists until the end, with Norton-Cuffy's expulsion in the 92nd minute leaving Genoa to finish the game with 10 men.

🪂 Vitinha falling, Colombo...

Vitinha opens the scoring in the 18th minute with a goal scored "from the ground," much like Colombo's in the last match.

It is Colombo who serves him: Vitinha controls the ball and finishes the goal while falling, his first in this Serie A season.

Vitinha hadn't scored since the last matchday of last season against Bologna. 

In the 26th minute, another chance for Colombo, but he misses the possible double by shooting the ball at Caprile.

👀 Equalizer at the line

Cagliari's equalizer comes in the 33rd minute, crowning a moment in the match when the home team was on the rise.

Borrelli scores it with a header from a right-side assist by Palestra. There was some doubt about whether the ball had crossed the line.

The goal is confirmed by the referee as the Cagliari fans embrace the scorer.

So the score is tied and the match heats up.

🤯 Østigard again, two minutes of madness

The match definitely heats up in the last 5 minutes of the first half: first comes another goal from Genoa, with the "usual" Østigard, a defender who has now developed a habit of scoring.

A volley in the area from a Thorsby assist following a free-kick for the Norwegian: a central defender who has scored in each of Genoa's last three matches, also providing an assist to teammates!

Cagliari, however, immediately finds the equalizer, this time scored by Sebastiano Esposito: Genoa's defense is exposed and a lightning shot from the edge of the area.

The first half ends with a pyrotechnic finish and a 2-2 scoreline.

Borriello, it's a double

At the hour mark, for the first time, Cagliari takes the lead: once again, Gennaro Borrelli scores, marking his first double in Serie A.

A perfect cross from Zappa and an imposing header for the player from Molise, who found space thanks to Belotti's injury and scored his third goal of the season.

A header double that hadn't happened in over 7 years in a Cagliari match: the last time was Pavoletti (who came off the bench today replacing Esposito) scoring one against Sassuolo.

❌ Colombo, no luck

At the 80th minute, Genoa celebrates, with a shot from Colombo that hits the target and would make it 3-3.

No luck: the play is marred by an offside from Ekuban, and after a brief VAR check, La Penna confirms the disallowance of the goal.

🦋 Caprile's blunder, Genoa equalizes

Genoa's equalizer comes just a few minutes later: in the 83rd minute, a free-kick from Aaron Martin completely deceives Caprile.

The ball bounces in front of the Cagliari goalkeeper, who is caught indecisive in his exit and is lobbed by an unusually high bounce of the ball, allowing it to enter the goal for an absurd 3-3.

Genoa is dangerous again from a free-kick a few minutes later: Martin takes it again, and Østigard creates danger with a powerful header that, however, ends its course against the post.

🤯 An increasingly crazy finale

It's a match that doesn't want to stop giving us twists: Cagliari at the 90th minute has the chance to make it 4-3, and only a great save from Leali preserves the score.

Then at the 92nd minute, Norton-Cuffy receives his second yellow card of the match and has to leave Genoa with 10 men for the remaining three minutes of stoppage time.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.

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