Patrick Vieira picked up a 2-2 draw on his debut as Genoa coach, as Cagliari transformed two penalties to cancel out the Morten Frendrup and Fabio Miretti objectives.
The Grifone shocked everybody by sacking Alberto Gilardino on Wednesday, regardless of 4 factors from the final two video games going into the break for worldwide responsibility. The harm disaster was calming with Johan Vasquez, Mattia Bani, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, David Ankeye, Junior Messias, Pierluigi Gollini and Vitinha all , although Caleb Ekuban, Koni De Winter, Jeff Ekhator and Ruslan Malinovskyi have been nonetheless lacking. Cagliari ended a run of three consecutive defeats by holding Milan in a 3-3 thriller.
It was a foul begin for Vieira, who , as a result of after six minutes Yerry Mina’s header down on a nook struck Morten Thorsby’s arm and a penalty was awarded following a VAR overview. Razvan Marin despatched Nicola Leali the improper option to give Cagliari the lead.
Genoa equalised immediately, an extended Alessandro Zanoli throw-in flicked on by Andrea Pinamonti for Morten Frendrup to thump in on the half-volley from 14 yards, reacting faster than the Cagliari defenders.
They almost turned it round moments later when Fabio Miretti managed a wise Milan Badelj ball excessive, however his end was inches previous each teammate Frendrup and the far submit.
Roberto Piccoli’s header additionally skimmed the crossbar for the guests and Zanoli stung the Cagliari goalkeeper’s gloves from a difficult angle, however Bani acquired away with a slipshod diving defensive header that squirmed beneath him.
Gianluca Gaetano nearly gave Cagliari the lead going into the break, however Leali acquired right down to fingertip his low drive around the submit.
Gaetano additionally wasted an enormous probability when Leali’s go out from the again was intercepted, firing it straight on the goalkeeper, and that proved pricey.
Moments later, Thorsby burst down the proper and pulled again from the by-line for Miretti to comb in first-time from 10 yards.
Genoa saved pushing with a sequence of alternatives, together with Thorsby drilling extensive and a Pinamonti angled drive testing Alen Sherri.
Cagliari threatened within the closing levels with Leali in a position to smother the Leonardo Pavoletti diving header, finally incomes one other penalty when Piccoli with raised boot acquired to the unfastened ball earlier than Aaron Martin. The striker transformed too and as a former Genoa man, didn’t rejoice.
Nicolas Viola was proven a straight pink card in stoppages, however it was modified to yellow following a VAR overview, as he was in a position to simply pull out of the excessive sliding sort out earlier than catching Milan Badelj.
Genoa 2-2 Cagliari
Marin pen 8 (C), Frendrup 12 (G), Miretti 59 (G), Piccoli pen 88 (C)