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Cagliari is coming off a season in which they finished with 47 points, good for 11th place in Serie A. They were a very good home team, winning 11 times, but they struggled mightily on the road, losing 14 times. They have a good striker in Marco Borriello who scored 16 goals last season. The problem for Cagliari is defense, as they gave up 76 goals last season, third-worst in the league. If they are to challenge for an upper table finish, that number has to improve in 2017-2018.
Cagliari Serie A Odds
Odds To Win Serie A: +5000 (Field)
Cagliari is no threat to win Serie A, as they are listed as part of the field at odds of +5000. Cagliari probably has enough scoring to avoid any relegation danger but they don’t play enough defense to challenge for a European spot. A mid-table finish might be the best that Cagliari can do in 2017-2018.
Cagliari Competitions in 2017-18
Serie A
Coppa Italia
What's New?
Cagliari added Filippo Romagna from Juventus, Marco Andreolli from Inter Milan, Luca Cigarini from Sampdoria, Senna Miangue from Inter Milan and Dario Del Fabro from Juventus.
What's Gone?
The team lost Mauricio Isla to Fenerbahce, Nicola Murru to Sampdoria and Bruno Alves to Rangers.
Cagliari 2017-18 Predictions
Manager Massimo Rastelli has some good talent to work with led by Borriello and Artur Ionita. The team did lose Murri but replaced him with Maingue. The club should have a starting lineup of Rafael, Isla, Romagna, Ceppitelli, Maingue, Ionita, Tachtsidis, Padoin, J. Pedro, Sau and Borriello.
Cagliari will have a new stadium in 2019 but until that time they will be playing in a temporary stadium. How that affects their play will be interesting to see. There is no question the club needs a new stadium to help attract more fans and help the finances of the club.
Cagliari definitely overachieved a season ago, as very few people thought they could finish in the middle of the table. The goal before last season was just to avoid relegation but now the club has higher aspirations. The concern for Cagliari is their defense, as it was poor last season and they lost Murru, Alves and Isla. The addition of Miangue definitely helps and bringing in Romagna is a coup and the team also brought in Andreolli.
Cagliari was a surprisingly good team at home last season, as they went 11-5 with 3 draws, outscoring opponents by a combined 38-34. It is shocking they did so well at home with just a +4 goal differential. They were awful on the road, going 3-14 with 2 draws, being outscored by a combined 42-17.
Did Cagliari come too far, too fast last season? That is the question that will be answered in 2017-2018. The team was expected to struggle last season but they surprised everyone by finishing in the middle of the table. The team could take step back this season. The good news is that they have a solid scorer in Borriello and they made some nice additions in the off-season. The concern is that they played over their heads at home last season. It is hard to see how this team wins 11 games at home again this season so that means they have to be better on the road.
Cagliari looks like a team that could drop a little bit this season. How far they drop is the question. They probably will be safe in terms of relegation but they might give their fans a scare before all is said and done. A 14th or 15th place finish seems the most likely scenario for this club in 2017-2018.
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