Goalgetter Gianluca Lapadula brought Cagliari into the playoff semi-finals. © Social Media

Cagliari follows FC Südtirol into the semi-finals

The Serie B playoff semi-final participants have been complete since Saturday evening. In the last preliminary round game, Cagliari Calcio prevailed against Venezia.

27 May 2023

From: dl

Two strong teams, Cagliari and Venezia, met in the Sardinian capital. In the duel between last year's two relegated first division teams, Cagliari secured the last semi-final ticket for the promotion games. The Ranieri squad beat Venezia 2-1 and will now face Parma in the semi-finals from Tuesday.

Goalgetter Gianluca Lapadula was crucial for Cagliari's entry into the semi-finals with two goals in the first half. The former Milan striker scored his goals of the season 22 and 23 against Venezia. First Lapadula was there after a cross from Nandez, only four minutes later he took advantage of a defensive mistake by the Lagunenstädter team. The visitors' goal in the 52nd minute ultimately didn't change anything.

Cagliari – Venice 2:1
1:0 Lapadula (14th), 2:0 Lapadula (18th), 2:1 Pierini (52nd)

The playoff schedule

Semi-final first legs:
FC Südtirol – Bari (Monday, 20.30 p.m.)
Cagliari – Parma (Tuesday, 20.30 p.m.)

Semi-final second leg:
Bari – FC Südtirol (Friday)
Parma – Cagliari (Saturday)

Finish:
First leg (June 8th), second leg (June 11th)