Cagliari-Torino pause to remember Gigi Riva, then granata win

Cagliari-Torino stops to remember Gigi Riva, then granata win

In the’advance of the 22nd day of Serie A, Torino expelled by winning 2-1 at the Unipol Domus in Cagliari, which paid tribute to the Sardinians’ iconic man Gigi Riva, who passed away last Monday.

Match stopped for almost 60 seconds in the’eleventh minute, 11 like his historic jersey number, to once again celebrate Rombo di Tuono. Everyone stood for a long applause and the shouts "Gigi, Gigi".

The north curve displayed a banner that read "Today instead I know it was destiny, I know I was going to my house". A phrase referring to Riva's arrival in Cagliari from his native Leggiuno. Then the chorus: "A Gigi Riva, there's only one Gigi Riva".

Just before the’interruption Sulemana had been replaced by Prati because of ankle problems. On 23’ Torino è in the lead: Bellanova escapes on the right, low cross deflected underhand by Zapata. 

On 29’ again the granata: cross by Lazaro from the left, header by Sanabria, Scuffet è careful. On 34’ for the hosts Milinkovic-Savic goes butterfly on Wieteska’s cross, Janko fails to hit well with his head.

On 36’ Hatiziakos for Petagna who unleashes Jankto, shot cleared by Milinkovic-Savic, Jankto recovers but puts out. At 40’ Scuffet on exit mra Zapata, then at 42’ Rodriguez’s free kick, Buongiorno’s header and Scuffet saves on the line an own goal attempt by Wieteska.

On 43’ again Jankto served by Petagna, right footed shot rejected by Milinkovic-Savic. In the recovery, Torino doubled the score with Ricci who converged from the left to the center and bate Scuffet with a low shot.

Resume. At 48’ immediately a left-footed shot by Zapata repelled in the dive by Scuffet. At 63’ Petagna tries with an angled right, Milinkovic-Savic parries. At 65’ Bellanova from the right, Sanabria smooths from the penalty spot, Lazaro shoots but Scuffet blocks.

At 77’ the Rossoblù shorten the distance: from a side foul Viola places a left-footed shot on which Milinkovic-Savic canò nothing. There is still a long way to go but Cagliari fails to equalize, on the contrary, è Torino scoring with Pellegri but the goal is annulled for offside by Vojvoda on the cross from the right.

Third useful result in a row for Ivan Juric’s team, second consecutive defeat instead for Claudio Ranieri’s team, which remains just one point above the relegation zone.