Serie A - Sunday - Cagliari v Brescia
CAGLIARI V BRESCIA (SUNDAY)
Cagliari to win at 1.8 with Bet Victor – 2 units
Of the teams promoted to Serie A, Brescia perhaps had the best recruitment who’s marquee signing this summer was Mario Balotelli.
With Balotelli it could be a hit or miss, personally, without a decent supporting cast, I think he might struggle this season.
For this match, they travel to Sardinia to take on Cagliari who are traditionally very strong at home at the Sardegna Arena
When playing at home against newly-promoted teams, Cagliari have won 7 of their last 8 scoring 14 and conceding just 6
If we adjust this slightly to games against “bottom 6” clubs, it’s equally impressive. They’re W7 D2 L1 with 17 scored and 9 conceded
In terms of recruitment, Cagliari might have had the best window in Italy this year. Yes they sold Barella to Inter, but they brought in Nandez (Uruguay International) from Boca, Radja Nainggolan from Inter, Cerri from Juventus, Marko Rog from Napoli, and Luca Pellegrini (Loan) from Juve
In Serie B last season Brescia were one of the better teams going forward, but in terms of restricting chances they were only mid-table (8th best)
I expect the hosts to have plenty of opportunities in this game and should get their season off to a winning start.