Verona, Italy – Dis weekend go get interesting as Hellas Verona go face Cagliari for Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi. Na Match Day 8 of Serie A and e go happen this Sunday at 14:00 local time. Football fans, abeg gather sharp sharp!
Right now, Hellas Verona dey carry only 4 points and dem dey sit down for 17th position for the table. Last match, dem manage draw against Pisa (Serie A 2025/26). E no too sweet for dem, as dem no fit score much dis season – na only two goals from seven matches, wahala dey!
Meanwhile, Cagliari dey with 8 points for 13th place. As dem show face last week, dem fall hand for Bologna! (Ah, how una take fall like dat?) But as dem dey enter dis match, dem wan carry their away form go another level. Two wins don dey shine like light bulb for dem lately – victorious against Lecce and draw with Udinese. Dem don sabi how to vex pun Verona since last season!
The last time dis two teams meet, na Cagliari carry win without reply. No be small issue dey ground as Verona don dey winless for di Bentegodi since February. Na wah! Nine matches without win, and dey no fit set their home ground ablaze. (Fans for dia dey wonder wetin happen to dem pikin.)
Paolo Zanetti, di manager for Verona, dey face harrowing times as he don play Cagliari three times before – na two losses and one draw. Even di head to head for dis two sides don show say both sides don win 25 matches out of 68 games. E be like say dem dey share am equally, but Cagliari don collect 18 wins from di last 34 matches wey don happen for Bentegodi. Na serious gbege!
As we dey look forward to di match on Sunday, make we no forget say Cagliari also dey struggle with injury. Tomas Suslov dey out with knee injury, while other boys like Armel Bella-Kotchap dey face thigh wahala, and na wetin go make plenty side changes for both teams!
Hellas Verona’s main gunners dey under pressure as dem look for who go fit score. Orban dey try small, but na only penalty goals don show for dem this season. Dem go need more than dat if dem wan match Cagliari wey don dey get goals flowing, including dem guys wey don score for Copa Libertadores previously. As dem say, ‘who go score first go give di team motivation!’
As e be, fans don dey hope say dis match go carry plenty goals because Verona don dey lack firepower, while Cagliari wan keep di momentum wahala-free. And if dem both fit strike from play, e go sweet pass palm wine on a hot afternoon!
With all di jaga-jaga wey dey, wahala fit gbege during di game. But one thing sure, e go be battle of survival. Make we wait as di drama unfold!
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