Argentine Giovanni Simeone, with a header goal in the last breath, gave Cagliari a momentous 1-0 victory on Tuesday in the field of Spal and ended with a drought of victories of twelve days of the Sardinian team.
Cagliari's last win went back to December 2, 4-3 against Sampdoria, and then started a negative streak of eight losses and four draws in the following 12 games. A drought that ended this Tuesday at the Paolo Mazza stadium in Ferrara, in a tense and even game, which was decided in the last breath when Simeone, son of Atlético Madrid manager Diego Pablo Simeone, scored with a header into the small area from Brazilian Joao Pedro.
For the 25-year-old Argentine striker, it was the second consecutive goal, after the goal signed last weekend at Hellas Verona.. In total, “Cholito” has eight goals this season. Only Joao Pedro, with 16, scored more than the Argentine for Cagliari, trained by the Inter exporter and the Italian team Walter Zenga.
With this victory, Cagliari placed tenth, with 35 points, while the Spal de Ferrara is already on the verge of descent, as it is penultimate with 18 points and salvation has it at eight.