The Italian Cup is traditionally highly respected in the country and even the big clubs tend to give their best in these midweek games. It goes in strong contrast with the attitude you’d see in England, Germany or France.

However, for some clubs, usually the relegation threatened ones, extra games in this competition can be a burden and unnecessary distraction. Cagliari surely meets the criteria. Sardinians are sinking badly at the bottom of Serie A and are bound to fight for survival until May 2022. Walter Mazzari is an experienced manager and knows very well his team is not going far in the Cup anyway and thus strong rotation can be employed. There have already been reports about Cagliari fielding a highly experimental lineup on Wednesday. 6 hours ago their twitter reported the squad list and it suddenly provoked an odds drop for home win.

Visitors key player Joao Pedro (9 goals and 4 assists) is not included; neither is influential midfielder Marin (4 assists). Keita Balde (3 goals + 2 assists) and a really strong goalkeeper Cragno also stayed in Sardinia.

Sassuolo should be fancying their chances to make noise in the Cup as they’ve been so entertaining to watch under Dionisi. Though inconsistent, the team rarely falls below a certain level and is always good for a goal or two. My main emphasis is on Cagliari treating this match with lowered focus and using a weak lineup.

Hosts were hurt by Verona at the weekend, which has to serve as an extra bit of motivation to bounce back with a stronger performance.

Good setup here for a home win, in my opinion, which is backed by the team news for Cagliari, their poor form and the odds dropping on Sassuolo handicap.

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意大利杯在这个国家传统上是非常受尊敬的，即使是大俱乐部也倾向于在这些周中的比赛中发挥出他们最好的水平。这与你在英国、德国或法国看到的态度形成了强烈的对比。

然而，对于一些俱乐部来说，通常是有降级威胁的俱乐部，在这个比赛中额外的比赛会是一种负担和不必要的分心。卡利亚里当然符合这个标准。撒丁岛队在意甲联赛中严重下滑，他们必须为生存而战，直到2022年5月。沃尔特·马扎里是一位经验丰富的教练，他非常清楚他的球队在世界杯上走不了多远，因此可以采用强有力的轮换。已经有报道称卡利亚里在周三的阵容非常实验性。6个小时前，他们的推特上公布了阵容名单，这突然引发了主场取胜的几率下降。

客队主力球员若昂·佩德罗(9粒进球，4次助攻)不包括在内;有影响力的中场马林(4次助攻)也没有。凯塔·巴尔德(3粒进球+ 2次助攻)和一个真正强大的守门员克拉格诺也留在了撒丁岛。

萨索洛应该很期待他们在世界杯上的表现，因为在迪奥尼西的带领下，他们的比赛非常有趣。虽然前后矛盾，但这支球队很少会跌到某个水平以下，而且总是能打进一两个进球。我主要强调的是卡利亚里对这场比赛的专注度较低，阵容也较弱。

东道主在周末遭遇了维罗纳的打击，而维罗纳的表现也给了他们更多的动力。

在我看来，这是一个很好的主场胜利的安排，这是由卡利亚里的球队消息支持的，他们的糟糕状态和萨索洛的不利条件。