By Anna Italia

Cagliari learning the hard lesson that "they still have to improve many areas and talk with goals." Plus, Cagliari coach Allegri really has to work with their goalkeepers for not conceding too many goals in a single match.  Porto beat today Cagliari in the last day of the City of Braga Tournament and without midfielder Ricardo Quaresma!  
FC Porto 4 - 1 Cagliari.

          CIty of Braga Tournament, Sunday, August 3, 2008 - FC Porto 4-1 Cagliari, Raul Meireles, Lisandro Lopez and Bruno Alves celebrating FC Porto's lead over Cagliari.  Photo: fcporto.pt

Click the video to watch the own goal of Cagliari Pisano.

Such a bad luck for Cagliari that in the 19th minute, Pisano makes an own goal!  Just five minutes later, in the 24th minute with a goal from Farias.  In the 28th minute nother goal for Porto by Lisandro Lopez.  Cagliari scored "the honor goal" in the 81st minute. 

Just towards the end, in the 93rd minute, Hulk gave the final punch to Cagliari by blasting goalkeeper Marchetti after an assist by Candeias.  Imagine this was the first goal of  Brazilian Hulk for Porto.

The regular match ends 4-1. Though according to the Tournament rules, penalty shoot outs proceded. Here Porto won too.

Porto converted their 5 penalties while Cagliari converted only 3 with Burrai, Lazzari and Jeda.  Missing the penalty were Ferri and Matri.

Honestly, seeing goalkeeper Marchetti playing the 90 minutes and conceding 3 goals because the fourth one was an own goal, it worries me a lot.  Wonder how Cagliari will do in their first Serie A matches.  Also, Ragatzu did not play in this match. The hope for Cagliari is striker Robert Acquafresca who right now is with the Italian National Olympic team in the 2008 Summer Olympics Games in Beijing.

Cagliari's participation in the Braga Tournament resulted:

Sporting Braga 2 - 0 Cagliari goals by Aquiar and Jorginho
Porto 4 - 1 Cagliari, Goals by Frias, Lisadro Lopez, Hulk, Fini and an Own goal by Pisano

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Braga Tournament
FC Porto 4 - 1 Cagliari
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Braga, Portugal

CAGLIARI: Marchetti, Pisano, Canini (46' Astori), Bianco, Agostini (46' Del Grosso), Biondini (46' Fini), Conti (87' Burrai), Parola (46' Lazzari), Jeda, Cossu (46' Matri), Larrivey (78' Magliocchetti).

PORTO: Helton, Bruno Alves (Tomas Costa), Fernando, Sapunaru, R. Meireles (Fucile), M. Gonzalez (Hulk),  Lino, Lucho Gonzalez. Rodriguez,  Farias (Bosatti), Lisandro (Candeias).

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What do you think of Cagliari's defeat against Porto?    Do you think Cagliari first goalkeeper Federico Marchetti, coming from the Serie B, will help Cagliari in the Serie A or will Cagliari struggle again for salvation?


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