The real change, though, was the return of the Curva for the first time in two years. The atmosphere was raucous and joyful, although you had to wonder how the ultras would greet Dušan Vlahović. First halfSaponara set the tone early, forcing Alessio Cragno to palm away a 50-yard lob after just 30 seconds. While Cagliari had a couple of chances in the first 7 minutes, it pretty quickly became one-way traffic. Even then, the Viola weren’t done attacking, as the lively Vlahović and Maleh kept churning forward and looking for the third.

Source: The Nation October 24, 2021 15:19 UTC