Cagliari-Genoa fireworks 💥 2-2 at half-time, Østigard scores 3 in 3 games 🤯

Fireworks in the first half between Cagliari and Genoa: the opening 45 minutes end 2-2 after a fierce back-and-forth right before halftime.

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In the first match with Daniele De Rossi on the bench (he was suspended for his debut), it’s Genoa who take the lead twice—first with Vitinha (his first league goal this year) and a fantastic goal while falling, then with Østigard, scoring for the third time in as many matches.

Cagliari, however, clings to the match with everything they've got: first they find the equalizer with a Borrelli header, then quickly level it at 2-2 thanks to a thunderous shot from Sebastiano Esposito.

🪂 Vitinha falling, Colombo...

The match is opened by Vitinha in the 18th minute, scoring a goal "from the ground," a bit like Colombo did in the previous match.

It’s Colombo who provides the assist: Vitinha controls the ball and scores while falling, his first goal of this Serie A season.

Vitinha hadn’t scored since the final matchday of last season, against Bologna.

In the 26th minute, another chance for Colombo, but he misses the possible second goal by shooting the ball straight at Caprile.

👀 Equalizer on the line

Cagliari’s equalizer comes in the 33rd minute, capping off a period of the match where the home side was on the rise.

Borrelli scores it, heading in a cross from the right by Palestra. There was some doubt about whether the ball had actually crossed the line.

The goal is validated by the referee as the Cagliari fans embrace the scorer.

The score is now level and the match heats up.

🤯 Østigard again, two minutes of madness

The match really comes alive in the last five minutes of the first half: first, another Genoa goal arrives, with the "usual" Østigard, a defender who has now developed a taste for scoring.

A volley in the box from a Thorsby assist following a set piece for the Norwegian: a center-back who has scored in each of Genoa’s last three matches, even providing an assist for his teammates!

But Cagliari immediately find the equalizer, this time through Sebastiano Esposito: Genoa’s defense is caught out and he fires a rocket from the edge of the box.

The first half ends with a bang and the score at 2-2.

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