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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Nicky Bandini

Miracle-man Ranieri and action hero Pavoletti pull off ‘impossible’ again

Leonardo Pavoletti celebrates sealing Cagliari's comeback to victory
The elation is written all over Leonardo Pavoletti’s face after his two goals in injury time completed Cagliari’s remarkable fightback from 3-0 down to win 4-3. Photograph: Alessandro Tocco/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Call that a comeback? Napoli recovered from 2-0 down to draw with Milan in a barn-burning Sunday night game, Matteo Politano and Giacomo Raspadori setting the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona ablaze with spectacular second-half goals to cancel out Olivier Giroud’s pair of first-half headers. A giddy, seesawing clash between the reigning champions and opponents who hope to dethrone them, yet still only the second-best turnaround of the Serie A weekend.

That is because Cagliari did something no team had ever done in the Italian top-flight: recovering from three goals down after the 70th minute to win against Frosinone. Their manager, Claudio Ranieri, has achieved greater miracles in his career, but not many. His team had previously collected three draws and six defeats from nine games.

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