Overview

• Medical checks for Marco Palestra took place at Villa Stuart in Rome, with his loan to Cagliari from Atalanta expected to be finalized this evening.
• Sporting director Guido Angelozzi said the deal is 99% done and described Palestra as a young, strong replacement for Nadir Zortea.
• Palestra, a 2005-born right-sided Italy U21 international with nine Serie A appearances for Atalanta, is expected to be available for the trip to Napoli.
• Cagliari recently sold Roberto Piccoli to Fiorentina and Nadir Zortea to Bologna as part of a push to generate transfer profits.
• The club is pursuing further additions, including Stefan Posch, Anass Salah Eddine and Ibrahim Sulemana, while exploring exits for Felici, Rog, Di Pardo and Vinciguerra.