Lecce have announced that they will appeal Gianluca Lapadula’s two-match ban for his attempted headbutt on Cagliari’s Robin Olsen.

Lapadula quite literally lost his head after he scored a penalty during Lecce’s 2-2 with Cagliari on Monday.

However, Olsen was ordered to miss four games for his role in the incident, which saw him throw his arm at the striker’s chest.

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Cagliari goalkeeper Robin Olsen has been given a four-match ban for brawling with Lecce’s Gianluca Lapadula on Monday.

Olsen threw an arm at Lapadula after the pair clashed during the 2-2 draw between Lecce and Cagliari in yesterday’s rearranged fixture.

The striker, on the other hand, is suspended for two games, having attempted to headbutt the Roma loanee.

Both players have also been fined €10,000 for their troubles, with Olsen ruled out of League action for the rest of this calendar year.

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Lecce President Saverio Sticchi Damiani criticised apologetic Cagliari goalkeeper Robin Olsen for being the “protagonist of incredible play-acting.”

Olsen clashed with Gianluca Lapadula after the Lecce striker had reduced the deficit to 2-1 from the penalty spot at the Via del Mare on Monday, following a handling offence by Fabrizio Cacciatore.

The two players clashed and Lecce President Sticchi Damiani accused Olsen of “simulation” to help get Lapadula sent off.

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Rolando Maran admits Cagliari are full of ”anger and regret“ after they threw two points away against Lecce on Monday.

Cagliari were 2-0 up at the Via del Mare and seemingly coasting, until two late goals from Lecce earned the home side a draw.

“There’s so much anger on our part,” Maran told Sky Sport Italia.

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Lecce boss Fabio Liverani believes only his side tried to “play football” in the 2-2 draw with Cagliari.

Lecce came back from 2-0 down to salvage a draw at the Via del Mare in Monday’s rearranged fixture, and Liverani criticised Cagliari’s approach to the game.

“Today we played football, creating 10 chances, whilst our goalkeeper didn’t even make half a save,” he said afterwards.

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Roma director of sport Gianluca Petrachi was furious with the referee after a last-gasp goal against Cagliari was disallowed. “It’s absurd! In England, they’ll laugh at us.”

The game ended 1-1, but in stoppages Nikola Kalinic bundled the ball over the line after he had pushed Fabio Pisacane into goalkeeper Robin Olsen.

The referee disallowed the goal on the spot, but Roma didn’t realise this until after Pisacane had been stretchered off with a neck-brace.

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Roma goalkeeper Robin Olsen says he has joined Cagliari to ‘relaunch myself’ for Sweden ahead of Euro 2020.

It was confirmed on Friday that Olsen had moved to Cagliari on a dry loan for the entirety of the 2019-20 campaign.

“I’m very happy to be here,” the 29-year-old told reporters.

“It’s an opportunity for me to relaunch myself in time for next year’s European Championship.

“If the Coach asks me to play on Sunday, I’m very much ready.”

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Cagliari continue to reinforce their squad, as Robin Olsen and Giovanni Simeone will fly in to sign for the Sardinians tomorrow.

According to multiple sources, including Sky Sport Italia, they have agreed a dry loan for Roma goalkeeper Olsen.

He is called in as at least a temporary replacement for Alessio Cragno, who could be out for some time with a shoulder injury.

Cagliari had already out-bid Sampdoria for 24-year-old Fiorentina striker Simeone and he too is expected on Friday for a medical.

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Cagliari are reportedly close to signing Roma goalkeeper Robin Olsen on loan.

Sportitalia and Tuttomercatoweb both write only details separate Olsen from becoming a Cagliari player.

The 29-year-old is set to join the Rossoblu on a dry loan with no option to buy.

The Sardinians had been looking for a temporary fix in goal as No 1 Alessio Cragno is still recovering from a shoulder injury.

As for the Swede, he is third choice at Roma following the arrival of Pau Lopez and recently saw a move to Montpellier break down.

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Roma released a statement expressing their bemusement at continuing "increasingly bizarre" insults from agent Bayram Tutumlu.

The Turkish representative helped broker moves for Cengiz Under and Robin Olsen, is close to ex-Giallorossi director of sport Monchi and his nephew is the agent of goalkeeper Olsen, whose move to Montpellier broke down.

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