Keeping in mind how many minutes he has spend on the field in this season... I doubt that Conte could rely on him in the hard moment even against such team as Cagliari...
I wondered why Elia didn't play against Lecce... that was weird !
In case of Ale Matri and Vucinic in the start there woun't be any subs to strengthen attacking line (don't consider Krasich or giacherini as a forwards) ! So I guess Ale will be more usefull coming from the bench !