Cagliari vs Torino, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ACagliari beat Torino in six-goal thriller for second straight win
Cagliari won for the second time in four days when they beat Torino 4-2 in Serie A on Saturday in their first home game with Walter Zenga as boss.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Federico Mattiello (Cagliari).
- 1': Ola Aina (Torino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Attempt missed. Lorenzo De Silvestri (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Simone Edera with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 3': Attempt missed. Soualiho Meité (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
- 4': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 4': Nicolas Nkoulou (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Simone Edera (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Rincón.
- 5': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 6': Foul by Federico Mattiello (Cagliari).
- 6': Ola Aina (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Simone Edera (Torino).
- 7': Marko Rog (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Alex Berenguer (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Armando Izzo.
- 11': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Nicolas Nkoulou.
- 12': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marko Rog with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Goal! Cagliari 1, Torino 0. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 17': Goal! Cagliari 2, Torino 0. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 18': VAR Decision: Goal Cagliari 2-0 Torino (Giovanni Simeone).
- 23': Foul by Armando Izzo (Torino).
- 23': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Mattiello.
- 24': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari).
- 24': Simone Edera (Torino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Attempt saved. Simone Edera (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 29': Offside, Cagliari. Luca Ceppitelli tries a through ball, but Federico Mattiello is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Simone Edera (Torino).
- 29': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Torino).
- 30': Marko Rog (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Foul by Federico Mattiello (Cagliari).
- 32': Federico Mattiello (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
- 38': Foul by Ola Aina (Torino).
- 38': Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Lorenzo De Silvestri.
- 43': VAR Decision: No Penalty Cagliari.
- 45'+1': Bremer (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Federico Mattiello (Cagliari).
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Simone Edera (Torino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Soualiho Meité.
- 45'+2': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Soualiho Meité (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 45'+5': Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Cagliari).
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Alex Berenguer (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Rincón.
- 45'+5': Foul by Bremer (Torino).
- 45'+5': Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Cagliari 2, Torino 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cagliari 2, Torino 0.
- 46': Goal! Cagliari 3, Torino 0. Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 50': Attempt missed. Andrea Belotti (Torino) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Armando Izzo with a cross.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Simone Edera (Torino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
- 52': Hand ball by Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari).
- 54': Alex Berenguer (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Marko Rog (Cagliari).
- 55': Hand ball by Simone Edera (Torino).
- 56': Attempt blocked. Alex Berenguer (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Belotti.
- 56': Attempt saved. Simone Edera (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 58': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
- 58': Ola Aina (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Torino. Cristian Ansaldi replaces Lorenzo De Silvestri.
- 59': Substitution, Torino. Simone Verdi replaces Simone Edera.
- 59': Substitution, Cagliari. Luca Cigarini replaces Radja Nainggolan.
- 59': Substitution, Cagliari. Artur Ionita replaces Federico Mattiello.
- 60': Goal! Cagliari 3, Torino 1. Bremer (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ola Aina with a headed pass.
- 62': Attempt missed. Marko Rog (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 65': Attempt missed. Ola Aina (Torino) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Ansaldi with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 65': Goal! Cagliari 3, Torino 2. Andrea Belotti (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simone Verdi with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, Cagliari. Luca Pellegrini replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 66': Alex Berenguer (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
- 68': Penalty Cagliari. Luca Pellegrini draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 68': Penalty conceded by Nicolas Nkoulou (Torino) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 69': Goal! Cagliari 4, Torino 2. João Pedro (Cagliari) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 74': Substitution, Torino. Wilfried Stephane Singo replaces Ola Aina.
- 74': Substitution, Torino. Sasa Lukic replaces Tomás Rincón.
- 75': Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Luca Cigarini (Cagliari).
- 76': Luca Cigarini (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Offside, Torino. Alex Berenguer tries a through ball, but Simone Verdi is caught offside.
- 77': Foul by Wilfried Stephane Singo (Torino).
- 77': Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Nahitan Nández.
- 78': Attempt missed. Andrea Belotti (Torino) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Simone Verdi with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Armando Izzo (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Andrea Carboni (Cagliari).
- 80': Andrea Carboni (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Torino. Vincenzo Millico replaces Alex Berenguer.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Simone Verdi (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Simone Verdi (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 83': Foul by Vincenzo Millico (Torino).
- 83': Luca Cigarini (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Cristian Ansaldi (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
- 84': Foul by Vincenzo Millico (Torino).
- 84': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luca Cigarini.
- 87': Substitution, Cagliari. Fabrizio Cacciatore replaces Andrea Carboni.
- 87': Substitution, Cagliari. Daniele Ragatzu replaces João Pedro.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Vincenzo Millico (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Luca Pellegrini.
- 90'+1': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Cristian Ansaldi.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Vincenzo Millico (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
- 90'+4': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
- 90'+4': Offside, Torino. Wilfried Stephane Singo tries a through ball, but Armando Izzo is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Torino).
- 90'+5': Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cagliari 4, Torino 2.
- 0': Match ends, Cagliari 4, Torino 2.
Statistics
 TOR |
CAG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 60.7 | Possession | 39.3 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 422 | Accurate Passes | 257 |
| 503 | Passes | 334 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 12 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 34 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 14 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 18 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 34 | +49 | 79 |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | +19 | 69 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 34 | +21 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | +28 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Cagliari (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Alessio Cragno (GK) |
| 23 | Luca Ceppitelli |
| 36 | Andrea Carboni  |
| 40 | Sebastian Walukiewicz |
| 6 | Marko Rog |
| 18 | Nahitan Nández |
| 4 | Radja Nainggolan |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
| 3 | Federico Mattiello |
| 10 | João Pedro |
| 99 | Giovanni Simeone |
Torino (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 39 | Salvatore Sirigu (GK) |
| 33 | Nicolas Nkoulou |
| 36 | Bremer |
| 5 | Armando Izzo |
| 88 | Tomás Rincón |
| 23 | Souahilo Meïté |
| 21 | Álex Berenguer |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 29 | Lorenzo De Silvestri |
| 9 | Andrea Belotti |
| 20 | Simone Edera |
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