Italian Serie A

Sassuolo vs Cagliari, 2025-26 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Sassuolo
  • 50': Ulisses Garcia
  • 78': Andrea Pinamonti
FT
2 - 1
Cagliari
  • 30': Sebastiano Esposito (P)

About

Sassuolo are hosting Cagliari at Mapei Stadium, Reggio Emilia, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo).
  • 1': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
  • 1': Delay in match because of an injury Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo).
  • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Michel Adopo (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Arijanet Muric (Sassuolo). Assisted by Gianluca Gaetano.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 6': Foul by Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo).
  • 6': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo).
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Yerry Mina (Cagliari).
  • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 9': Foul by Ulisses Garcia (Sassuolo).
  • 9': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michel Adopo.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 17': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Foul by Juan Rodríguez (Cagliari).
  • 21': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Jay Idzes.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Yerry Mina (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito with a cross.
  • 22': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari).
  • 26': Penalty conceded by Jay Idzes (Sassuolo) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 28': VAR Decision: Penalty Cagliari.
  • 29': Jay Idzes (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  • 30': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Cagliari 1. Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 32': Foul by Ulisses Garcia (Sassuolo).
  • 32': Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Offside, Cagliari. Michael Folorunsho is caught offside.
  • 35': Foul by Ulisses Garcia (Sassuolo).
  • 35': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Offside, Sassuolo. Sebastian Walukiewicz is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Arijanet Muric (Sassuolo). Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
  • 43': Foul by Yerry Mina (Cagliari).
  • 43': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Michel Adopo (Cagliari).
  • 45': Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Zé Pedro.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Volpato with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
  • 45'+2': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Cagliari 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 0, Cagliari 1.
  • 46': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
  • 46': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Juan Rodríguez (Cagliari).
  • 48': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Michael Folorunsho.
  • 50': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Cagliari 1. Ulisses Garcia (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gianluca Gaetano with a through ball.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Sebastian Walukiewicz (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 54': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Juan Rodríguez (Cagliari).
  • 55': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Sassuolo).
  • 55': Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 58': Substitution, Sassuolo. Nemanja Matic replaces Cristian Volpato.
  • 58': Substitution, Sassuolo. Woyo Coulibaly replaces Filippo Romagna.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari).
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Woyo Coulibaly (Sassuolo).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Palestra with a cross.
  • 67': Foul by Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari).
  • 67': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Substitution, Sassuolo. Luca Lipani replaces Ismaël Koné because of an injury.
  • 69': Substitution, Sassuolo. Darryl Bakola replaces Armand Laurienté.
  • 70': Offside, Sassuolo. Luca Lipani is caught offside.
  • 74': Substitution, Cagliari. Gennaro Borrelli replaces Michael Folorunsho.
  • 75': Substitution, Cagliari. Ibrahim Sulemana replaces Gianluca Gaetano.
  • 76': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Sassuolo).
  • 76': Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Goal! Sassuolo 2, Cagliari 1. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darryl Bakola.
  • 79': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 79': Handball by Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari).
  • 80': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
  • 80': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Marco Palestra (Cagliari).
  • 81': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Substitution, Sassuolo. M'Bala Nzola replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
  • 83': Foul by Darryl Bakola (Sassuolo).
  • 83': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Substitution, Cagliari. Semih Kiliçsoy replaces Zé Pedro.
  • 84': Foul by Woyo Coulibaly (Sassuolo).
  • 84': Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Sassuolo).
  • 88': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Woyo Coulibaly.
  • 89': Substitution, Cagliari. Paul Mendy replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
  • 90': Substitution, Cagliari. Gabriele Zappa replaces Michel Adopo.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Darryl Bakola (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Adam Obert (Cagliari) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. M'Bala Nzola (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Darryl Bakola.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Sassuolo).
  • 90'+4': Paul Mendy (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Paul Mendy (Cagliari).
  • 90'+7': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 2, Cagliari 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sassuolo 2, Cagliari 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 14
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 2
50.4 Possession 49.6
11 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
2 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
364 Accurate Passes 365
440 Passes 434
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 1
13 Crosses 8
0.2 Cross % 0.1
37 Long Balls 37
16 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 6
19 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
4 Interceptions 5
11 Effective Clearances 16
11 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 12,304

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 33 +49 78
2 AC Milan 33 +21 66
3 Napoli 33 +15 66
4 Juventus 33 +28 63
Full Table

Line-Ups

SAS Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
49 Arijanet Muric (GK)
21 Jay Idzes
19 Filippo Romagna
23 Ulisses Garcia
6 Sebastian Walukiewicz
7 Cristian Volpato
42 Kristian Thorstvedt
90 Ismaël Koné
99 Andrea Pinamonti
45 Armand Laurienté
10 Domenico Berardi
Sassuolo Substitutes:
M'Bala Nzola, Aster Vranckx, Pedro Felipe, Tarik Muharemovic, Woyo Coulibaly, Stefano Turati, Darryl Bakola, Gioele Zacchi, Edoardo Iannoni, Nemanja Matic, Alieu Fadera, Josh Doig, Giacomo Satalino, Luca Lipani, Luca Moro.

CAG Cagliari (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Elia Caprile (GK)
26 Yerry Mina
15 Juan Rodríguez
32 Zé Pedro
14 Alessandro Deiola
8 Michel Adopo
10 Gianluca Gaetano
33 Adam Obert
2 Marco Palestra
90 Michael Folorunsho
94 Sebastiano Esposito
Cagliari Substitutes:
Andrea Belotti, Ibrahim Sulemana, Paul Mendy, Agustín Albarracín, Alen Sherri, Gennaro Borrelli, Luca Mazzitelli, Semih Kiliçsoy, Othniël Raterink, Giuseppe Ciocci, Joseph Liteta, Gabriele Zappa.

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