Match report

Udinese Defeats Cagliari 1-0 in Serie A

Cagliari
Cagliari
0–1
FT
Udinese
Udinese
Jul 26, 2020

Udinese secured a narrow but crucial victory over Cagliari in a Serie A encounter that showcased defensive resilience from both sides. Udinese's early goal by S. Okaka in the 2nd minute set the tone, and despite Cagliari's efforts, they couldn't find the equalizer. The result highlights Udinese's strong start and Cagliari's struggle to break through.

Key Facts

  • • Final Score: Cagliari 0–1 Udinese
  • • S. Okaka scored the only goal for Udinese in the 2nd minute
  • • Jens Stryger Larsen provided the assist for the goal
  • • Cagliari made multiple substitutions in the second half but couldn't equalize
  • • Both teams saw yellow cards, Cagliari with two (A. Ioniță, N. Nández)

Lineups

Cagliari

Formation: 3-4-1-2

Starting XI

  • 28 Alessio Cragno (G)
  • 23 Luca Ceppitelli (D)
  • 15 Ragnar Klavan (D)
  • 22 Charalampos Lykogiannis (D)
  • 19 Fabio Pisacane (M)
  • 21 Artur Ioniță (M)
  • 35 Riccardo Ladinetti (M)
  • 18 Nahitan Nández (M)
  • 26 Daniele Ragatzu (F)
  • 99 Giovanni Simeone (F)
  • 10 João Pedro (F)

Substitutes

  • 1 Rafael
  • 3 Federico Mattiello
  • 40 Sebastian Walukiewicz
  • 36 Andrea Carboni
  • 14 Valter Birsa
  • 6 Marko Rog
  • 27 Alessandro Lombardi
  • 20 Gastón Pereiro
  • 24 Paolo Faragò
  • 25 Federico Marigosu
  • 9 Alberto Paloschi
  • 37 Luca Gagliano

Udinese

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 1 Juan Musso (G)
  • 50 Rodrigo Becão (D)
  • 87 Sebastien De Maio (D)
  • 17 Bram Nuytinck (D)
  • 19 Jens Stryger Larsen (M)
  • 10 Rodrigo De Paul (M)
  • 11 Walace (M)
  • 12 Ken Sema (M)
  • 77 Marvin Zeegelaar (M)
  • 7 Stefano Okaka (F)
  • 15 Kevin Lasagna (F)

Substitutes

  • 88 Nicolas
  • 27 Samuele Perisan
  • 3 Samir
  • 63 Francesco Mazzolo
  • 18 Hidde ter Avest
  • 6 Seko Fofana
  • 61 Marco Ballarini
  • 65 Enrico Oviszach
  • 67 Eric Lirussi
  • 66 Mattia Compagnon
  • 30 Ilija Nestorovski
  • 64 Martin Palumbo

Timeline

  1. Udinese
    2' Udinese Goal · Normal Goal
    S. Okaka · Assist: Jens Stryger Larsen
  2. Udinese
    16' Udinese subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Samir · On: B. Nuytinck
  3. Udinese
    21' Udinese Card · Yellow Card
    Jens Stryger Larsen

    Handling

  4. Cagliari
    54' Cagliari subst · Substitution 1
    Off: G. Pereiro
  5. Cagliari
    54' Cagliari subst · Substitution 2
    Off: P. Faragò · On: C. Lykogiannis
  6. Cagliari
    54' Cagliari subst · Substitution 3
    Off: F. Mattiello · On: F. Pisacane
  7. Udinese
    68' Udinese subst · Substitution 2
    Off: I. Nestorovski · On: S. Okaka
  8. Cagliari
    75' Cagliari Card · Yellow Card
    A. Ioniţă

    Tripping

  9. Cagliari
    79' Cagliari subst · Substitution 4
    Off: F. Marigosu · On: D. Ragatzu
  10. Udinese
    81' Udinese subst · Substitution 3
    Off: H. ter Avest · On: Marvin Zeegelaar
  11. Cagliari
    88' Cagliari subst · Substitution 5
    Off: V. Birsa · On: A. Ioniţă
  12. Cagliari
    89' Cagliari Card · Yellow Card
    N. Nández

    Tripping

Match Stats

Stat Cagliari Udinese
Fouls 10 17
Pass Accuracy 86% 86%
Offsides 3 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 16 15
Corners 4 8
Total Passes 414 434
Yellow Cards 2 1
Blocked Shots 4 5
Shots on Target 6 6
Shots off Target 6 4
Possession 49% 51%
Accurate Passes 354 373
Shots Inside Box 6 9
Saves 5 6
Shots Outside Box 10 6

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Udinese's early goal by S. Okaka set the pace and morale for the team
  • ▸ Cagliari's inability to convert chances and multiple substitutions in the second half showed their desperation to level the score