Cagliari vs Napoli 2025-26 Italian Serie A

Cagliari

FT
0 - 1

Napoli

2': Scott McTominay

Introduction

Cagliari are hosting Napoli at Unipol Domus, Cagliari, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
2': Goal! Cagliari 0, Napoli 1. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
17': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Zé Pedro (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Cagliari 0, Napoli 1.
45': Second Half begins Cagliari 0, Napoli 1.
55': Substitution, Napoli. Alisson Santos replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
65': Substitution, Cagliari. Semih Kiliçsoy replaces Michael Folorunsho.
69': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, Cagliari. Alessandro Deiola replaces Michel Adopo.
73': Substitution, Cagliari. Paul Mendy replaces Zé Pedro.
77': Substitution, Napoli. Frank Anguissa replaces Billy Gilmour.
77': Substitution, Napoli. Leonardo Spinazzola replaces Matteo Politano.
84': Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Mathías Olivera.
84': Substitution, Cagliari. Yael Trepy replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
84': Substitution, Cagliari. Othniël Raterink replaces Juan Rodríguez.
90'+4': Alberto Dossena (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Cagliari 0, Napoli 1.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy

Italian Serie A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+42	Internazionale	29	68	5
+16	Napoli	30	62	6
+23	AC Milan	29	60	3
+26	Como	29	54	5

Full Table

Statistics

NAP		CAG
16	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	2
0	Saves	4
67.3	Possession	32.7
17	SHOTS	7
5	ON GOAL	0
0.3	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
613	Accurate Passes	257
683	Passes	323
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	1
13	Crosses	15
0.2	Cross %	0.1
39	Long Balls	60
18	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
8	Blocked Shots	0
5	Effective Tackles	11
9	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
3	Interceptions	8
24	Effective Clearances	24
24	Clearances	24

Line-Ups

Cagliari (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Elia Caprile (GK)
26	Yerry Mina
22	Alberto Dossena
32	Zé Pedro
25	Sulemana
8	Michel Adopo
10	Gianluca Gaetano
15	Juan Rodríguez
2	Marco Palestra
90	Michael Folorunsho
94	Sebastiano Esposito

Substitutes:

Paul Mendy, Agustín Albarracín, Semih Kiliçsoy, Nicola Grandu, Joseph Liteta, Othniël Raterink, Giuseppe Ciocci, Yael Trepy, Alen Sherri, Gabriele Zappa, Leonardo Pavoletti, Luca Mazzitelli, Alessandro Deiola.

Napoli (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
32	Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK)
4	Alessandro Buongiorno
17	Mathías Olivera
31	Sam Beukema
68	Stanislav Lobotka
6	Billy Gilmour
3	Miguel Gutiérrez
21	Matteo Politano
19	Rasmus Højlund
8	Scott McTominay
11	Kevin De Bruyne

Substitutes:

Romelu Lukaku, Leonardo Spinazzola, Eljif Elmas, Nikita Contini, Alisson Santos, Alex Meret, Pasquale Mazzocchi, Juan Jesus, Giovane , Frank Anguissa.

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