Serie A

Season 2025/2026

Serie A

Cagliari vs Napoli – Lineups & Match Details

Napoli beat Cagliari 1-0. Goals: S. McTominay (2'). Cagliari had 33% possession against Napoli's 67%. Shots on target: 0-5.

Serie A · Regular Season - 30

Friday, 20 March 2026

CagliariCagliari

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

NapoliNapoli

Referee: Maurizio Mariani, Italy

Lineups

CagliariCagliari3-5-2
E. Caprile1E. CaprileG
J. Pedro32J. PedroD
Y. Mina26Y. MinaD
A. Dossena22A. DossenaD
M. Palestra2M. PalestraM
M. Adopo8M. AdopoM
G. Gaetano10G. GaetanoM
I. Sulemana25I. SulemanaM
J. Rodriguez15J. RodriguezM
S. Esposito94S. EspositoF
M. Folorunsho90M. FolorunshoF

Substitutes

24G. CiocciG
12A. SherriG
4L. MazzitelliM
28G. ZappaD
27J. LitetaM
36N. GranduF
37Y. TrepyF
31P. MendyF
30L. PavolettiF
14A. DeiolaM
9S. KilicsoyF
18O. RaterinkD
20A. Albarracin
NapoliNapoli3-4-2-1
V. Milinkovic-Savic32V. Milinkovic-SavicG
S. Beukema31S. BeukemaD
A. Buongiorno4A. BuongiornoD
M. Olivera17M. OliveraD
M. Politano21M. PolitanoM
B. Gilmour6B. GilmourM
S. Lobotka68S. LobotkaM
M. Gutierrez3M. GutierrezM
K. De Bruyne11K. De BruyneF
S. McTominay8S. McTominayF
R. Hojlund19R. HojlundF

Substitutes

1A. MeretG
14N. ContiniG
9R. LukakuF
5Juan JesusD
30P. MazzocchiD
20E. ElmasM
23GiovaneF
37L. SpinazzolaD
99F. AnguissaM
27Alisson SantosF

Match Events

2'G

S. McTominay

17'Y

S. Lobotka

35'Y

Zé Pedro

55'S

S. Lobotka

Substitution 1

65'S

M. Folorunsho

Substitution 1

69'Y

M. Olivera

73'S

Zé Pedro

Substitution 2

73'S

M. Adopo

Substitution 3

77'S

M. Politano

Substitution 2

77'S

B. Gilmour

Substitution 3

84'S

S. Esposito

Substitution 4

84'S

J. Rodríguez

Substitution 5

84'S

M. Olivera

Substitution 4

90'+4Y

A. Dossena

Statistics

Cagliari
33%67%
Napoli
0.33Expected Goals (xG)1.74
7Total Shots17
0Shots on Target5
2Corners7
12Fouls16
0Offsides2
79Pass Accuracy (%)90
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Cagliari host Napoli on Friday, 20 March 2026 at Unipol Domus. The kick-off time is 17:30 local. The fixture is part of the Serie A schedule. Cagliari go into the match 16th in the table; Napoli sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Cagliari have taken 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. Napoli have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 3 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 30 Aug 2025: Cagliari 0-1 Napoli; 23 May 2025: Cagliari 0-2 Napoli; 15 Sept 2024: Cagliari 0-4 Napoli. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Napoli beat Cagliari 1-0. Napoli replied with S. McTominay 2'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 2 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Cagliari held 33% of the ball against 67% for Napoli. Shots on target finished 0-5. Expected goals read 0.33 for Cagliari, 1.74 for Napoli.

Verdict

Napoli take the three points; Cagliari look at a thin night for the home crowd. Cagliari sat 16th and Napoli 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.