Serie A

Season 2025/2026

Serie A

Sassuolo vs Cagliari – Lineups & Match Details

Sassuolo beat Cagliari 2-1. Goals: S. Esposito (30' pen.), U. Garcia (50'), A. Pinamonti (78'). Sassuolo had 49% possession against Cagliari's 51%. Shots on target: 2-3.

Serie A · Regular Season - 31

Saturday, 4 April 2026

SassuoloSassuolo

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

CagliariCagliari

Referee: Daniele Chiffi, Italy

Lineups

SassuoloSassuolo4-2-3-1
Arijanet Murić49Arijanet MurićG
Sebastian Walukiewicz6Sebastian WalukiewiczD
Filippo Romagna19Filippo RomagnaD
Jay Idzes21Jay IdzesD
Ulisses Garcia23Ulisses GarciaD
Ismael Koné90Ismael KonéM
Kristian Thorstvedt42Kristian ThorstvedtM
Domenico Berardi10Domenico BerardiM
Cristian Volpato7Cristian VolpatoM
Armand Laurienté45Armand LaurientéM
Andrea Pinamonti99Andrea PinamontiF

Substitutes

25Woyo CoulibalyD
18Nemanja MatićM
50Darryl BakolaM
35Luca LipaniM
8M'Bala NzolaF
80Tarik MuharemovićD
20Alieu FaderaF
13Stefano TuratiG
66Pedro FelipeD
40Aster VranckxM
24Luca MoroF
44Edoardo IannoniM
3Josh DoigD
16Gioele ZacchiG
12Giacomo SatalinoG
CagliariCagliari3-5-2
Elia Caprile1Elia CaprileG
Zé Pedro32Zé PedroD
Yerry Mina26Yerry MinaD
Juan Rodríguez15Juan RodríguezD
Marco Palestra2Marco PalestraM
Michel Adopo8Michel AdopoM
Gianluca Gaetano10Gianluca GaetanoM
Alessandro Deiola14Alessandro DeiolaM
Adam Obert33Adam ObertM
Sebastiano Esposito94Sebastiano EspositoF
Michael Folorunsho90Michael FolorunshoF

Substitutes

29Gennaro BorrelliF
25Ibrahim SulemanaM
9Semih KılıçsoyF
31Paul MendyF
28Gabriele ZappaD
20Agustín AlbarracínF
18Othniël RaterinkD
12Alen SherriG
19Andrea BelottiF
24Giuseppe CiocciG
4Luca MazzitelliM
27Joseph LitetaM

Match Events

30'P

S. Esposito

50'G

U. Garcia

58'S

C. Volpato

Substitution 1

58'S

F. Romagna

Substitution 2

69'S

I. Koné

Substitution 3

69'S

A. Laurienté

Substitution 4

74'S

M. Folorunsho

Substitution 1

75'S

G. Gaetano

Substitution 2

78'G

A. Pinamonti

Assist: D. Bakola

79'Y

A. Pinamonti

82'S

A. Pinamonti

Substitution 5

83'S

Zé Pedro

Substitution 3

89'S

S. Esposito

Substitution 4

90'S

M. Adopo

Substitution 5

Statistics

Sassuolo
49%51%
Cagliari
0.46Expected Goals (xG)1.63
9Total Shots11
2Shots on Target3
2Corners2
14Fouls11
2Offsides1
84Pass Accuracy (%)83
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Sassuolo host Cagliari on Saturday, 4 April 2026. The kick-off time is 13:00 local. The fixture is part of the Serie A schedule. Sassuolo go into the match 11th in the table; Cagliari sit 16th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

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

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 30 Oct 2025: Sassuolo 2-1 Cagliari; 19 May 2024: Sassuolo 0-2 Cagliari; 11 Dec 2023: Sassuolo 1-2 Cagliari. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Sassuolo beat Cagliari 2-1. Sassuolo scored through U. Garcia 50', A. Pinamonti 78'. Cagliari replied with S. Esposito 30' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 78 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Sassuolo held 49% of the ball against 51% for Cagliari. Shots on target finished 2-3. Expected goals read 0.46 for Sassuolo, 1.63 for Cagliari.

Verdict

The win nudges Sassuolo forward and leaves Cagliari with work to do. Sassuolo sat 11th and Cagliari 16th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.