Cagliari President Tommaso Giulini hits back at Milan owner Gerry Cardinale and argues that ‘someone in the USA might cheer more for Cagliari than for Milan.’

What did Cardinale say about Cagliari?

Milan owner Cardinale attracted criticism from Cagliari President Giulini after claiming in a recent interview that “In the United States, no one wants to see Cagliari against Lecce, and that’s a problem. Competition is the essence of sport, but it’s not rewarded financially.”

Giulini replied to Cardinale with a post on X social media: “Dear Cardinale, it’s easy to say that nobody cares about Cagliari-Lecce when one only knows Sardinia as a tourist,” said the Rossoblu president.

Giulini hits back at Cardinale

“The eighth club in Italy by fanbase is watched, respected and, perhaps, someone in the USA might cheer more for Cagliari than for Milan.”

Cagliari and Milan haven’t yet met this season, as the first Serie A encounter between these two sides will take place at the start of January 2026.

Milan drew 1-1 against Atalanta on Tuesday in Serie A Week 9, which is being played midweek.

Cagliari host Sassuolo tomorrow, Thursday, October 30. The Sardinians sit 14th in Serie A with nine points. They have collected one win, two draws and two defeats in their last five games.

Milan, on the other hand, only lost one game so far this season, but have collected just two wins and three draws in the last five games so they are now three points below table leaders Napoli.

Elia Caprile proved once again today that he is a great goalkeeper and Cagliari made a wise decision demanding at least €18m to sell in the summer, as now he’ll be worth more.

The shot-stopper made some more incredible saves in the 2-2 draw against Hellas Verona today at the Stadio Bentegodi, keeping his team in the game for their late comeback against the run of play.

Cagliari President Tommaso Giulini had bought him outright from Napoli for €8m and the idea was to sell, but only if a big offer came along, just like the one they accepted from Fiorentina for Roberto Piccoli.

Impressive Caprile will cost the big clubs

Caprile was given a price-tag of no less than €15-18m to even consider a transfer, and as nobody turned up with that kind of money, Giulini was happy to keep the goalkeeper.

His performances have been remarkable so far this season, as not a week goes by without some extraordinary saves hitting the headlines, and his consistency is so impressive.

Caprile only celebrated his 24^th birthday a couple of months ago, and it’s easy to assume the step up to the next level has only been delayed a little bit.

Now a few big clubs have already set their sights on a goalie who is destined to be a protagonist in the next transfer sessions.

Cagliari completed a remarkable comeback from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 in stoppages, as Hellas Verona are still without a victory this season.

Hellas were still looking for their first win of the season after four draws and three defeats, missing Daniel Oyegoke, Maotasem Al-Musrati and Tomas Suslov. The Sardinians lost Yerry Mina and Alessandro Deiola, joining Andrea Belotti, Boris Radunovic and Alessandro Di Pardo on the treatment table, but Zito Luvumbo returned after one point from three rounds.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

Gennaro Borrelli shook off an early clash of heads with Unai Nunez to surge onto a long Matteo Prati ball and fire just over the bar for Verona.

Lorenzo Montipò got down for a sensational fingertip save to push the Gianluca Gaetano daisy-cutter inches past the far post.

Unai Nunez went off with a shoulder injury for Hellas, while Borrelli had penalty appeals waved away for a risky Roberto Gagliardini tackle.

Instead, Gagliardini put Verona in front with his glancing header on a Giovane free kick that looped up and dropped into the far bottom corner. It was the ex-Inter midfielder’s first Serie A goal for two years.

Verona thought they had to equalise on 34 minutes until being denied by an extraordinary double Elia Caprile save, first to push the Suat Serdar strike onto the crossbar, then parry the Gift Orban follow-up from point-blank range too.

Caprile made another incredible save when Giovane was at full stretch to volley a low cross, sticking up a hand to push it away from point-blank range.

However, Verona still doubled their advantage with a classic counter-attack. Belghali started it from inside his own half down the right, sending Giovane forward to roll across for the simple Orban tap-in from nine yards.

Valentini’s glancing header on a Giovane free kick also tested Caprile, but Cagliari got back into it when Riyad Idrissi sprung the offside trap down the left on an inspired Adam Obert pass and surprised Montipò at the near top corner with a powerful finish.

It sparked a comeback from the Sardinians, who got back on level terms in stoppages thanks to a fantastic solo effort from Mattia Felici. The substitute completed a give and go with Leonardo Pavoletti to break down the left, squirmed past two tackles and beat Montipò with an angled drive.

Verona 2-2 Cagliari

Gagliardini 23 (V), Orban 59 (V), Idrissi 77 (C), Felici 92 (C)

26-10-2025 14:00

MatchDay 8

Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

Verona

Cagliari

2 - 2

Player statistic

1st half

Roberto Gagliardini (Assist: Giovane)		23'
Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro		41'

2nd half

Victor Nelsson		53'
Roberto Gagliardini		54'
Gift Orban (Assist: Giovane)		59'
		65'		Adam Obert
		66'		Leonardo Pavoletti
		77'		Riyad Idrissi (Assist: Adam Obert)
		89'		Luca Mazzitelli
		90+4'		Gennaro Borrelli
		90+2'		Mattia Felici (Assist: Leonardo Pavoletti)

Match statistic

37

Possession %

63

10

Total shots

7

6

Shots on target

3

1

Shots off target

2

3

Blocked shots

2

3

Corners

2

1

Offsides

3

16

Fouls

12

Verona

Cagliari

Starting lineups

1

Lorenzo Montipò

Goalkeeper

12

Domagoj Bradaric

Defender

Nicolás Valentini

Defender

7

Rafik Belghali

Defender

70'

5

Unai Núñez

Defender

16'

15

Victor Nelsson

Defender

11

Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro

Midfielder

46'

63

Roberto Gagliardini

Midfielder

8

Suat Serdar

Midfielder

16

Gift Orban

Attacker

78'

17

Giovane

Attacker

78'

1

Elia Caprile

Goalkeeper

33

Adam Obert

Defender

28

Gabriele Zappa

Defender

2

Marco Palestra

Defender

78'

3

Riyad Idrissi

Defender

32

Zé Pedro

Defender

10

Gianluca Gaetano

Midfielder

63'

27

Joseph Liteta

Midfielder

46'

16

Matteo Prati

Midfielder

86'

90

Michael Folorunsho

Midfielder

62'

29

Gennaro Borrelli

Attacker

Substitutes

34

Simone Perilli

Goalkeeper

36

Cheikh Niasse

Attacker

23

Enzo Ebosse

Defender

94

Giacomo Toniolo

Goalkeeper

3

Martin Frese

Defender

72

Junior Ajayi

Attacker

25

Daniel Mosquera

Attacker

19

Tobias Slotsager

Defender

4

Yellu Santiago

Midfielder

37

Armel Bella-Kotchap

Defender

16'

24

Antoine Bernede

Midfielder

46'

70

Fallou Cham

Defender

70'

21

Abdou Harroui

Midfielder

78'

9

Amin Sarr

Attacker

78'

6

Sebastiano Luperto

Defender

20

Marko Rog

Midfielder

21

Nicolò Cavuoti

Midfielder

94

Sebastiano Esposito

Attacker

24

Giuseppe Ciocci

Goalkeeper

9

Semih Kılıçsoy

Attacker

Juan Rodríguez

Defender

34

Vincenzo Sarno

Goalkeeper

8

Michel Adopo

Midfielder

46'

30

Leonardo Pavoletti

Attacker

62'

77

Zito Luvumbo

Attacker

63'

17

Mattia Felici

Attacker

78'

4

Luca Mazzitelli

Midfielder

86'

Bologna climbed the table with their first away win in Cagliari, sealed thanks to Emil Holm and Riccardo Orsolini goals.

The Sardinians missed Andrea Belotti, Boris Radunovic, Nicola Pintus and Alessandro Di Pardo, but Yerry Mina shook off a knock to start. Ciro Immobile was the only remaining Bologna absentee and they hoped to build momentum after the 4-0 win over Pisa.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

Matteo Prati smacked the frame of the goal with a scorcher from distance after nine minutes, although it wouldn’t have counted over an earlier foul on Emil Holm.

Mattia Felici had the ball in the net from the tightest of angles on 26 minutes, but Cagliari saw the goal disallowed because Michel Adopo’s body-check on Lewis Ferguson created that space.

Federico Bernardeschi’s long-range strike was pushed over the bar by Elia Caprile, and Bologna scored from the resulting corner. Jens Odgaard at the back post nodded down the set play for Holm’s cushioned volley from five yards.

Felici sprung the offside trap in the centre-circle to sprint clear on goal, but was denied one-on-one by a remarkable Nicola Ravaglia fingertip save.

Some panicked defending prevented Michael Folorunsho assists from wreaking havoc, but Bologna doubled their lead with a moment of sheer quality from substitute Orsolini.

He gathered down the right, cut inside Adam Obert, and smashed an unstoppable left-foot screamer into the near top corner from outside the penalty area.

Orsolini threatened a third moments later, this time a right-foot finish flashing across the face of goal, and Caprile kept out Tommaso Pobega following a Ze Pedro error.

There was confusion when the referee pointed to the spot, quickly corrected by VAR, as if anything it was Holm who had kicked Folorunsho rather than the other way round.

Cagliari 0-2 Bologna

Holm 31 (B), Orsolini 80 (B)

19-10-2025 14:00

MatchDay 7

Unipol Domus (Sardegna Arena)

Cagliari

Bologna

0 - 2

Player statistic

1st half

		13'		Juan Miranda
		31'		Emil Holm (Assist: Jens Odgaard)

2nd half

		62'		Lewis Ferguson
Sebastiano Esposito		76'
		80'		Riccardo Orsolini (Assist: Benja Domínguez)
		90+2'		Charalampos Lykogiannis

Match statistic

42

Possession %

58

4

Total shots

10

3

Shots on target

7

1

Shots off target

2

Blocked shots

1

2

Corners

7

5

Offsides

1

15

Fouls

22

Cagliari

Bologna

Starting lineups

1

Elia Caprile

Goalkeeper

33

Adam Obert

Defender

28

Gabriele Zappa

Defender

54'

2

Marco Palestra

Defender

6

Sebastiano Luperto

Defender

26

Yerry Mina

Defender

68'

16

Matteo Prati

Midfielder

69'

90

Michael Folorunsho

Midfielder

8

Michel Adopo

Midfielder

17

Mattia Felici

Attacker

55'

94

Sebastiano Esposito

Attacker

78'

13

Federico Ravaglia

Goalkeeper

2

Emil Holm

Defender

88'

33

Juan Miranda

Defender

60'

41

Martin Vitik

Defender

14

Torbjørn Heggem

Defender

19

Lewis Ferguson

Midfielder

8

Remo Freuler

Midfielder

77'

10

Federico Bernardeschi

Attacker

59'

21

Jens Odgaard

Attacker

28

Nicolò Cambiaghi

Attacker

77'

9

Santiago Castro

Attacker

Substitutes

20

Marko Rog

Midfielder

30

Leonardo Pavoletti

Attacker

14

Alessandro Deiola

Midfielder

21

Nicolò Cavuoti

Midfielder

4

Luca Mazzitelli

Midfielder

24

Giuseppe Ciocci

Goalkeeper

3

Riyad Idrissi

Defender

Juan Rodríguez

Defender

34

Vincenzo Sarno

Goalkeeper

27

Joseph Liteta

Midfielder

29

Gennaro Borrelli

Attacker

54'

77

Zito Luvumbo

Attacker

55'

32

Zé Pedro

Defender

68'

10

Gianluca Gaetano

Midfielder

69'

9

Semih Kılıçsoy

Attacker

78'

1

Lukasz Skorupski

Goalkeeper

16

Nicolò Casale

Defender

20

Nadir Zortea

Defender

6

Nikola Moro

Midfielder

26

Jhon Lucumí

Defender

Ibrahim Sulemana

Midfielder

80

Giovanni Fabbian

Midfielder

24

Thijs Dallinga

Attacker

25

Massimo Pessina

Goalkeeper

11

Jonathan Rowe

Midfielder

7

Riccardo Orsolini

Attacker

59'

22

Charalampos Lykogiannis

Defender

60'

4

Tommaso Pobega

Midfielder

77'

30

Benja Domínguez

Attacker

77'

29

Lorenzo De Silvestri

Defender

88'

Serie A returns this weekend after the break for international duty, with Davide Massa assigned to referee Roma-Inter, Luca Marinelli officiating Milan-Fiorentina and Giovanni Ayroldi for Como-Juventus.

The squads are coming back together for training after travelling all over the world and will be back in action for their clubs for the Week 7 fixtures.

The biggest match without doubt is the battle between Roma and Inter at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday evening.

This has been assigned to veteran referee Massa, with Francesco Meraviglia as the VAR.

Massa’s record with Roma is very balanced with 10 victories, 12 draws and nine defeats.

In comparison, Inter have a much stronger run under this referee, as he oversaw 20 wins, five stalemates and five losses.

There have been some editions of this fixture before with Massa, who was officiating Inter’s 1-0 win away to Roma in October 2024, but also the time the Giallorossi snatched a 2-1 victory at San Siro in October 2022.

Serie A Week 7 referees

Lecce-Sassuolo (Crezzini, VAR Mazzoleni)

Pisa-Verona (Guida, VAR Di Paolo)

Torino-Napoli (Marcenaro, VAR Doveri)

Roma-Inter (Massa, VAR Meraviglia)

Como-Juventus (Ayroldi, VAR Maresca)

Cagliari-Bologna (Marchetti, VAR Ghersini)

Genoa-Parma (Sozza, VAR Marini)

Atalanta-Lazio (Collu, VAR Gariglio)

Milan-Fiorentina (Marinelli, VAR Abisso)

Cremonese-Udinese (Fabbri, VAR La Penna)

Semih Kilicsoy is struggling to get any playing time at Cagliari, but just went viral for a sensational overhead kick scored for the Turkey Under-21 team.

The forward only celebrated his 20^th birthday in August and made the transfer from Besiktas to Cagliari on loan for €1m.

There is an option to buy for a further €12m plus €2m bonuses, and a 20 per cent cut of the future sale fee.

Semih Kilicsoy making little impact at Cagliari

He has so far made only four appearances in the Cagliari jersey, two in Serie A and two in the Coppa Italia, all as a substitute for a grand total of just 84 minutes of football.

However, he might be hard to ignore for much longer after a sensational goal for Turkey in the Under-21 European Championship qualifier against Hungary.

The ball was deflected up into the air just six minutes into the match this afternoon and he went into a technically perfect overhead kick to find the net.

Semih Kılıçsoy’dan Macaristan’a harika röveşata golü.

pic.twitter.com/x1UFSJCoMc

— Sports Digitale (@SportsDigitale) October 14, 2025

The future of Mike Maignan at Milan is increasingly uncertain as negotiations over a contract extension remain at a standstill, with the Rossoneri already exploring alternatives in case the French goalkeeper decides to leave next summer.

Maignan’s deal runs until June 2026, but talks for a renewal have stalled, raising the possibility of a sale at the end of the current season to avoid losing him on a free transfer further down the line.

His leadership and reliability between the posts have made him a key figure since arriving from Lille in 2021, but Milan may be forced to make a difficult decision if no agreement is reached.

Coach Massimiliano Allegri, back at San Siro to restore consistency and a winning mentality, reportedly considers securing a top-level goalkeeper one of his priorities.

Milan eye Caprile as Maignan successor

Among the potential replacements being monitored is Elia Caprile, the 24-year-old Cagliari goalkeeper who has impressed, according to reports via MilanNews24.

Caprile was instrumental in the Sardinians’ survival last season and is seen as a long-term prospect capable of stepping into Maignan’s role.

However, Cagliari have placed a steep €35m valuation on their star, a fee that reflects both his potential and growing reputation. The Verona-born goalkeeper has also drawn interest from several other top clubs in Italy and abroad.

Speaking to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Caprile remained focused on the present.

“Right now, I’m only thinking about Cagliari,” he said, keeping a professional stance amid growing speculation.

His words suggest that while his future remains open, any move will depend on Milan’s next steps and whether Maignan commits to a new deal.

Napoli boss Antonio Conte is the highest-paid coach in Serie A in 2025-26, followed by Massimiliano Allegri and Gian Piero Gasperini.

• Read more – Two Italians, but not Gattuso, in top 10 of highest-paid national team coaches

TMW has listed the salaries of all 20 Serie A coaches in 2025-26 and Conte emerges as the highest-paid with an €8m net wage.

Conte the highest-paid coach in 2025-26 Serie A

The Partenopei boss signed a new contract in May after leading the Partenopei to their second Scudetto in three years.

Conte is followed by Allegri and Gasperini, who were appointed by Milan and Roma, respectively, last summer. Both Italian coaches earn €5m per season.

Below them, there’s a group of three coaches, Vincenzo Italiano, Stefano Pioli and Igor Tudor, earning €3m each, while Cristian Chivu and Maurizio Sarri get €2.5m per season.

There are just five coaches in Serie A earning less than €1m per season. Carlos Cuesta, Kosta Runjaic, Paolo Zanetti, Davide Nicola, Eusebio Di Francesco and Fabio Grosso.

Serie A will resume after the international break next week with Roma-Inter and Milan-Fiorentina among the big games in Round 7.

Serie A coaches’ salaries in 2025-26

Antonio Conte (Napoli) €8m net

Massimiliano Allegri (Milan) €5m

Gian Piero Gasperini (Roma) 5m

Vincenzo Italiano (Bologna) 3m

Stefano Pioli (Fiorentina) 3m

Igor Tudor (Juventus) 3m

Cristian Chivu (Inter) 2.5m

Maurizio Sarri (Lazio) 2.5m

Ivan Juric (Atalanta) 2m

Patrick Vieira (Genoa) 1.4m

Marco Baroni (Torino) 1.2m

Fabio Pisacane (Cagliari) 1m

Cesc Fabregas (Como) 1m

Alberto Gilardino (Pisa) 1m

Carlos Cuesta (Parma) 0.9m

Kosta Runjaic (Udinese) 0.8m

Paolo Zanetti (Verona) 0.6m

Davide Nicola (Cremonese) 0.5m

Eusebio Di Francesco (Lecce) 0.5m

Fabio Grosso (Sassuolo) 0.5m

Milan have the most players called up to their national teams this month, 15, two more than Inter and Juventus, while Napoli have 11.

The October international break has just started at Milan are the Serie A club with the most players called up to their national teams this month.

As reported by Gazzetta and TMW, 15 Rossoneri will play international matches in the coming weeks, including Matteo Gabbia, called up to the Italy squad for the second time in his career, and Davide Bartesaghi, who will play for Italy U21.

Juventus and Inter have 13 international players each this month. Five Nerazzurri players will play for the Italy national team, while the Bianconeri have sent two to Coverciano.

Genoa and Roma have 11 players leaving for international games in October, 12 for Bologna. Overall, 179 Serie A players have been called up for international matches this month.

Below is the full list of how many players will leave their clubs for national team games in the next two weeks.

Atalanta: 10
Bologna: 12
Cagliari: 5
Como: 10
Cremonese: 2
Fiorentina: 10
Genoa: 8
Inter: 13
Juventus: 13
Lazio: 5
Lecce: 10
Milan: 15
Napoli: 11
Parma: 6
Pisa: 3
Roma: 11
Sassuolo: 8
Torino: 10
Udinese: 10
Verona: 7

The dates and times have been confirmed for the Coppa Italia Round of 16, including Lazio vs. Milan, Juventus vs. Udinese, Napoli vs. Cagliari and Inter vs. Venezia.

This is the point in the tournament at which the top eight seeds enter the competition.

It remains a series of one-off matches, so a winner is decided after 90 minutes, or they go directly to a penalty shoot-out without the need for extra time.

The Round of 16 will stretch from December 2 2025 to January 27 2026.

This tournament remains in a tennis style bracket, so check who the teams could face next.

All kick-off times listed below are in the UK, so add one hour for local Italian time.

Coppa Italia Round of 16

Juventus vs. Udinese (Tuesday December 2, 20.00)

Atalanta vs. Genoa (Wednesday December 3, 14.00)

Napoli vs. Cagliari (Wednesday December 3, 17.00)

Inter vs. Venezia (Wednesday December 3, 20.00)

Bologna vs. Parma (Thursday December 4, 17.00)

Lazio vs. Milan (Thursday December 4, 20.00)

Roma vs. Torino (Tuesday January 13, 20.00)

Fiorentina vs. Como (Tuesday January 27, 20.00)

The precise dates and kick-off times for Serie A Week 13 to 22 fixtures have been confirmed, all the way up to January 2026, including Roma-Napoli, Napoli-Juventus, Juve-Roma, Lazio-Napoli, Inter-Napoli, Juve-Napoli and Roma-Milan.

The Lega Serie A has set itself the task of giving far more advance notice on scheduling this season, bringing it more in line with other top European leagues.

With this in mind, they today released the full calendar for Serie A Week 13 to 22, all the way up to January 2026.

Week 16 is spread out, because Napoli, Inter, Bologna and Milan are all participating in the Supercoppa Italiana in Riyadh, so their games won’t be until January 14 and 15.

The kick-off times listed below are UK, so add one hour for local Italian time.

Serie A games

Week 13

Friday Nov 28

Como-Sassuolo (19.45)

Saturday Nov 29

Genoa-Verona (14.00)

Parma-Udinese (14.00)

Juventus-Cagliari (17.00)

Milan-Lazio (19.45)

Sunday Nov 30

Lecce-Torino (11.30)

Pisa-Inter (14.00)

Atalanta-Fiorentina (17.00)

Roma-Napoli (19.45)

Monday Dec 1

Bologna-Cremonese (19.45)

Week 14

Saturday Dec 6

Sassuolo-Fiorentina (14.00)

Inter-Como (17.00)

Verona-Atalanta (19.45)

Sunday Dec 7

Cremonese-Lecce (11.30)

Cagliari-Roma (14.00)

Lazio-Bologna (17.00)

Napoli-Juventus (19.45)

Monday Dec 8

Pisa-Parma (14.00)

Udinese-Genoa (17.00)

Torino-Milan (19.45)

Week 15

Friday Dec 12

Lecce-Pisa (19.45)

Saturday Dec 13

Torino-Cremonese (14.00)

Parma-Lazio (17.00)

Atalanta-Cagliari (19.45)

Sunday Dec 14

Milan-Sassuolo (11.30)

Fiorentina-Verona (14.00)

Udinese-Napoli (14.00)

Genoa-Inter (17.00)

Bologna-Juventus (19.45)

Monday Dec 15

Roma-Como (19.45)

Week 16

Saturday Dec 20

Lazio-Cremonese (17.00)

Juventus-Roma (19.45)

Sunday Dec 21

Cagliari-Pisa (11.30)

Sassuolo-Torino (14.00)

Fiorentina-Udinese (17.00)

Genoa-Atalanta (19.45)

Wednesday Jan 14

Napoli-Parma (17.30)

Inter-Lecce (19.45)

Thursday Jan 15

Verona-Bologna (17.30)

Como-Milan (19.45)

Week 17

Saturday Dec 27

Parma-Fiorentina (11.30)

Lecce-Como (14.00)

Torino-Cagliari (14.00)

Udinese-Lazio (17.00)

Pisa-Juventus (19.45)

Sunday Dec 28

Milan-Verona (11.30)

Cremonese-Napoli (14.00)

Bologna-Sassuolo (17.00)

Atalanta-Inter (19.45)

Monday Dec 29

Roma-Genoa (19.45)

Week 18

Friday Jan 2

Cagliari-Milan (19.45)

Saturday Jan 3

Como-Udinese (11.30)

Genoa-Pisa (14.00)

Sassuolo-Parma (14.00)

Juventus-Lecce (17.00)

Atalanta-Roma (19.45)

Sunday Jan 4

Lazio-Napoli (11.30)

Fiorentina-Cremonese (14.00)

Verona-Torino (17.00)

Inter-Bologna (19.45)

Week 19

Tuesday Jan 6

Pisa-Como (14.00)

Lecce-Roma (17.00)

Sassuolo-Juventus (19.45)

Wednesday Jan 7

Bologna-Atalanta (17.30)

Napoli-Verona (17.30)

Lazio-Fiorentina (19.45)

Parma-Inter (19.45)

Torino-Udinese (19.45)

Thursday Jan 8

Cremonese-Cagliari (17.30)

Milan-Genoa (19.45)

Week 20

Saturday Jan 10

Como-Bologna (14.00)

Udinese-Pisa (14.00)

Roma-Sassuolo (17.00)

Atalanta-Torino (19.45)

Sunday Jan 11

Lecce-Parma (11.30)

Fiorentina-Milan (14.00)

Verona-Lazio (17.00)

Inter-Napoli (19.45)

Monday Jan 12

Genoa-Cagliari (17.30)

Juventus-Cremonese (19.45)

Week 21

Friday Jan 16

Pisa-Atalanta (19.45)

Saturday Jan 17

Udinese-Inter (14.00)

Napoli-Sassuolo (17.00)

Cagliari-Juventus (19.45)

Sunday Jan 18

Parma-Genoa (11.30)

Bologna-Fiorentina (14.00)

Torino-Roma (17.00)

Milan-Lecce (19.45)

Monday Jan 19

Cremonese-Verona (17.30)

Lazio-Como (19.45)

Week 22

Friday Jan 23

Inter-Pisa

Saturday Jan 24

Como-Torino (14.00)

Fiorentina-Cagliari (17.00)

Lecce-Lazio (19.45)

Sunday Jan 25

Sassuolo-Cremonese (11.30)

Atalanta-Parma (14.00)

Genoa-Bologna (14.00)

Juventus-Napoli (17.00)

Roma-Milan (19.45)

Monday Jan 26

Verona-Udinese (19.45)

A comparison between the Serie A standings after six games this season and the same stage last year shows a few surprises, with Roma emerging as the biggest climbers and Torino suffering the heaviest drop.

According to TuttoMercatoWeb, via MilanNews, Napoli and Roma currently lead the way with 15 points, though Gian Piero Gasperini’s Giallorossi have improved their tally by six points compared to 2024-25.

Milan also show progress, sitting on 13 points, two more than a year ago, whilst Inter have earned 12 points, just one more than at this stage last season.

Among the biggest movers are Atalanta and Bologna, both +3, while Juventus remain steady with the same total as in 2024-25.

At the other end, Torino have dropped six points, while Fiorentina and Lazio have also slipped significantly (-4 and -3 respectively).

Serie A Table – Full comparison after six rounds

Napoli – 15 points (+2)

Roma – 15 (+6)

Milan – 13 (+2)

Inter – 12 (+1)

Juventus – 12 (=)

Atalanta – 10 (+3)

Bologna – 10 (+3)

Como – 9 (+1)

Cagliari – 8 (+3)

Udinese – 8 (-2)

Lazio – 7 (-3)

Parma – 5 (=)

Lecce – 5 (=)

Torino – 5 (-6)

Fiorentina – 3 (-4)

Hellas Verona – 3 (-3)

Genoa – 2 (-3)

(Sassuolo, Cremonese and Pisa were in Serie B last season.)

Udinese and Cagliari had to settle for a point apiece at the Bluenergy Stadium in Serie A on Sunday afternoon, but the hosts will rue their missed opportunity right at the last, which should have seen them walk away with all three points. 

You can follow the action from the rest of Sunday’s Serie A fixtures, including Juventus vs. Milan and Fiorentina vs. Roma on the Football Italia Liveblog.

It was the visitors who claimed the first-half lead in Udine on Sunday. A series of shots from Mattia Felici and Matteo Prati were both blocked on the edge of the area, but the ball fell kindly for Borrelli from 10 yards out. He just needed to dispatch past Razvan Sava, who was already on the floor. 

Udinese would find the equaliser just shy of the hour mark. Nicolo Zaniolo’s corner was headed back into the mixer at the far post, and Christian Kabasele was able to pull out an improvised flick to send the ball past Elia Caprile for 1-1. 

Udinese had a glorious chance to snatch all three points in stoppage time: A defensive slip gave Keinan Davis the ball just outside the area. The Englishman’s effort was saved by Caprile, and though Vakoun Bayo had an empty net to aim at on the follow-up, he was off balance and fired off target. 

Sunday’s result means that both teams remain level on points in the Serie A standings (eight apiece), with Cagliari occupying 10th place and Udinese in 11th. 

Udinese 1-1 Cagliari 

Borrelli (C) 25’, Kabasele (U) 58’.

05-10-2025 11:30

MatchDay 6

Friuli Stadium (Dacia Arena)

Udinese

Cagliari

1 - 1

Player statistic

1st half

		21'		Mattia Felici
		25'		Gennaro Borrelli (Assist: Michel Adopo)

2nd half

		49'		Adam Obert
Christian Kabasele (Assist: Oumar Solet)		58'
Nicolò Zaniolo		72'

Match statistic

60

Possession %

40

23

Total shots

8

4

Shots on target

2

9

Shots off target

4

10

Blocked shots

2

7

Corners

2

13

Fouls

16

Udinese

Cagliari

Starting lineups

90

Răzvan Sava

Goalkeeper

Alessandro Zanoli

Defender

85'

27

Christian Kabasele

Defender

67'

11

Hassane Kamara

Defender

28

Oumar Solet

Defender

2

Saba Goglichidze

Defender

14

Arthur Atta

Midfielder

24

Jakub Piotrowski

Midfielder

85'

8

Jesper Karlström

Midfielder

Nicolò Zaniolo

Midfielder

77'

9

Keinan Davis

Attacker

1

Elia Caprile

Goalkeeper

33

Adam Obert

Defender

82'

2

Marco Palestra

Defender

26

Yerry Mina

Defender

20'

32

Zé Pedro

Defender

14

Alessandro Deiola

Midfielder

16

Matteo Prati

Midfielder

90

Michael Folorunsho

Midfielder

29

Gennaro Borrelli

Attacker

72'

17

Mattia Felici

Attacker

46'

94

Sebastiano Esposito

Attacker

83'

Substitutes

93

Daniele Padelli

Goalkeeper

32

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp

Midfielder

18

Adam Buksa

Attacker

4

Sandi Lovric

Midfielder

33

Jordan Zemura

Defender

16

Matteo Palma

Defender

77

Rui Modesto

Midfielder

38

Lennon Miller

Midfielder

41

Gioele Venuti

Goalkeeper

Idrissa Gueye

Attacker

13

Nicolò Bertola

Defender

67'

15

Vakoun Bayo

Attacker

77'

19

Kingsley Ehizibue

Defender

85'

6

Oier Zarraga

Midfielder

85'

6

Sebastiano Luperto

Defender

4

Luca Mazzitelli

Midfielder

24

Giuseppe Ciocci

Goalkeeper

9

Semih Kılıçsoy

Attacker

3

Riyad Idrissi

Defender

34

Vincenzo Sarno

Goalkeeper

8

Michel Adopo

Midfielder

20'

18

Alessandro Di Pardo

Defender

46'

77

Zito Luvumbo

Attacker

72'

21

Nicolò Cavuoti

Midfielder

82'

30

Leonardo Pavoletti

Attacker

83'

Udinese look to Nicolò Zaniolo in a home game against Sebastiano Esposito’s Cagliari in the Serie A Week 6 lunchtime match.

It kicks off at 12:30 CET (11:30 BST) at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine.

Udinese must cope without Iker Bravo and the suspended Maduka Okoye, while Cagliari have travelled to Friuli without Radunovic, Zappa, Belotti, Gaetano, Pintus and Rodriguez.

The home side pick a 3-5-2 formation with Zaniolo and Davis up front, while Cagliari reply with Esposito, Gennaro Borrelli and Michael Folorunsho.

Both sides have had a convincing start to the season, collecting seven points each.

Cagliari, however, have two wins and one defeat in the last three matches, while Udinese host the Sardinians on the back of one win and two consecutive losses.

Udinese vs. Cagliari – official line-ups

Udinese (3-5-2): Sava; Goglichidze, Kabasele, Solet; Zanoli, Piotrowski, Karlstrom, Atta, Kamara; Zaniolo, Davis.

Cagliari (4-3-2-1): Caprile; Palestra, Ze Pedro, Mina, Obert; Deiola, Prati, Folorunsho; Esposito, Felici; Borrelli.

Udinese vs. Cagliari – live updates

05-10-2025 11:30

MatchDay 6

Friuli Stadium (Dacia Arena)

Udinese

Cagliari

1 - 1

Player statistic

1st half

		21'		Mattia Felici
		25'		Gennaro Borrelli (Assist: Michel Adopo)

2nd half

		49'		Adam Obert
Christian Kabasele (Assist: Oumar Solet)		58'
Nicolò Zaniolo		72'

Match statistic

60

Possession %

40

23

Total shots

8

4

Shots on target

2

9

Shots off target

4

10

Blocked shots

2

7

Corners

2

13

Fouls

16

Udinese

Cagliari

Starting lineups

90

Răzvan Sava

Goalkeeper

Alessandro Zanoli

Defender

85'

27

Christian Kabasele

Defender

67'

11

Hassane Kamara

Defender

28

Oumar Solet

Defender

2

Saba Goglichidze

Defender

14

Arthur Atta

Midfielder

24

Jakub Piotrowski

Midfielder

85'

8

Jesper Karlström

Midfielder

Nicolò Zaniolo

Midfielder

77'

9

Keinan Davis

Attacker

1

Elia Caprile

Goalkeeper

33

Adam Obert

Defender

82'

2

Marco Palestra

Defender

26

Yerry Mina

Defender

20'

32

Zé Pedro

Defender

14

Alessandro Deiola

Midfielder

16

Matteo Prati

Midfielder

90

Michael Folorunsho

Midfielder

29

Gennaro Borrelli

Attacker

72'

17

Mattia Felici

Attacker

46'

94

Sebastiano Esposito

Attacker

83'

Substitutes

93

Daniele Padelli

Goalkeeper

32

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp

Midfielder

18

Adam Buksa

Attacker

4

Sandi Lovric

Midfielder

33

Jordan Zemura

Defender

16

Matteo Palma

Defender

77

Rui Modesto

Midfielder

38

Lennon Miller

Midfielder

41

Gioele Venuti

Goalkeeper

Idrissa Gueye

Attacker

13

Nicolò Bertola

Defender

67'

15

Vakoun Bayo

Attacker

77'

19

Kingsley Ehizibue

Defender

85'

6

Oier Zarraga

Midfielder

85'

6

Sebastiano Luperto

Defender

4

Luca Mazzitelli

Midfielder

24

Giuseppe Ciocci

Goalkeeper

9

Semih Kılıçsoy

Attacker

3

Riyad Idrissi

Defender

34

Vincenzo Sarno

Goalkeeper

8

Michel Adopo

Midfielder

20'

18

Alessandro Di Pardo

Defender

46'

77

Zito Luvumbo

Attacker

72'

21

Nicolò Cavuoti

Midfielder

82'

30

Leonardo Pavoletti

Attacker

83'

Cagliari coach Fabio Pisacane has moved to cool speculation linking Mario Balotelli with a sensational switch to Sardinia, underlining that his focus remains on the attacking options already within the squad.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference before his side’s trip to Udinese, Pisacane emphasised the depth available in his forward line and the tactical flexibility of his players.

“We have a wide choice in attack,” the Rossoblu coach explained, with quotes via TuttoMercatoWeb.

“I’m also thinking of Luvumbo, who can act as a false nine. It depends on the type of player we want to choose for the specific match.”

Cagliari coach responds to Balotelli rumours

Reports had emerged in recent days suggesting Balotelli could be a surprise reinforcement for Cagliari, but Pisacane was quick to deflect when pressed on the topic.

“Balotelli? Ask Angelozzi,” he responded bluntly, referring to the club’s sporting director.

His words suggest the club are more focused on maximising current resources than exploring the possibility of the former Italy striker.

Marco Guida has been appointed for the big game of Serie A Round 6 between Juventus and Milan.

AIA has appointed the referees for Serie A Round 6, which begins tomorrow with Verona hosting Sassuolo at the Stadio Bentegodi.

The opening game of the weekend will be officiated by Francesco Fourneau, while Guida will be the referee for the big match between Juventus and Milan at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on Sunday.

Below are all the referees, assistants, fourth officials and VAR referees appointed for Serie A Round 6.

H. VERONA – SASSUOLO Friday 03/10 h. 20.45 (CET)

FOURNEAU

IMPERIALE – REGATTIERI

IV:      MARCHETTI

VAR:     MAGGIONI

AVAR:      MARESCA

LAZIO – TORINO      Saturday 04/10 h. 15.00

PICCININI

CAPALDO – LAUDATO

IV:      MARINELLI

VAR:     GHERSINI

AVAR:      CHIFFI

PARMA – LECCE    Saturday 04/10 h. 15.00

DOVERI

BERTI – BIANCHINI

IV:       CALZAVARA

VAR:      MARESCA

AVAR:       DI PAOLO

INTER – CREMONESE  Saturday 04/10 h. 18.00

FELICIANI

LO CICERO – POLITI

IV:     RAPUANO

VAR:     GARIGLIO

AVAR:     DI BELLO

ATALANTA – COMO Saturday 04/10 h. 20.45

ZUFFERLI

PRETI – LUCIANI

IV:       ZANOTTI

VAR:     MARINI

AVAR:    MAGGIONI

UDINESE – CAGLIARI    Sunday,  h. 12.30

ARENA

BACCINI – CECCON

IV:     MUCERA

VAR:     DI PAOLO

AVAR:      PRONTERA

BOLOGNA – PISA     Sunday, h. 15.00

ABISSO

VECCHI – DI GIOIA

IV:     COLLU

VAR:     MERAVIGLIA

AVAR:     VOLPI

FIORENTINA – ROMA    Sunday, h. 15.00

COLOMBO

PERROTTI – MORO

IV:     MASSIMI

VAR:     CHIFFI

AVAR:      GARIGLIO

NAPOLI – GENOA     Sunday, h. 18.00

LA PENNA

PASSERI – TRINCHIERI

IV:       GALIPO’

VAR:      PEZZUTO

AVAR:      SOZZA

JUVENTUS – MILAN    Sunday, h. 20.45

GUIDA

COLAROSSI – ROSSI C.

IV:     AYROLDI

VAR:    DI BELLO

AVAR:      GHERSINI

Cagliari have confirmed the worst fears are realised, as Andrea Belotti suffered a tear to the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during the defeat to Inter.

The 31-year-old slipped and fell awkwardly, colliding with Inter goalkeeper Josep Martinez during last night’s 2-0 loss at the Unipol Domus.

There were immediately concerns that this could be a serious injury, as confirmed by coach Fabio Pisacane’s post-match interviews.

Belotti serious ACL tear is confirmed

Tests were performed today and a statement from Cagliari announced that a lesion was found in the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee.

Belotti will see a specialist over the next few days, but the usual course of action for this type of injury is surgery and four to six months out of action.

It is a blow for Il Gallo, who had just joined Cagliari on deadline day from Como and scored two goals in the victory away to Lecce.

He now has 116 goals in 351 Serie A appearances, along with 32 assists, representing clubs including Palermo, Roma, Fiorentina, Como, Benfica and Cagliari.

Cagliari coach Fabio Pisacane acknowledges Inter ‘deserved’ the 2-0 victory, but is afraid Andrea Belotti’s season might be over. ‘He felt a crack in his knee.’

It was a negative evening all around at the Unipol Domus, because not only did they suffer a 2-0 home defeat, but the Sardinians also saw star striker Belotti carried off following a freak accident.

He was running after a long ball when goalkeeper Josep Martinez rushed out to meet it, then slipped and fell awkwardly, causing the Inter man to crash into him.

Cagliari worried about Belotti setback

“We hope it is not too serious, we’re waiting for the tests, but his health is the most important thing right now,” Pisacane told Sky Sport Italia.

“We really hope it is not what we think it is, because he said that he felt a crack in his knee. We’ve got to try to think positive right now and wait for the test results.”

It would be a devastating blow if Belotti was diagnosed with ligament damage, as the 31-year-old only just joined Cagliari from Como on deadline day.

He made an immediate impression with two goals in the 2-1 win away to Lecce last week.

Cristian Chivu said that Cagliari had surprised him with a change of system, so how did Pisacane come up with those adjustments?

“We wanted to put Michael Folorunsho on Hakan Calhanoglu, while Sebastiano Esposito was targeting Stefan de Vrij. Initially, we wanted to use a 4-4-2 and go out there with a strong attitude in front of our fans,” explained the coach.

“We were suffering having two creative midfielders there, so we pushed Folorunsho further up to support Esposito. Later on, we took off a defender and put new wingers on, that is something I’d like to try again.

“Ultimately, we’ve got to give credit to Inter, as they played very well and deserved the victory.”

Lautaro Martinez had opened the scoring early on with a looping header, and the game remained open until Francesco Pio Esposito met the Federico Dimarco pull-back.

“We didn’t make the most of the opportunities in the first half, especially when winning the ball back, as our choices in the transitions were not the best ones,” added Pisacane.

“In the second half, we tried to push further up, but Inter did really well. I cannot have asked for more from my lads, Inter respected us and put in a great performance.”