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Cagliari vs Napoli combines Napoli’s long-standing attacking authority with Cagliari’s ability to make the island meeting difficult. Napoli won 4–0 at the Unipol Domus in September 2024 and 1–0 there in March 2026, yet Cagliari have also held them to draws in Sardinia, including 1–1 in February 2022. The future interest is clear: can Cagliari contain Napoli’s pressure, or will Napoli’s control travel again?
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Cagliari
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9F
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14M
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31F
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18D
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37F
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12G
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24G
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36F
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28D
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20F
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4M
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27M
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30F
Napoli Substitutes
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F
27
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D
37
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M
99
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D
5
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G
1
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G
14
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M
20
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D
30
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F
23
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F
9
Match events
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2'⚽S. McTominay Normal Goal
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17'Stanislav Lobotka Yellow Card
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35'Zé Pedro Yellow Card
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55'Alisson Santos S. Lobotka
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65'S. Kilicsoy M. Folorunsho
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69'Mathías Olivera Yellow Card
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73'A. Deiola M. Adopo
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73'P. Mendy J. Pedro
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73'P. Mendy J. Pedro
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73'A. Deiola M. Adopo
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77'L. Spinazzola M. Politano
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77'F. Anguissa B. Gilmour
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84'Juan Jesus M. Olivera
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84'Y. Trepy S. Esposito
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84'O. Raterink J. Rodriguez
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90' +4Alberto Dossena Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Cagliari VS Napoli
Napoli’s weight, Cagliari’s resistance
Napoli have supplied many of the emphatic scorelines in this fixture. They won 5–0 in Cagliari in December 2016 and repeated that score in February 2018, while Cagliari’s home setting has still produced moments of resistance. The 1–1 draw on 21 February 2022 showed how the hosts can frustrate a stronger opponent, even when Napoli carry the larger attacking reputation.
Sardinian tests
Napoli won 4–0 at Cagliari on 15 September 2024, then took the corresponding home meeting 2–0 in May 2025. At the Unipol Domus on 20 March 2026, Scott McTominay’s second-minute goal gave Napoli a 1–0 victory. Cagliari’s match report described a contest in which the visitors managed the early advantage and contained the response, a useful example of how small margins can define the venue.
A new meeting would examine whether Cagliari can turn home resistance into a result or Napoli can make territorial control count earlier. The appeal is the tension between a powerful established profile and a host capable of forcing patience, concentration and a different kind of contest.