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BOLOGNA, ITALY – MAY 03: Benjamin Domínguez of Bologna FC competes for the ball with Zé Pedro of Cagliari Calcio during the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and Cagliari Calcio at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on May 03, 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Bologna were held to an underwhelming 0-0 draw at home against Cagliari in Serie A on Sunday afternoon, the third consecutive Italian top-flight match to end goalless.
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Bologna came into Sunday’s clash ranked ninth in Serie A, while the 16th-placed Cagliari came in needing a victory to ensure mathematical safety with three games to spare. Vincenzo Italiano’s side were without goalkeeper Lukasz Skorpuski, Joao Mario, Nicolo Cambiaghi and Thijs Dallinga, and Cagliari travelled without Riyad Idrissi, Luca Mazzitelli, Mattia Felici, Leonardo Pavoletti and Gennaro Borrelli.
Click here to read more about how today’s teams lined up.
Federico Bernardeschi registered the game’s first shot on target after 25 minutes, coming in off the right flank and attempting to bend his left-footed shot into the far corner of the net from the edge of the penalty area. Nothing that Elia Caprile couldn’t handle, though.
Teenage goalkeeper Massimo Pessina was called into action in the 45th minute, improvising well to deny Sebastiano Esposito at his near post.
Benja Dominguez thought he had a shout for a penalty immediately afterwards after feeling a hand on the back from Yerry Mina down at the other end, but this was waved away with no further reviews.
Caprile had to get down low and get a strong hand out to deny Nikola Moro’s dipping shot from the edge of the penalty area 10 minutes after the re-start.
Substitute Santiago Castro struck the ball well from a tight angle 66 minutes in, but Caprile was again well positioned at his near post and got his full body behind the shot.
Ze Pedro had a glorious opportunity to send Cagliari 1-0 up 10 minutes from time: Michael Folorunsho had done well to send a cross back into a busy Bologna penalty area, which fell kindly for Ze Pedro, who managed to blast his first-time finish over the crossbar from the edge of the six-yard box.
After 0-0 draws between Como and Napoli and between Atalanta and Genoa on Saturday evening, this was the third consecutive Serie A match to end goalless. Bologna are now four games without a win across all competitions, while Cagliari are not quite safe from relegation just yet.
Bologna 0-0 Cagliari
03-05-2026 11:30
MatchDay 35
Renato Dall’Ara StadiumBolognaCagliari0 – 0
Player statistic
| 52' | Michel Adopo |
| Eivind Helland | 68' |
| Santiago Castro | 90+5' |
Match statistic
65
Possession %
35
13
Total shots
8
4
Shots on target
2
5
Shots off target
3
4
Blocked shots
3
7
Corners
2
3
Offsides
5
13
Fouls
12
Bologna
Cagliari
Starting lineups
25
Massimo Pessina
Goalkeeper
5
Eivind Helland
Defender
26
Jhon Lucumí
Defender
33
Juan Miranda
Defender
29
Lorenzo De Silvestri
Defender
85′
6
Nikola Moro
Midfielder
8
Remo Freuler
Midfielder
23
Simon Sohm
Midfielder
46′
30
Benja Domínguez
Attacker
63′
10
Federico Bernardeschi
Attacker
78′
21
Jens Odgaard
Attacker
63′
1
Elia Caprile
Goalkeeper
33
Adam Obert
Defender
22
Alberto Dossena
Defender
2
Marco Palestra
Defender
26
Yerry Mina
Defender
32
Zé Pedro
Defender
14
Alessandro Deiola
Midfielder
10
Gianluca Gaetano
Midfielder
90
Michael Folorunsho
Midfielder
8
Michel Adopo
Midfielder
89′
94
Sebastiano Esposito
Attacker
73′
Substitutes
22
Charalampos Lykogiannis
Defender
4
Tommaso Pobega
Midfielder
13
Federico Ravaglia
Goalkeeper
41
Martin Vitik
Defender
14
Torbjørn Heggem
Defender
72
Ukko Happonen
Goalkeeper
11
Jonathan Rowe
Midfielder
46′
7
Riccardo Orsolini
Attacker
63′
9
Santiago Castro
Attacker
63′
19
Lewis Ferguson
Midfielder
78′
20
Nadir Zortea
Defender
85′
19
Andrea Belotti
Attacker
24
Giuseppe Ciocci
Goalkeeper
25
Ibrahim Sulemana
Midfielder
9
Semih Kılıçsoy
Attacker
12
Alen Sherri
Goalkeeper
15
Juan Rodríguez
Defender
37
Yael Trepy
Attacker
20
Agustín Albarracín
Midfielder
31
Paul Mendy
Attacker
73′
28
Gabriele Zappa
Defender
89′
ByPeter Young
Peter Young is a Senior Reporter with Football Italia.
