Serie A | Cagliari 0-2 Udinese: Sardinians keep waiting for survival

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Skip to contentCAGLIARI, ITALY – MAY 09: Adam Buksa of Udinese celebrates his goal 0-1 with the team-mates during the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and Udinese Calcio at Stadio Sant’Elia on May 09, 2026 in Cagliari, Italy. (Photo by Enrico Locci/Getty Images)

Cagliari still aren’t mathematically safe, as goals from Adam Buksa and Idrissa Gueye allowed Udinese to secure a 2-0 win in Sardinia on Saturday.

Udinese beat Cagliari 1-0 at the Unipol Domus on Saturday, moving five points below seventh-placed Atalanta, who visit Milan tomorrow.

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Cagliari 0-2 Udinese – match report

Cagliari had the best chances in the first half when Maduka Okoye produced two brilliant saves with his feet: first from a Marco Palestra counter-attack and then on a Gianluca Gaetano attempt from point-blank range.

The home side received a penalty kick for a Jesper Karlström handball inside the box, but the penalty was revoked after a VAR check, as the Udinese midfielder touched the ball in a “natural position” while trying to do all he could to avoid contact.

Udinese bounced back in the second half, and Nicolò Zaniolo immediately hit the outside of the woodwork with a shot from the edge of the box.

The Bianconeri took the lead shortly afterwards with Buksa’s fourth goal this season: Hassane Kamara burst down the left wing and delivered an accurate pass to the Polish striker, who found himself one-on-one with Elia Caprile and calmly slotted the ball into an open net.

Cagliari defender Alberto Dossena came close to levelling the score from a corner kick routine, but Karlström made a superb headed clearance off the goal line.

Nicolò Bertola was just as good a few minutes later when he blocked a Paul Mendy shot from outside the box.

Cagliari continued pushing for the leveller, but inevitably left space for Udinese’s counter-attacks.

Keinan Davis wasted a big chance alone in front of Caprile, but the ex-Aston Villa star, who had returned from an injury, coming off the bench as a substitute, later provided the assist for Idrissa Gueye, who killed off the game by finalising a perfect counterattack in the stoppages.

Tensions increased in the final minutes, with some players from both teams briefly clashing on the pitch after the final whistle. Udinese’s Davis looked particularly upset and had to be restrained by some of his teammates.

Cagliari remain 15th in the standings, but eight points below 18th-placed Cremonese, so they’ll be mathematically safe if the Grigiorossi don’t beat Pisa on Sunday.

09-05-2026 14:00

MatchDay 36

Unipol Domus (Sardegna Arena)CagliariUdinese0 – 2

Player statistic

Match statistic

63

Possession %

37

22

Total shots

9

5

Shots on target

6

11

Shots off target

2

6

Blocked shots

1

8

Corners

4

3

Offsides

3

10

Fouls

13

Cagliari

Udinese

Starting lineups

1

Elia Caprile
Goalkeeper

33

Adam Obert
Defender

88′

22

Alberto Dossena
Defender

2

Marco Palestra
Defender

62′

26

Yerry Mina
Defender

32

Zé Pedro
Defender

62′

10

Gianluca Gaetano
Midfielder

90

Michael Folorunsho
Midfielder

73′

8

Michel Adopo
Midfielder

88′

31

Paul Mendy
Attacker

94

Sebastiano Esposito
Attacker

40

Maduka Okoye
Goalkeeper

22

Branimir Mlacic
Defender

54′

11

Hassane Kamara
Defender

19

Kingsley Ehizibue
Defender

78′

28

Oumar Solet
Defender

31

Thomas Kristensen
Defender

14

Arthur Atta
Midfielder

24

Jakub Piotrowski
Midfielder

54′

8

Jesper Karlström
Midfielder

10

Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder

78′

18

Adam Buksa
Attacker

65′

Substitutes

14

Alessandro Deiola
Midfielder

24

Giuseppe Ciocci
Goalkeeper

9

Semih Kılıçsoy
Attacker

12

Alen Sherri
Goalkeeper

15

Juan Rodríguez
Defender

18

Othniel Raterink
Midfielder

40

Roberto Malfitano
Midfielder

28

Gabriele Zappa
Defender

62′

25

Ibrahim Sulemana
Midfielder

62′

20

Agustín Albarracín
Midfielder

73′

19

Andrea Belotti
Attacker

88′

37

Yael Trepy
Attacker

88′

93

Daniele Padelli
Goalkeeper

90

Răzvan Sava
Goalkeeper

33

Jordan Zemura
Defender

1

Alessandro Nunziante
Goalkeeper

6

Oier Zarraga
Midfielder

15

Vakoun Bayo
Attacker

29

Abdoulaye Camara
Midfielder

13

Nicolò Bertola
Defender

54′

38

Lennon Miller
Midfielder

54′

9

Keinan Davis
Attacker

65′

7

Idrissa Gueye
Attacker

78′

20

Juan Arizala
Defender

78′

ByLorenzo Bettoni

Lorenzo Bettoni is the Editor of Football Italia.

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