Sassuolo secured a giant away win on this relegation dogfight because of the Armand Laurienté free kick and Andrea Pinamonti, however it’s disaster time for Cagliari.
The Sardinians have been and missed Alessandro Deiola, Andrea Belotti and Nicola Pintus, however Yerry Mina returned. The Neroverdi absentee listing was rising, as Domenico Berardi and Filippo Romagna , becoming a member of Daniel Boloca, Laurs Skjellerup and Edoardo Pieragnolo on the remedy desk.
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CAGLIARI, ITALY – OCTOBER 30: Fabio Pisacane coach of Cagliari appears to be like on throughout the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and US Sassuolo Calcio at Stadio Sant’Elia on October 30, 2025 in Italy. (Picture by Enrico Locci/Getty Pictures)
Michael Folorunsho nodded over and Marco Palestra had a shot charged down from the sting of the world.
Sebastiano Esposito had the ball within the web on 28 minutes at full stretch on the again put up, however was offside when Gennaro Borrelli flicked on the Palestra cross.
Sassuolo additionally threatened, Andrea Pinamonti’s volley charged down on a Cristian Volpato nook, then Elia Caprile needed to palm away the depraved bend on a Thorstvedt strike.
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Moments later, the Cagliari goalkeeper used a foot to parry the Volpato angled drive that had gone by means of a defender’s legs.
Palestra bent a roller huge on the counter when his teammates would’ve most well-liked a cross, however Sassuolo took the lead on 54 minutes.
CAGLIARI, ITALY – OCTOBER 30: Marco Palestra (L) of Cagliari challenges for the ball throughout the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and US Sassuolo Calcio at Stadio Sant’Elia on October 30, 2025 in Italy. (Picture by Enrico Locci/Getty Pictures)
Armand Laurienté curled a right-foot free kick over the wall and it dipped viciously into the close to prime nook, with Caprile unsighted.
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Ismael Koné fired off track moments later, however Gabriele Zappa got here so near an equaliser when his effort from the sting of the world bounced off the crossbar.
Sassuolo doubled their lead on the counter-attack with a well-worked transfer, as Volpato discovered Pinamonti within the field, who dropped the shoulder to ship two defenders to floor, chopping inside to drill into the close to backside nook together with his left foot.
CAGLIARI, ITALY – OCTOBER 30: Coach of Sassuolo Fabio Grosso appears to be like on throughout the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and US Sassuolo Calcio at Stadio Sant’Elia on October 30, 2025 in Italy. (Picture by Enrico Locci/Getty Pictures)
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Simply as Cagliari appeared to have been crushed, they fought again with Mattia Felici breaking down the suitable and rolling into the six-yard field for Sebastiano Esposito to faucet in from six yards. It allowed him to finish his drought after 31 video games with out a objective, and the primary Sardinian strike at dwelling in Serie A since September.
Volpato continued to push and his try from a really tight angle thumped the surface of the upright. Walid Cheddira additionally flashed a ball throughout the face of objective in stoppages, however Alieu Fadera was unable to fulfill it.
Cagliari 1-2 Sassuolo
Laurienté 54 (S), Pinamonti 65 (S), S Esposito 73 (C)