Cagliari got here again from the Nikola Vlasic objective to safe their first away win of the season with Matteo Prati and a sensational Semih Kilicsoy slalom ending the Torino streak.
Toro have been on advantageous type after , however Adam Masina and Saul Coco have been , with long-term absentees Perr Schuurs and Zanos Savva. The Sardinians have been decimated, with Zito Luvumbo and Joseph Liteta at AFCON, Yerry Mina and Juan Rodriguez affected by flu signs, Ze Pedro, Michael Folorunsho, Mattia Felici and Andrea Belotti injured.
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TURIN, ITALY – DECEMBER 27: Che Adams of Torino FC is challenged by Alessandro Deiola of Cagliari Calcio in the course of the Serie A match between Torino FC and Cagliari Calcio at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on December 27, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Photographs)
Alberto Paleari rushed off his line and introduced down Riyad Idrissi contained in the penalty space after eight minutes, however the Cagliari man was flagged offside. When VAR confirmed he was not offside, Paleari was saved by getting his hand to the ball simply earlier than crashing into the participant, so there was no spot-kick.
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The Sardinians threatened once more with Idrissi’s back-heel flick sending Gianluca Gaetano clear, his angled drive nearly smothered on the close to publish by Paleari.
As a substitute, Torino took the lead with their first real scoring alternative. Elia Caprile did very properly to hurry off his line and block Giovanni Simeone clear on objective, however the striker had help from Che Adams who well rolled the free ball throughout for on-rushing Nikola Vlasic to fireplace into the highest nook. It was Vlasic’s fifth objective within the final six Serie A video games.
TURIN, ITALY – DECEMBER 27: Nikola Vlasic of Torino FC celebrates the opening objective in the course of the Serie A match between Torino FC and Cagliari Calcio at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on December 27, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Photographs)
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Cagliari equalised on the stroke of half-time when a Gianluca Gaetano nook was flicked on by Luca Mazzitelli for Matteo Prati to prod over the road from six yards.
Semih Kilicsoy shinned the end from simply inside the world on Gaetano’s help, however he made up for it with a sensational particular person objective.
The Turkish expertise gathered inside his personal half, dribbled previous three, lower inside a fourth and bent the end into the far backside nook with the within of the left foot from the sting of the world.
TURIN, ITALY – DECEMBER 27: Matteo Prati of Cagliari Calcio celebrates a objective with workforce mates in the course of the Serie A match between Torino FC and Cagliari Calcio at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on December 27, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Photographs)
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Caprile pushed away the Adrian Ismajli header, then had his gloves stung by a Gvidas Gineitis screamer, whereas Emirhan Ilkhan fired straight at him after successful it again in midfield.
Simeone didn’t get sufficient energy on the header on the close to publish from Niels Nkounkou’s cross, whereas Caprile fingertipped a Duvan Zapata header over the bar.
Toro did have the ball within the web in stoppages with a splendid Cyril Ngonge volley, nevertheless it didn’t rely as a result of Aboukhlal had already dragged it out of play earlier than the cross.
Torino 1-2 Cagliari
Vlasic 28 (T), Prati 45 (C), Kilicsoy 66 (C)
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