held agency to choose up and have Luca Mazzitelli and their defensive unit to thank for the three factors on the Unipol Domus on Saturday night.
A single objective from Mazzitelli from a set-piece was sufficient for Cagliari to carry onto towards the Bianconeri, who dominated in most statistics and had a penalty resolution overturned throughout the first-half.
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Cagliari 1-0 Juventus: Participant rankings!
CAGLIARI, ITALY – JANUARY 17: Luca Mazzittelli of Cagliari celebrates his objective 1-0 with the team-mates throughout the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and Juventus FC at Stadio Sant’Elia on January 17, 2026 in Cagliari, Italy. (Photograph by Enrico Locci/Getty Pictures)
Cagliari: Caprile 6.5; Ze Pedro 6.5, Mina 6.5, Luperto 6.5; Palestra 6.5, Gaetano 6.5, Adopo 6, Mazzitelli 7, Obert 6; Kilicsoy 5 (Borrelli 6), S Esposito 5 (Idrissi 6).
Finest Cagliari participant: Luca Mazzitelli 7 – There was no higher time for the 30-year-old to give you his first objective in Cagliari colors. One clear sweep of the boot from a set-piece was sufficient for the hosts to carry onto what will probably be a memorable victory.
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Coach: Fabio Pisacane 7 – It was all about Cagliari’s defensive self-discipline, resilience and focus. Cagliari spent nearly all of the sport camped in their very own half, however took benefit of their alternative when it got here, and did a improbable job to close Juventus out so successfully and proper the best way via till the very finish.
Juventus: Perin 6; Kalulu 5.5, Bremer 6, Kelly 6, Cambiaso 5.5 (Conceicao 6); Locatelli 6 (Zhegrova 5), Koopmeiners 5; McKennie 5.5 (Thuram 6), Miretti 6 (Openda 5.5), Yildiz 6.5 (Adzic n/a); David 5.
CAGLIARI, ITALY – JANUARY 17: Gianluca Gaetano of Cagliari in distinction with Kenan yildiz of Juventus throughout the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and Juventus FC at Stadio Sant’Elia on January 17, 2026 in Cagliari, Italy. (Photograph by Enrico Locci/Getty Pictures)
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Finest Juventus participant: Kenan Yildiz 6.5 – One other efficiency with glimpses of actual high quality from the Bianconeri gem, even when issues didn’t find yourself falling for him or his teammates within the ultimate third. He has the power to take it previous opponents in tight areas and rustle up threatening photographs out of nowhere. Eight accomplished dribbles for him tonight: No different participant on the pitch accomplished a couple of.
Coach: Luciano Spalletti – Juventus simply couldn’t break down the Cagliari block. They spent a lot of the match within the opposition half, had a whopping 77.9% of possession, loved a go accuracy above 90%, however crucially, of their 17 photographs, solely 4 ended up on the right track. Irritating to say the least.