Sassuolo turned it round after the Sebastiano Esposito penalty, as Ulisses Garcia and Andrea Pinamonti plunge Cagliari nearer to the relegation zone.
Each groups went into the break for worldwide obligation in poor type, because the Neroverdi stay comfortably mid-table, however scraped one level from three rounds after their squad within the 1-1 draw at Juventus.
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Daniel Boloca, Fali Cande and Edoardo Pieragnolo have been long-term absentees, although Kristian Thorstvedt returned. Cagliari risked getting dragged after two factors in seven rounds, with Alberto Dossena suspended, Leonardo Pavoletti, Mattia Felici and Riyad Idrissi injured.
SASSUOLO, ITALY – APRIL 04: Followers of US Sassuolo Calcio present their assist in the course of the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and Cagliari Calcio at Mapei Stadium Citta del Tricolore on April 04, 2026 in Sassuolo, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photographs)
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Thorstvedt’s chest and volley flashed simply vast of the far high nook, whereas Sebastiano Esposito’s try was charged down from 12 yards.
Esposito tried to interrupt by the center, however Jay Idzes flicked the ball away from his knee with a hand whereas stumbling, and VAR noticed the dealing with offence to award the penalty. Esposito transformed laborious and low into the close to backside nook, regardless of Arijanet Muric getting his fingertips to it.
SASSUOLO, ITALY – APRIL 04: Sebastiano Esposito of Cagliari scores his group’s first objective from the penalty spot in the course of the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and Cagliari Calcio at Mapei Stadium Citta del Tricolore on April 04, 2026 in Sassuolo, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photographs)
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Alessandro Deiola additionally examined Muric, however Armand Laurienté noticed his free kick fingertipped over the bar by Elia Caprile and Domenico Berardi’s shot from a nook kick routine was blocked off.
Sassuolo equalised after the restart, as Yerry Mina cleared a nook to the sting of the D, the place Ulisses Garcia was prepared to manage together with his chest and sweep on the half-volley into the underside nook. It was the primary Serie A objective for the January signing from Olympique Marseille.
SASSUOLO, ITALY – APRIL 04: Ulisses Garcia of US Sassuolo Calcio scores his group’s first objective in the course of the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and Cagliari Calcio at Mapei Stadium Citta del Tricolore on April 04, 2026 in Sassuolo, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photographs)
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Juan Rodriguez prevented Domenico Berardi going clear after a give and go together with Thorstvedt, however Deiola couldn’t maintain his header down on a Marco Palestra cross.
Luca Lipani scored inside minutes of coming off the bench, however was clearly offside on the Thorstvedt help.
It was only a warning, as Sassuolo did flip the sport round when Darryl Bakola flicked on a throw-in for Andrea Pinamonti, who gathered together with his again to objective, turned and threaded the end by a tiny hole into the close to backside nook from 12 yards.
Cagliari had an enormous likelihood to equalise in stoppages when Muric fumbled a easy cross, however Adam Obert couldn’t maintain the end heading in the right direction from a tough angle when confronted with the open objective.
Esposito pen 30 (C), Garcia 50 (S), Pinamonti 78 (S)
