Cagliari vs Atalanta, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAtalanta set club record with 1-0 win at Cagliari
Atalanta set a club record with their 10th consecutive Serie A win when they beat Cagliari 1-0 on Saturday and extended their advantage at the top of the standings thanks to Niccolo Zaniolo's goal and their keeper's heroics.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Éderson (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 2': Antoine Makoumbou (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Marco Brescianini (Atalanta).
- 3': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alen Sherri.
- 5': Foul by Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari).
- 5': Isak Hien (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 6': Isak Hien (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 10': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Michel Adopo.
- 12': Offside, Atalanta. Marco Brescianini is caught offside.
- 17': Hand ball by Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta).
- 20': Attempt missed. Marco Brescianini (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 21': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Yerry Mina.
- 22': Offside, Atalanta. Charles De Ketelaere is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari).
- 25': Marco Brescianini (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Marco Brescianini (Atalanta).
- 25': Nadir Zortea (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 28': Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Mateo Retegui (Atalanta).
- 32': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari).
- 35': Odilon Kossounou (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 39': Attempt saved. Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Makoumbou with a through ball.
- 39': Attempt saved. Nadir Zortea (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 39': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Marco Carnesecchi.
- 40': Offside, Atalanta. Mateo Retegui is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt saved. Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yerry Mina with a headed pass.
- 42': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari).
- 42': Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Isak Hien (Atalanta).
- 43': Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Offside, Cagliari. Nadir Zortea is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay in match (Atalanta).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Cagliari 0, Atalanta 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cagliari 0, Atalanta 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman replaces Mateo Retegui.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Berat Djimsiti replaces Isak Hien because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Marten de Roon replaces Marco Brescianini.
- 46': Foul by Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari).
- 46': Odilon Kossounou (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from very close range is too high.
- 48': Foul by Antoine Makoumbou (Cagliari).
- 48': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 49': Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Tommaso Augello (Cagliari).
- 52': Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Substitution, Cagliari. Mattia Felici replaces Zito Luvumbo because of an injury.
- 53': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 54': Foul by Mattia Felici (Cagliari).
- 54': Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
- 56': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Marten de Roon.
- 57': Attempt missed. Yerry Mina (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriele Zappa with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 57': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
- 58': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raoul Bellanova with a cross.
- 59': Attempt saved. Odilon Kossounou (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 59': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Alen Sherri.
- 59': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta).
- 59': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Michel Adopo (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia Felici.
- 63': Attempt saved. Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriele Zappa with a cross.
- 64': Substitution, Atalanta. Lazar Samardzic replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 64': Substitution, Atalanta. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
- 66': Goal! Cagliari 0, Atalanta 1. Nicolò Zaniolo (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raoul Bellanova.
- 66': Nicolò Zaniolo (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 67': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Atalanta).
- 67': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
- 68': Attempt missed. Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 69': Delay in match (Atalanta).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari).
- 70': Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Cagliari. Adam Obert replaces Tommaso Augello.
- 71': Substitution, Cagliari. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Alessandro Deiola.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
- 76': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Atalanta).
- 76': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Substitution, Cagliari. Razvan Marin replaces Antoine Makoumbou.
- 77': Substitution, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti replaces Nadir Zortea.
- 83': Offside, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Razvan Marin (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Obert.
- 84': Attempt saved. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 85': Attempt saved. Yerry Mina (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriele Zappa with a cross.
- 86': Foul by Adam Obert (Cagliari).
- 86': Nicolò Zaniolo (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Adam Obert (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Foul by Michel Adopo (Cagliari).
- 86': Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Atalanta).
- 87': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta).
- 90'+1': Razvan Marin (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
- 90'+3': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari).
- 90'+3': Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Razvan Marin (Cagliari).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cagliari 0, Atalanta 1.
- 0': Match ends, Cagliari 0, Atalanta 1.
Statistics
 ATA |
CAG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 8 | Saves | 1 |
| 56.2 | Possession | 43.8 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 436 | Accurate Passes | 309 |
| 511 | Passes | 393 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 17 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 20 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 30 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 15,985
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 15,985
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 17 | +14 | 38 |
| 2 | Atalanta | 16 | +22 | 37 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 15 | +25 | 34 |
| 4 | Lazio | 17 | +8 | 34 |
Line-Ups
Cagliari (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 71 | Alen Sherri (GK) |
| 26 | Yerry Mina |
| 6 | Sebastiano Luperto  |
| 28 | Gabriele Zappa |
| 14 | Alessandro Deiola |
| 8 | Michel Adopo |
| 29 | Antoine Makoumbou |
| 3 | Tommaso Augello |
| 19 | Nadir Zortea |
| 91 | Roberto Piccoli |
| 77 | Zito Luvumbo |
Atalanta (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Marco Carnesecchi (GK) |
| 4 | Isak Hien |
| 23 | Sead Kolasinac |
| 3 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 13 | Éderson |
| 8 | Mario Pasalic |
| 22 | Matteo Ruggeri |
| 16 | Raoul Bellanova |
| 32 | Mateo Retegui |
| 44 | Marco Brescianini |
| 17 | Charles De Ketelaere |
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