2020–21 Cagliari Calcio season

Cagliari
2020–21 season
Owner	Tommaso Giulini
President	Tommaso Giulini
Head coach	Eusebio Di Francesco
Stadium	Sardegna Arena
Serie A	18th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; João Pedro (11); All: ; João Pedro (11)
	All statistics correct as of 31 January 2021.

The 2020–21 season is the 101st season in the existence of Cagliari Calcio and the club's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Cagliari participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covers the period from 2 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 December 2020.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ITA	Simone Aresti
2	DF	URU	Diego Godín
3	DF	ITA	Alessandro Tripaldelli
4	MF	BEL	Radja Nainggolan (on loan from Inter Milan)
6	MF	CRO	Marko Rog
8	MF	ROU	Răzvan Marin (on loan from Ajax)
9	FW	ARG	Giovanni Simeone
10	MF	BRA	João Pedro
12	MF	ITA	Fabrizio Caligara
14	DF	ITA	Simone Pinna
15	DF	EST	Ragnar Klavan
17	MF	FRA	Mattéo Tramoni
18	MF	URU	Nahitan Nández
19	DF	ITA	Fabio Pisacane
20	MF	URU	Gastón Pereiro
21	MF	URU	Christian Oliva


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	DF	GRE	Charalampos Lykogiannis
23	DF	ITA	Luca Ceppitelli (captain)
24	MF	ITA	Paolo Faragò
25	DF	ITA	Gabriele Zappa (on loan from Pescara)
26	FW	ANG	Zito Luvumbo
27	FW	ITA	Alberto Cerri
28	GK	ITA	Alessio Cragno
30	FW	ITA	Leonardo Pavoletti
31	GK	ITA	Guglielmo Vicario
33	FW	ITA	Riccardo Sottil (on loan from Fiorentina)
37	FW	ALG	Adam Ounas (on loan from Napoli)
40	DF	POL	Sebastian Walukiewicz
44	DF	ITA	Andrea Carboni
93	DF	CRO	Marko Pajač

Out on loan

As of 25 October 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	CGO	Senna Miangué (at Eupen until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	ITA	Roberto Biancu (at Olbia until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	ITA	Nunzio Lella (at Olbia until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	ITA	Alessandro Deiola (at Spezia until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	ITA	Federico Marigosu (at Olbia until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	CRO	Filip Bradarić (at Al-Ain FC until 30 June 2021)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	BUL	Kiril Despodov (at Ludogorets until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	ITA	Riccardo Ladinetti (at Olbia until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	BRA	Diego Farias (at Spezia until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	COL	Damir Ceter (at Pescara until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	ITA	Luca Gagliano (at Olbia until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Age	Moving from	Fee
GK	Simone Aresti	34	Olbia	Free
GK	Guglielmo Vicario	23	Perugia	Loan return
DF	Diego Godín	34	Internazionale	Free
DF	Simone Pinna	21	Empoli	Loan return
DF	Alessandro Tripaldelli	22	Sassuolo	€3M
MF	Filip Bradarić	28	Celta Vigo	Loan return
MF	Marko Pajač	27	Genoa	Loan return
MF	Mattéo Tramoni	20	AC Ajaccio	€1.5M
MF	Marko Rog	25	Napoli	€13M
FW	Alberto Cerri	24	SPAL	Loan return
FW	Zito Luvumbo	18	Primeiro de Agosto	Undisclosed

Loans in

Pos.	Player	Age	Moving from	Fee	Notes
DF	Gabriele Zappa	20	Pescara	N/A	On loan until June 2021
MF	Răzvan Marin	24	Ajax	N/A	On loan until June 2021
FW	Adam Ounas	23	Napoli	N/A	On loan until June 2021
FW	Riccardo Sottil	21	Fiorentina	N/A	On loan until June 2021

Out

Pos.	Player	Age	Moving from	Fee
GK	Robin Olsen	30	A.S. Roma	Loan return
GK	Rafael	38	Spezia	Free
DF	Fabrizio Cacciatore	33	Released	Free
DF	Federico Mattiello	25	Atalanta	Loan return
DF	Luca Pellegrini	21	Juventus	Loan return
DF	Filippo Romagna	23	Sassuolo	€4M
MF	Luca Cigarini	34	Crotone	Free
MF	Artur Ioniță	30	Benevento	€1M
MF	Radja Nainggolan	32	Internazionale	Loan return
MF	Nicolò Barella	23	Internazionale	€25M
FW	Alberto Paloschi	30	SPAL	Loan return

Loans out

Pos.	Player	Age	Moving from	Fee	Notes
MF	Riccardo Ladinetti	19	Olbia	N/A	On loan until June 2021
MF	Alessandro Deiola	25	Spezia	N/A	On loan until June 2021
MF	Filip Bradarić	28	Al-Ain	N/A	On loan until June 2021
FW	Damir Ceter	22	Pescara	N/A	On loan until June 2021
FW	Kiril Despodov	23	Ludogorets Razgrad	N/A	On loan until June 2021
FW	Diego Farias	30	Spezia	N/A	On loan until June 2021
FW	Luca Gagliano	20	Olbia	N/A	On loan until June 2021

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

4 September 2020 Friendly	Cagliari	1–0	Olbia	Aritzo, Italy
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Rog 77'	Report		Stadium: Stadio del Vento Attendance: 250

12 September 2020 Friendly	Cagliari	2–2	Roma	Cagliari, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rog 38' Walukiewicz 43'		Ünder 59' Mkhitaryan 61'	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie A	20 September 2020	23 May 2021	Matchday 1		20	3	6	11	24	38	−14	015.00
Coppa Italia	28 October 2020	14 January 2021	Third round	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	4	4	+0	066.67
Total					23	5	6	12	28	42	−14	021.74

Last updated: 31 January 2021

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Spezia	20	4	6	10	26	37	−11	18
17	Torino	20	2	9	9	29	38	−9	15
18	Cagliari	20	3	6	11	24	38	−14	15	Relegation to Serie B
19	Parma	20	2	7	11	14	38	−24	13
20	Crotone	20	3	3	14	22	46	−24	12

Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2021. Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	3	6	11	24	38	−14	15	2	3	5	13	19	−6	1	3	6	11	19	−8

Last updated: 31 January 2021.
Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	D
Position	7	14	17	13	11	12	11	11	12	11	11	12	13	15	15	15	16	17	18	18

Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2021. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.[2]

20 September 2020 1	Sassuolo	1–1	Cagliari	Reggio Emilia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Chiricheș 59' Bourabia 87'	Report	Faragò 7' Nández 16' Rog 51' Simeone 77'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Livio Marinelli

26 September 2020 2	Cagliari	0–2	Lazio	Cagliari
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Marin 51'	Report	Lazzari 4' Lucas 61' Immobile 74'	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Referee: Davide Massa

4 October 2020 3	Atalanta	5–2	Cagliari	Bergamo
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Muriel 7' Gómez 29' Pašalić 37' Zapata 42' Lammers 81'	Report	Godín 24' João Pedro 52'	Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua

18 October 2020 4	Torino	2–3	Cagliari	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Belotti 4' (pen.), 49' Rincón 31' Bonazzoli 65' Milinković-Savić 87'	Report	João Pedro 12' Simeone 19', 73' Rog 31' Lykogiannis 75' Pavoletti 89'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Referee: Federico La Penna

25 October 2020 5	Cagliari	4–2	Crotone	Cagliari
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Lykogiannis 25', 67' Marin 32' Simeone 35' Sottil 45' João Pedro 84'	Report	Cigarini 17' 48' Messias 21' Molina 43' Magallán 53' Benali 90+2'	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Referee: Antonio Di Martino

31 October 2020 6	Bologna	3–2	Cagliari	Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Danilo 37' Barrow 45', 56' Soriano 52', 90+2' De Silvestri 65' Schouten 68'	Report	João Pedro 15', 36' Lykogiannis 21' Cragno 40' Simeone 47'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Fabbri

7 November 2020 7	Cagliari	2–0	Sampdoria	Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	João Pedro 48' (pen.) Nández 69'	Report	Augello 40' Tonelli 64' Silva 83'	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi

21 November 2020 8	Juventus	2–0	Cagliari	Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Rabiot 33' Ronaldo 38', 42' Danilo 53' Arthur 54'	Report	Tripaldelli 35' Sottil 74'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fabio Maresca

29 November 2020 9	Cagliari	2–2	Spezia	Cagliari
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	João Pedro 52' Pavoletti 58'	Report	Ferrer 30' Terzi 33' Gyasi 36' Estévez 44' Chabot 81' Nzola 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Valerio Marini

6 December 2020 10	Hellas Verona	1–1	Cagliari	Verona
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Zaccagni 21' Ceccherini 22' Salcedo 81'	Report	Marin 48'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

13 December 2020 11	Cagliari	1–3	Internazionale	Cagliari
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Faragò 10' Sottil 42' Pavoletti 71'	Report	Darmian 16' Barella 77' D'Ambrosio 84' Lukaku 90+4'	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua

16 December 2020 12	Parma	0–0	Cagliari	Parma
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Cornelius 90+3'	Report	Oliva 25'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 0 Referee: Ivano Pezzuto

20 December 2020 13	Cagliari	1–1	Udinese	Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lykogiannis 27' Pavoletti 45' Nández 70'	Report	Lasagna 57' Pereyra 75'	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Piccinini

23 December 2020 14	Roma	3–2	Cagliari	Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Veretout 11' Cristante 19' Mancini 37', 77' Kumbulla 60' Džeko 71'	Report	Zappa 20' Nández 29' João Pedro 59', 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto

3 January 2021 15	Cagliari	1–4	Napoli	Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lykogiannis 30' 65' Sottil 53' João Pedro 60' Caligara 85'	Report	Zieliński 25', 62', 72' Lozano 74' Insigne 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

6 January 2021 16	Cagliari	1–2	Benevento	Cagliari
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Caligara 5' João Pedro 20' Nández 84', 85' Sottil 89' Pisacane 90+4'	Report	Schiattarella 6' Sau 41' Tuia 44' Caprari 84' Improta 87'	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Eugenio Abbattista

10 January 2021 17	Fiorentina	1–0	Cagliari	Florence
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vlahović 72' Biraghi 77'	Report	João Pedro 37' Oliva 53' Tramoni 86' Pavoletti 90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 0 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

18 January 2021 18	Cagliari	0–2	Milan	Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Godín 83' Ceppitelli 88'	Report	Ibrahimović 7' (pen.), 52' Romagnoli 39' Saelemaekers 68' 74'	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Rosario Abisso

24 January 2021 19	Genoa	1–0	Cagliari	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Destro 10', 18'	Report	Nández 20' Zappa 85'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Di Bello

31 January 2021 20	Cagliari	1–1	Sassuolo	Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Marin 20' Nainggolan 52' João Pedro 75'	Report	Obiang 60' Lopez 85' Rogério 90' Boga 90+4'	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

7 February 2021 21	Lazio	v	Cagliari	Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

14 February 2021 22	Cagliari	v	Atalanta	Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Sardegna Arena

Coppa Italia

28 October 2020 Third round	Cagliari	1–0	Cremonese	Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Faragò 69' Caligara 74' Ounas 85'	Report	Strizzolo 58'	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Referee: Antonio Giua

25 November 2020 Fourth round	Cagliari	2–1	Hellas Verona	Cagliari
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Cerri 30' João Pedro 53' Sottil 90+3'	Report	Danzi 15' Amione 40' Dawidowicz 41' Colley 74'	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Referee: Alessandro Prontera

14 January 2021 Round of 16	Atalanta	3–1	Cagliari	Bergamo
21:15 CET (UTC+1)	Miranchuk 43' Muriel 61' Šutalo 64' Iličić 80'	Report	Sottil 55'	Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Referee: Federico Dionisi

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Simone Aresti	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	GK		Alessio Cragno	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK		Guglielmo Vicario	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Diego Godín	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Alessandro Tripaldelli	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF		Simone Pinna	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Ragnar Klavan	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF		Fabio Pisacane	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Charalampos Lykogiannis	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF		Luca Ceppitelli	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF		Gabriele Zappa	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	DF		Sebastian Walukiewicz	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF		Andrea Carboni	0	0	0	0	0	0
93	DF		Marko Pajač	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF		Marko Rog	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Răzvan Marin	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		João Pedro	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF		Fabrizio Caligara	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Mattéo Tramoni	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Nahitan Nández	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF		Gastón Pereiro	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Christian Oliva	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Paolo Faragò	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW		Giovanni Simeone	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW		Zito Luvumbo	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW		Alberto Cerri	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW		Leonardo Pavoletti	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW		Riccardo Sottil	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW		Adam Ounas	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 1 August 2020
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 7 November 2020

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Total
1	9	FW	Giovanni Simeone	5	0	5
1	10	MF	Joāo Pedro	5	0	5
3	2	DF	Diego Godín	1	0	1
	18	MF	Nahitan Nández	1	0	1
	22	DF	Charalampos Lykogiannis	1	0	1
	24	MF	Paolo Faragò	0	1	1
	33	MF	Riccardo Sottil	1	0	1
Totals				14	1	15

References

"Team". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
"Serie A TIM for 2020/2021 announced". Lega Serie A. 2 September 2020.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Team". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 16 July 2019.

[2] "Serie A TIM for 2020/2021 announced". Lega Serie A. 2 September 2020.