Cagliari 1-1 Juventus: Kolo Muani's late header rescues a point
Daniel Maldini put Cagliari ahead on 20 minutes and Randal Kolo Muani headed Juventus level on 81 in a 1-1 draw at the Unipol Domus, where the visitors had 72% of the ball and Elia Caprile made nine saves.
Juventus had 72% of the possession, ten shots on target and an expected-goals figure close to four times Cagliari's, and still needed an 81st-minute header to leave Sardinia with a point. Daniel Maldini had given the hosts the lead on 20 minutes, and Randal Kolo Muani levelled to make it 1-1 at the Unipol Domus in Serie A matchday 6.
Match facts
- 17' — Weston McKennie (Juventus) booked
- 20' — GOAL: Daniel Maldini (Cagliari), assisted by Paul Mendy
- 45'+1' — Juan Rodríguez (Cagliari) booked
- 81' — GOAL: Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus), header, assisted by Kerim Alajbegovic
- 83' — Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) booked
| Stat | Cagliari | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 28% | 72% |
| Shots on target | 2 | 10 |
| Saves | 9 | 1 |
| Corners | 1 | 9 |
| Passes completed | 278 (82%) | 781 (92%) |
| Fouls | 8 | 8 |
| Offsides | 2 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.51 | 1.92 |
The goalkeeper's afternoon
The figure that explains the scoreline is the one in the saves row. Elia Caprile made nine saves, against one by Juventus's Guglielmo Vicario, and Cagliari had two shots on target in the whole match, one of which was Maldini's goal. Juventus's xG of 1.92 against 0.51 says the draw flattered the home side, but the equaliser came late and only after Cagliari had defended for an hour with a lead.
Line-ups
- Cagliari (4-3-2-1): Elia Caprile, Juan Rodríguez, Yerry Mina, Adam Obert, Zé Pedro, Harry Winks, Alessandro Romano, Michel Adopo, Paul Mendy, Daniel Maldini, Yanis Massolin. Came on: Jacopo Fazzini, M'Bala Nzola, Alessandro Deiola, Alieu Fadera, Yukinari Sugawara.
- Juventus (4-2-3-1): Guglielmo Vicario, Jhon Lucumí, Bremer, Zeki Çelik, Pierre Kalulu, Weston McKennie, Douglas Luiz, Pape Matar Sarr, Randal Kolo Muani, Nico González, Francisco Conceição. Came on: Teun Koopmeiners, Nick Woltemade, Edon Zhegrova, Andrea Cambiaso, Kerim Alajbegovic.
Two runs, one point each
Cagliari have not lost since their opening defeat at home to Inter on 30 August: a 1-0 win at Parma came before it, then wins over Lecce, Atalanta and Udinese, and now a draw with Juventus makes it four matches unbeaten. Juventus's run reads W D L W D, with the 3-2 defeat at Sassuolo on 13 September the only loss, and the draw leaves them without back-to-back defeats.
What the result changes
Cagliari are 4th in Serie A with 13 points from six matches, behind only Inter and Lazio on 16 and Roma on 14, with four wins, a draw and a defeat. Juventus are 6th with 11 points from six, level on points with Como and a point behind AC Milan in 5th.
Corrections
- October 12, 2026: The earlier version gave Cagliari's pre-match record as three wins and a defeat from four matches and said they were unbeaten in their last three. They had played five, with four wins and a defeat, and were unbeaten in four. The scorers, line-ups and statistics were also missing and have been added.
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