He creates a lot, then has to struggle towards the end but wins: Cagliari beat Lecce 1-0 and regain victory.
For the third time in three games, Pisacane chose the same lineup . Cagliari fired after twenty seconds, Romano from outside the area, and Falcone saved. But the best chance at the start fell to Lecce. In the 8th minute, Štulić found himself alone in front of Caprile thanks to a rebound, but he missed the chance to score by kicking over . Maldini made his mark in the 14th minute, running well into the box on the left and finding a deflection to lift his shot over the crossbar.
Out of nowhere, Lecce almost scored in the 23rd minute: a cross from the right, Coulibaly acrobatically coordinated at the near post, and Caprile had to make a far from trivial save to put the ball out for a corner . When play resumed after the cooling-off period (heat and humidity reign supreme at the Domus), Zé Pedro made a fine run, set up by Adopo, and Gallo sat down and crossed for Fazzini's header, which was deflected for a corner.
From the corner, Maldini's header was perfect and left Falcone helpless: Cagliari 1 Lecce 0 in the 29th minute . It was the playmaker's first goal, and he celebrated by showing off Kevin Carlos's jersey, who had just lost his mother. In the 35th minute, the number 70 collected a Mendy cross-shot from the right that was deflected by Falcone, but he couldn't get his shot on target, and the visiting goalkeeper had no problem with it.
Obert, who scored his only Serie A goal in a Cagliari-Lecce match (January 19, 2025), received the ball from outside the box in the 39th minute and fired a left-footed shot: a powerful but central effort, but Falcone saved it on the ground. Despite Lecce's pressure, nothing else happened until half-time, which came after two minutes of added time .
