Cagliari-Atalanta 2-2 in the 45th minute: Mendy's brace is answered by Scamacca's one.

Cagliari and Atalanta had a thrilling first half, which ended 2-2. Paul Mendy's brace, a record-breaking 16-second lead, was matched by Gianluca Scamacca's late equalizer.

Among the big changes to Cagliari's lineup, Fabio Pisacane having dropped Marco Palestra , is Paul Mendy's starting debut, having previously only played as a substitute. And after 16 seconds, despite Atalanta kicking off, he's incredibly already scored. Adopo recovers, Folorunsho passes the ball back to him, and the number 8 crosses from the right (with plenty of space) into the center of the area, where Mendy, completely alone, heads in. Cagliari got off to a sensational start, scoring the fastest goal in the club's Serie A history.

Mendy barely had time to record his precocious record before he struck again in the 8th minute. Raspadori gave Cagliari a corner with a completely misplaced back pass. From the corner, Deiola fired into the box, but Carnesecchi saved. Scamacca failed to clear, and Mendy, with a deflection off Djimsiti, found the right path to make it 2-0 . It couldn't have started better.

Atalanta's first chance came in the 23rd minute, with a free kick from Raspadori on the right, Djimsiti's header going over at the far post. But Cagliari could have made it three in the 29th minute on a counterattack started by Folorunsho, with .