Cagliari's first point erupted in the 94th minute: Sebastiano Luperto scored the much-celebrated goal that earned a precious 1-1 draw against Fiorentina, at the end of a match in which the Rossoblù were on equal terms with the Viola.

The Rossoblù started with a 4-3-2-1 formation, with Esposito and Folorunsho supporting Borrelli . The start was dull , but in the 13th minute, a good move found Deiola on the left and a cross to the far post for Borrelli, who was beaten to a header by Gosens. From the corner, Mina deflected the ball and De Gea saved. In the 19th minute, Esposito made his presence felt, firing a left-footed shot over the bar.

Cagliari had a huge opportunity in the 22nd minute: Esposito's corner was met by Folorunsho's header at the near post. De Gea saved, but the ball went under his body and Gosens on the line prevented a seemingly assured 1-0 . After the cooling-off period, Esposito had a good idea in the 31st minute with a cross from the right, which was just a little too long for Folorunsho.

The half ended with fewer chances, with Esposito shooting high and Caprile anticipating Kean. In the 43rd minute, Obert was booked for a foul on Dodô, and just before injury time (3 minutes, starting with Borrelli being booked for a foul on Sohm), Mina attempted a long-range shot that went high .

Fiorentina immediately resumed with Mandragora and Viti, with Ndour and Ranieri coming off. Cagliari had a good chance in the 56th minute: Mina's free kick switched play to the left for Obert, and Borrelli's cross from the byline got ahead of De Gea but missed the target . More changes in the 61st minute: Cagliari brought on Luvumbo for Esposito and Mazzitelli for Prati, while Fiorentina replaced another central defender, Comuzzo, with Pablo Marí.

Cagliari's final blow came in the 68th minute, when—with Deiola off the field receiving treatment—Fiorentina took the lead. . The Icelander then came off and Fazzini came on. For the final 15 minutes, after Kean's right-footed shot (from a suspicious position) was parried by Caprile, Idrissi (his Serie A debut) and Gaetano also came on for Obert and Deiola.