Cagliari won the second edition of the Gigi Riva Trophy: at Unipol Domus, they beat Nice 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in the 90th minute. Caprile saved two spot kicks, with Albarracín winning the match.

The pace was slow at the start, the heat taking over: the first chance was a right-footed strike from Clauss that grazed the post with Caprile immobile. It came in the 11th minute, just before the stadium gave a long round of applause (as it always does at this time) to Gigi Riva . In the 19th minute, immediately after a forced substitution for the French (Camara for the injured Aberget), Fazzini's free kick and Paul Mendy's header went wide.

Cagliari made a good move in the 34th minute, when Paul Mendy powered past Mandza on the right and crossed into the center, which was deflected by Trepy, who beat Diouf. Caprile, meanwhile, saved Diop's free kick from the edge of the box in the 39th minute (fouled by Rodríguez, who was also booked).

Kingstone returns to Mendy for Cagliari. The number 35 himself coordinates the overhead kick in the 59th minute; a rebound favors Romano, and Diouf puts the ball out for a corner with his right foot. Trepy , in the 63rd minute, races toward goal on the right but fires wide in a challenge just as he was about to shoot.

Fazzini squanders a good opportunity in the 68th minute when he manages to move centrally and create numerical superiority but – with two teammates on either side to pass the ball to – he chooses to shoot and his right-footed shot from the edge of the area is weak, with Diouf having no trouble saving it . An attempt by Kingstone also goes astray, having been well-placed in a central position but his control is too long (79').

Among the many substitutions was Cavuoti, who in the 88th minute completed a fine team combination and received the ball from Adopo in the box: a left-footed shot, but Diouf saved on the ground. It was the last real chance before the shootout went to penalties after three minutes of injury time .