A stunning performance from Elia Caprile allowed Cagliari to return from Como with a point. The match ended 0-0, in a tense match with several chances.
The Rossoblu lined up in a 4-3-3 formation , with Gaetano playing left midfield alongside Folorunsho, who moved to center-right . The first chance came in the 9th minute, with a nice pass from Nico Paz to Morata, who tried to dribble past Mina. The Colombian touched the ball, sending the striker wide, and Caprile saved his cross from the byline. For the Rossoblu, in the 14th minute, Palestra crossed, and Felici headed wide.
Cagliari would have scored in the 19th minute, with an own goal by Álex Valle, who deflected (almost entirely by chance) a Palestra cross set up by Gaetano. But referee Pezzuto was called to the monitor and, after three minutes, disallowed the goal because he saw a foul by Palestra himself on Álex Valle, not on the play that led to the goal but at the start of the move, about ten seconds before the goal . It was a much-discussed incident.
Caprile once again proved his worth after yesterday's call-up to the national team in the 34th minute when he parried Addai's left-footed shot that had bounced in front of him . From the corner, he was fouled by Diego Carlos, requiring medical attention. A few minutes after the restart, the Cagliari goalkeeper still had to be ready: in the 38th minute, a corner was cleared on the edge of the box, Nico Paz dropped his left foot and Caprile sprawled to his right. On the ensuing move, Como made a mistake, as Felici entered the box and fired a right-footed shot, but Butez saved in two stages.
Morata had a great chance in the 40th minute, chesting a cross from the right into the box, but when he was about to shoot, he incredibly missed the ball . Valle came on as a substitute, but his right-footed effort was blocked by the Cagliari defense. In the three minutes of added time, Obert crossed, and Folorunsho almost found the winner.
The second half resumed with Jesús Rodríguez replacing Diao for Como. In the 54th minute, Como had a huge chance to take the lead: a corner from Caqueret, passed by Smolčić to Morata, who, when he turned into the six-yard box, thought he had scored, but hadn't counted on a sensational Caprile, who did a brilliant job of blocking and holding onto the ball . The Cagliari goalkeeper made a sensational save.
Pisacane shortly after replaced Adopo with Gaetano (57'). On the following move, Nico Paz fired a right-footed shot from outside the box, followed by Caprile again. From the corner, Jesús Rodríguez found the back post, dribbled and crossed, with Caprile saving again and Luperto tipping it into the corner. Mina then drove Morata crazy, forcing him to be booked and replaced (Douvikas). Borrelli also came on for the intangible Esposito (who was doing poorly as a centre-forward) .
Idrissi for Obert, Luvumbo for Felici, and Mazzitelli for the booked Prati: these are Pisacane's three simultaneous moves in the 79th minute, completing Cagliari's substitutions. The formation changes to 3-5-2, with Zappa dropping back to the back three. A good chance falls to Folorunsho in the 87th minute, who runs down the left and dribbles, but his low cross falls easily to Butez. A minute later, a rebound falls to Luvumbo in the box, but the Como goalkeeper saves the Angolan's left-footed shot, denying him the 0-1 lead. The match ends after six minutes of added time.
