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A nightmare start saw Cagliari concede after just a minute and a half: Napoli led 0-1 in the match that opened the thirtieth round of Serie A. McTominay scored.

Cagliari started with a 4-3-3 formation, but Napoli got off to a strong start, taking the lead after ninety seconds . It all started with a mistake in the clearance by Caprile, who, under pressure from Højlund, lost the ball: the move continued in the box, and Zé Pedro closed it out for a corner. From the short kick, he crossed to the far post for Beukema to pass to Buongiorno. The first shot was missed, and the second was touched by Caprile against the post, with McTominay, as always, tapping in . There was a check for possible foul play, but it was all good: 0-1 after two minutes.

The Rossoblù don't react. They actually come close to doing so in the 5th minute, when Højlund again races down the right and Dossena fouls him on the edge of the box. It's a free kick, Politano beats it to it, and Caprile punches it away. In the 15th minute, on another play from behind with the visitors pressing and a corner awarded, Mina gets ahead of McTominay in the six-yard box, and the ball soars over the crossbar. Twenty minutes later, Cagliari's first move: Esposito steals possession from Olivera and races down the right, his diagonal shot going wide .

The middle of the match saw fewer chances, with Cagliari trying to shake things up and Napoli always threatening when they managed to get back up high. Towards the end of the half, the Azzurri tried to pick up the pace again and continued to rack up a series of corners. In the 42nd minute, McTominay's right-footed shot from the edge of the box was deflected into a corner. From the corner, the play continued, with Gilmour freed in the box for a right-footed shot that was blocked . Halftime went into after two minutes of added time.

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