Heavily penalized by Makoumbou's expulsion after half an hour, Cagliari interrupts their positive streak. Udinese wins 2-0 with goals from Lucca and Davis.

Three changes for Nicola compared to Torino: Azzi on the right, Marin in midfield, Gaetano as attacking midfielder. The rossoblù switch to 3-5-1-1.

The Friulian start, in the 5th minute a free kick from Lovric is blocked by the wall and Payero comes in and kicks high with his left foot. But the first quarter of an hour does not see any particular goal-scoring opportunities, even if the game is only in the rossoblù half of the pitch with endless periods of possession by the bianconeri. To see a shot on goal you have to wait until the 23rd minute, a low right-footed shot from Lovric and Scuffet saves on the ground.

At half an hour, a huge naivety by Makoumbou, who already cautioned at 5' gets sent off for a double yellow for an avoidable foul on Payero in midfield on a counterattack . Nicola tries to sort things out and puts Deiola in place of Gaetano (37'), but a few seconds and Udinese scores: long cross by Kamara and great header by Lucca for 1-0.

In the second half, Cagliari, despite being one man down, tries to raise their centre of gravity and create something, but the numerical inferiority makes itself felt. A header by Mina on a cross by Augello causes some concern for the Friulian defence, who sends it to the corner (58'). In the 64th minute, Lovric almost doubles the lead with a right-footed shot from the edge of the area that goes just wide.

Nicola tries everything with Lapadula, Luvumbo and Zortea for Piccoli, Adopo and Augello. But Runjaic also responds with a triple substitution and five minutes later doubles the score: in the 78th minute Touré recovers high on Luvumbo, the ball goes forward from Karlström to Davis who goes away from Luperto with a double step and beats Scuffet with a powerful conclusion with his right foot in a fall .

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