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Atalanta vs Cagliari

FA Cup
Atalanta
2-0-2
1-2
Final
Cagliari
3-0-1
New Balance Arena

Match pulse

ATAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCAG
62%Possession38%
22Shots5
4On target5
3Corners2
3Saves3
9Fouls8
Team1H2HT
ATA101
CAG112

Who won: Cagliari 2-1

Cagliari beat Atalanta 2-1 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at New Balance Arena. Goals for Atalanta: Gianluca Scamacca (41'). Goals for Cagliari: Paul Mendy (19') and Daniel Maldini (61' pen).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.5Daniel MaldiniRCF
  2. 27.1Paul MendyF
  3. 37.0Gianluca ScamaccaF
  4. 47.0Michel AdopoRM
  5. 56.8Elia CaprileG
  6. 66.5Adam ObertLB
  7. 76.5Alessandro RomanoCM-R
  8. 86.3Charles De KetelaereRF
  9. 96.3Juan RodríguezCD-L
  10. 106.3Jacopo FazziniLM
  11. 116.2Alessandro DeiolaCD-R
  12. 126.2Zé PedroRB

Team stats

ATACAG
9Fouls8
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
1Offsides2
3Corner Kicks2
3Saves3
61.6Possession38.4
22SHOTS5
4ON GOAL5
0.2On Target %1.0
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken1
636Accurate Passes375
696Passes440
0.9Pass Completion %0.9
3Accurate Crosses1
25Crosses4
0.1Cross %0.3
12Long Balls44
4Accurate Long Balls21
0.3Long Balls %0.5
8Blocked Shots0
10Effective Tackles11
17Tackles22
0.6Tackle %0.5
3Interceptions14
9Effective Clearances25
9Clearances25

Player of the game

Daniel Maldini

CAG · 1 G

7.5

Deserved to win

49%
ATA · 1.66 xG
28%
Draw
23%
CAG · 1.09 xG

Atalanta deserved better: 49% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Atalanta 1, Cagliari 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Atalanta 1, Cagliari 2.
  3. 90'+5'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

    R. Bellanova

  4. 90'+1'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.

  5. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  6. 90'

    Free kick won

    Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  7. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Harry Winks (Cagliari).

  8. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta).

  9. 89'

    Free kick won

    Alieu Fadera (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. 87'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Rowe.

    G. Raspadori

  11. 87'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Bernasconi.

  12. 86'CAG

    Free kick won

    Jonathan Rowe (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  13. 86'Yukinari Sugawara

    Foul

    Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Cagliari).

  14. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for F. Kessie

    Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Franck Kessie.

    M. Pasalic

  15. 85'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Franck Kessie (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.

  16. 84'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Elia Caprile (Cagliari). Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross.

    N. Krstovic

  17. 83'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Lorenzo Bernasconi (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.

  18. 83'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Franck Kessie (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Elia Caprile (Cagliari).

    F. Kessié

  19. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Atalanta).

  20. 81'

    Free kick won

    Michel Adopo (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  21. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Maldini

    Substitution, Cagliari. Raphael Kofler replaces Daniel Maldini.

    R. Kofler

  22. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Mendy

    Substitution, Cagliari. Kevin Carlos replaces Paul Mendy.

    Kevin Carlos

  23. 78'

    Free kick won

    Daniel Maldini (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 78'

    Foul

    Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).

  25. 78'

    Free kick won

    Paul Mendy (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Leaders

ATACAG
Total Shots
Lazar Samardzic
4
Daniel Maldini
2
Accurate Passes
Odilon Kossounou
95
Harry Winks
56
Defensive Interventions
Raoul Bellanova
11
Alessandro Deiola
14
Saves
Marco Carnesecchi
3
Elia Caprile
3

Season seriesSeries tied 2-2-1