Cagliari had a poor first half, trailing 0-1 at halftime against Bologna. Holm's goal was the deciding factor, with Felici having the best chance to equalize but missing it.

After nine minutes, Prati hit the crossbar with a splendid right-footed shot from about 25 meters, but the referee flagged a previous foul and the move was disallowed. A solid play awaited the 21st minute, when Odgaard completed a pass and fired a left-footed shot just over the bar. Cagliari would score in the 26th minute: Felici raced down the left and placed a right-footed shot under Ravaglia's legs, but the assistant disallowed it because Adopo (offside) blocked Ferguson, making him active .

A spectacular run by Palestra gave Folorunsho a chance; the through ball was perfect, but Ravaglia came out before the unlucky number 90, who was unable to get a rebound, and the ball went wide. At the other end, Odgaard passed to Ferguson, and his right-footed effort from the edge of the box was blocked in two stages by Caprile, who a minute later lifted a fine Bernardeschi effort over the bar with a sensational effort. From the ensuing corner, however, Odgaard headed the ball to the far post, and in the six-yard box, Holm turned in the rebound to make it 0-1 in the 31st minute . Plenty of space for the Swedish defender, left alone by the Cagliari defense.