Cagliari gives the illusion with a great start, then Fiorentina emerges and overturns the result. The Serie A recovery ends 1-2 and for the rossoblù there is still work to do to close the salvation issue.

It begins with a heartfelt minute of silence in memory of Pope Francis , as on all pitches. In the 7th minute, with the first real chance, Cagliari is immediately ahead: Luvumbo crosses from the left (with his right), De Gea parries it short and badly, Piccoli collects it in the center of the area and with his left foot hits it low for a sort of moving penalty that makes it 1-0 . The rossoblù start is excellent, and in the 12th minute they also hit the post with a diagonal right-footed shot (slightly deflected) by Zortea.

In the quarter of an hour Fiorentina also hits the post, with a free kick from 25 meters touched short by Mandragora whose left foot (also fouled, in the barrier) hits the woodwork to the left of Caprile . In the 20th minute played to the right to Cataldi, cross with two Viola players ready to shoot from two steps but Luperto is decisive in anticipating them and lifting it over the crossbar. A nice play by Luvumbo sends the Viola defense into panic, who saves with difficulty on his attempt from the edge. Then a counterattack, Guðmundsson from the left moves to the center and his right foot is well blocked by Caprile, with Prati blocking the subsequent shot by Dodô.

Fiorentina equalized in the 36th minute, Mandragora (who two minutes earlier had a good chance, with a high left-footed shot from the edge) served Gosens in space, who took advantage of Zortea's lack of coverage and with a low left-footed shot from the outside made it 1-1 diagonally . The situation worsened for Cagliari in the 40th minute, when Mina stopped due to a physical problem and came off touching his right thigh. Palomino came on in his place. In the 44th minute, Luvumbo would have earned a penalty: Pongračić's sliding foul seemed clear, but the replay showed that the Angolan slipped well before. Referee Marinelli, called to the monitor, removed him.