Cagliari were leading Juventus 1-0 at halftime, and the goal – needless to say – was scored by Daniel Maldini: his fourth consecutive goal in Serie A.

Pisacane surprisingly selected Massolin, making his debut for the Rossoblu and in Serie A. Juventus immediately awarded a corner, but were unable to finish, but the Bianconeri attempted to control the game. However, Douglas Luiz, Sarr, and Conceição's quickest attempts in the first quarter of an hour were either blocked or wide. In the 15th minute, Nico González had the chance to make it 0-1 from McKennie's powerful cross and turned it wide in the center of the area.

From a possible Juventus opener, Cagliari took the lead in the 20th minute: Maldini entered the box from the left, his first attempt blocked, but a scramble ensued, with Mendy giving the ball back to him, and the number 70 beat him in front of Vicario . It was the fourth consecutive goal for the son of a famous player, who had already scored against Lecce, Atalanta, and Udinese. Juventus responded immediately with an attempt by Douglas Luiz, blocked by Romano.

Rodríguez took a risk in the 28th minute, sliding in Nico González, where he also took the ball (and his teammate Obert). . Caprile also made his presence felt in the 42nd minute, deflecting a cross from Kalulu from the byline; a minute later, Nico González tried his luck with a left-footed shot from twenty meters, but the ball went wide. then following up on a cross from the left, headed in by Lucumí, for Sarr to head.