Cagliari won 8-0 in a friendly at the "Borucca" stadium in Buddusò against the local team, newly promoted to the Eccellenza league. The Rossoblù, without their internationals , showcased Belotti, who broke the deadlock after 15 minutes. Felici and Gaetano also played well.

Cagliari took the field with Ciocci; Di Pardo, Zé Pedro, Luperto, Marini; Cavuoti, Mazzitelli, Gaetano; Esposito, Belotti, Felici . The most cheered by the fans when the lineups were announced was Belotti, who took just over a minute to get his first chance: fed a header by Gaetano, he controlled the ball in the box and fired over with his right foot. In the 10th minute, another of the latest signings to start, Zé Pedro, also made his mark with a header over the bar following a corner. Meanwhile, in the 11th minute, referee Isu stopped play for a minute of applause from the crowd in tribute to Gigi Riva.

Belotti scored the opening goal in the 16th minute: Gaetano's free kick, designed to free the newly arrived striker, was easily controlled and placed in front of the keeper. But Felici doubled the lead in the 28th minute with a spectacular curling right-footer from the edge of the box after cutting inside from the left . Gaetano then nearly made it three in the 33rd minute, with a low free kick from a similar position that was saved for a corner by goalkeeper Faralli.

The second half began with ten equal elevenths for Cagliari: the only substitution was Juan Rodríguez making his debut for Luperto. In the 51st minute, Cavuoti fired a shot from the edge of the box, but Mario Canu dived and saved. Belotti's tenacious move earned him the penalty to make it 0-3: he stole the ball from Giovanni Canu on the byline and ran into the penalty area, where he was fouled by Taras. Esposito scored from the spot, wrong-footing the goalkeeper in the 56th minute. Substitutions followed: Prati for Mazzitelli, Borrelli for Esposito, Adopo for Cavuoti, and Rog for Belotti. . And a minute later, he also hit the crossbar.