The first half of Cagliari vs. Udinese ended 0-0, a match where the Rossoblu are mathematically seeking safety (with a draw or victory). Fabio Pisacane's team had a penalty ruled out by VAR.

A last-minute change to Cagliari's starting eleven: a warm-up injury (a calf strain) sidelined Yerry Mina, replaced by Juan Rodríguez . The Colombian was eventually benched. Cagliari made their first real dangerous move: in the 9th minute, Esposito sent Palestra flying down the right, but the number 2's cross-field shot was parried by Okoye. In the 18th minute, Piotrowski won a rebound and his right-footed shot was deflected into a corner by Obert.

Folorunsho attempted several shots from outside the box, and in the 23rd minute, his powerful shot went over the crossbar. A minute later, a large portion of the stadium cheered after Esposito's shot, well-placed by Mendy, but the striker's 20-yard effort went behind the net, giving only the illusion of a goal . Esposito again, in the 27th minute, crossed for Folorunsho, whose header went wide.

Udinese's defense suffered a scare in the 29th minute, when a series of rebounds (following a corner by Folorunsho) left the ball in the six-yard box, but it couldn't find its way into the net. But on the half-hour mark, Ehizibue almost scored an own goal: he beat Folorunsho to an Esposito cross but headed it toward goal. Okoye was on the spot, but the ball went just wide. .