Cagliari took a point against Lazio, with the final score remaining 0-0. The Rossoblu had several chances, with the post hitting the post and a goal disallowed, and Mina was sent off at the last minute.
Cagliari lined up with a 4-3-3 formation that often transitions into a 3-5-2 during the build-up phase . The first notable opportunity awaited the 14th minute, but it was a huge one: a corner kick from the right, and Zé Pedro's header hit the post, with Provedel standing by and watching. Lazio's first chance also came from a corner, with former player Luca Pellegrini beating the ball in the 19th minute, and Zaccagni's header at the near post went over.
Cagliari came very close to making it 1-0 in the 24th minute: Obert sent in a great cross from the left, Adopo made a perfect run, and Provedel's header went just wide of the left post . The first yellow card was shown in the 26th minute, when Mina stopped Maldini's run in the middle. From a Pellegrini free kick, Provstgaard's header at the far post was easily saved by Caprile.
Lazio threatened in the 29th minute, with Marušić, freed on the right, reaching the byline and crossing low for Zaccagni, who narrowly missed the save with a slide tackle. Another corner, with Mazzitelli turning over, stemmed from a superb run by Palestra, who escaped in style from Provstgaard. Cagliari made their presence felt in the 36th minute, with Palestra passing to Adopo and a low cross from Esposito, whose powerful shot went just wide .
Taylor nearly scored from the byline in the 38th minute, with a cross-shot headed out for a corner by Caprile. Before halftime, in the 42nd minute, Pisacane was forced to make a substitution: Mazzitelli suffered yet another injury, this time a left calf problem, and Idrissi came on . Halftime was played after two minutes of added time.
The second half continued without any further changes. In the 52nd minute, Dossena, fed into the box by a pass from the other central defender, Mina, turned and fired over with his right foot: he could have passed it to the nearby Adopo, who was much better positioned. Two minutes later, Taylor fired a left-footed shot from outside the box, but Caprile blocked it on the ground. A right shoulder injury also sidelined the other central midfielder, Rovella , who went down badly after a foul by Zé Pedro (who was booked). In the 60th minute, Cataldi came on, along with Cancellieri for Isaksen.
Cagliari would have scored in the 68th minute through Palestra, a powerful left-footed shot after dribbling past an opponent, but the assistant ruled it off for offside on a pass from Zé Pedro . In the 72nd minute, Sarri brought off Maldini (who never played) and Pellegrini (booked, on Palestra's flank) for Ratkov and Nuno Tavares, while Pisacane brought on Esposito for Trepy. After a long period without chances, Cagliari got a shot on target through Idrissi (78th minute), but Provedel tipped his diagonal shot into the corner.
With five minutes remaining, Sarri brought on Noslin for Zaccagni. The newcomer, with his first pass, ran forward from the left and was brought down by Mina just inches from the penalty area. It was a free kick, but also a second yellow for the Colombian . Cagliari were down to ten men, and Cataldi fired a free kick on goal, which Caprile cleared off the line. Zappa came on for Kılıçsoy at the end, with Pisacane inevitably forced to play with ten men for the five minutes of injury time. In the 94th minute, Cataldi, at the end of a tense move, almost scored the winner with a right-footed shot that went just wide.
