Gennaro Borrelli's first Serie A goal gave Cagliari a 1-0 lead at Udinese. It was a tough match for the Rossoblu, with the Friulians hitting the woodwork twice and Mina being forced off injured.

Cagliari lined up with a 3-5-2, Mina in the center with Zé Pedro and Obert on the flanks. But Udinese started strongly, with Zaniolo capitalizing on Palestra's indecision in the 9th minute and his shot hitting the post. Mina's difficulties this week forced a substitution in the 20th minute, with Adopo coming on for Deiola to drop back .

Cagliari's first chance came in the 23rd minute, when Esposito played Borrelli, whose right-footed shot was saved in the middle by Sava. But the striker scored on his second attempt, his first in Serie A: in the 25th minute, Prati shot from the edge of the box, and an inadvertent rebound off Adopo found Borrelli, who slotted home from the center of the box .

Udinese responded immediately, nearly equalizing in the 28th minute with a miraculous Caprile save from Atta's effort deflected by Deiola. In the 36th minute, the Rossoblu goalkeeper made a similar save from Piotrowski. The Bianconeri from Friuli pushed forward in the final minutes, with Zanoli's cross in the 39th minute, Atta's right-footed shot narrowly missing the post, but—more importantly— in the 40th minute, Davis's cross was also deflected onto the crossbar by Atta .