Atalanta vs Cagliari

13 December 2025 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Davide Di Marco

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Gianluca Scamacca 11’, 81’
  • Gianluca Gaetano 75’

Match summary

Atalanta saw off Cagliari 2-1. Atalanta led 1-0 at half-time.

Gianluca Scamacca put Atalanta ahead in the 11th minute, set up by Davide Zappacosta, Gianluca Gaetano equalised in the 75th minute, set up by Sebastiano Esposito, and Scamacca won it in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: Atalanta created 3.27 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Cagliari's 0.57 from 8.

Match stats

59% Possession 41%
17 Shots 8
8 Shots on target 1
5 Corners 4
121 Attacks 85
49 Dangerous attacks 34
547 Passes 378
86% Pass accuracy 81%
14 Tackles 23
13 Fouls 15
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 4

Key events

Atalanta Cagliari
Kick-off
Ademola LookmanShot on target
7’
Gianluca ScamaccaRight foot shot1-0 (Atalanta)
11’
Lorenzo BernasconiFoul
33’
Gianluca ScamaccaShot on target
39’
Ademola LookmanShot on target
41’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Honest AhanorBerat DjimsitiInjury
55’
Charles De KetelaereShot on target
56’
57’
Juan RodríguezFoul
58’
Gianluca GaetanoGennaro Borrelli
58’
Matteo PratiGabriele Zappa
66’
Riyad Idrissi Juan Rodríguez
Yunus MusahÉderson
66’
Nicola ZalewskiLorenzo Bernasconi
66’
75’
Gianluca GaetanoRight foot shot1-1 (Cagliari)
76’
Gianluca Gaetano
Mario PašalićOdilon Kossounou
79’
Lazar SamardžićDavide Zappacosta
79’
Gianluca ScamaccaRight foot shot2-1 (Atalanta)
81’
Nicola ZalewskiShot on target
85’
Nicola ZalewskiShot on target
85’
87’
Zito LuvumboMichel Adopo
87’
Leonardo Pavoletti  Sebastiano Luperto
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.27 0.57 11’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), 1-0 11’ 75’ Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari), 1-1 75’ 81’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), 2-1 81’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.27 0.57 11’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), 1-0 Scamacca 11’ 75’ Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari), 1-1 Gaetano 75’ 81’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), 2-1 Scamacca 81’
Atalanta 3.27 xGCagliari 0.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cagliari attacking Atalanta attacking 
11’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 41’ Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), open play, 0.67 xG, blocked 81’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 7’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 7’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 75’ Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 39’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 27’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 85’ Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 48’ Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 11’ Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 34’ Adam Obert (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Berat Gjimshiti (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 68’ Yunus Musah (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Marco Palestra (Cagliari), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 39’ Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Odilon Kossounou (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Matteo Prati (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Marco Palestra (Cagliari), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 56’ Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 11’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 41’ Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), open play, 0.67 xG, blocked 81’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 7’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 7’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 75’ Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 39’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 27’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 85’ Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 48’ Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 11’ Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 34’ Adam Obert (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Berat Gjimshiti (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 68’ Yunus Musah (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Marco Palestra (Cagliari), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 39’ Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Odilon Kossounou (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 56’ Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90’ Matteo Prati (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Marco Palestra (Cagliari), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Atalanta 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Carnesecchi
Kossounou 79’
Djimsiti 55’
Kolasinac
Zappacosta 79’
Roon
Éderson 66’
Bernasconi 66’
Ketelaere
Lookman
Scamacca 2
Cagliari 3-5-2 Starting XI
Caprile
Rodríguez 66’
Luperto 87’
Zappa 58’
Obert
Folorunsho
Deiola
Adopo 87’
Palestra
Esposito
Borrelli 58’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marco Carnesecchi GK900 0.000.000
Sead Kolasinac DEF900 0.000.000
Odilon Kossounou DEF811 0.020.000
Berat Gjimshiti DEF571 0.060.000
Davide Zappacosta MID8111 0.080.733
Lorenzo Bernasconi MID680 0.000.061
Marten de Roon MID900 0.000.051
Éderson MID680 0.000.121
Charles De Ketelaere MID904 0.750.473
Ademola Lookman MID904 0.810.081
Gianluca Scamacca FWD9023 1.350.092
Honest Ahanor Sub330 0.000.000
Nicola Zalewski Sub222 0.150.000
Yunus Musah Sub221 0.050.000
Mario Pasalic Sub90 0.000.000
Lazar Samardzic Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Atalanta win 71% Avg odds 1.33
Draw 19% Avg odds 5.07
Cagliari win 10% Avg odds 9.09

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Atalanta 0-0 Cagliari, 15 Feb 25 Next meeting: Cagliari 3-2 Atalanta, 27 Apr 26  All Atalanta vs Cagliari meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.