Cagliari vs Atalanta

27 April 2026 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Juan Luca Sacchi

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–2

  • Paul Mendy 1’, 8’
  • Gennaro Borrelli 47’
  • Gianluca Scamacca 40’, 45’

Match summary

Cagliari saw off Atalanta 3-2. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Paul Mendy put Cagliari ahead with a header in the first minute, set up by Ndary Adopo, Mendy made it 2-0 from a corner in the 8th minute, Gianluca Scamacca pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 40th minute, and Scamacca equalised in the 45th minute, set up by Giorgio Scalvini. In the second half, Gennaro Borrelli won it in the 47th minute.

The chances backed that up: Cagliari created 2.42 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Atalanta's 1.77 from 12.

Match stats

27% Possession 73%
9 Shots 12
4 Shots on target 6
4 Corners 6
35 Attacks 67
26 Dangerous attacks 46
263 Passes 737
67% Pass accuracy 87%
16 Tackles 16
8 Fouls 11
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 3

Key events

Cagliari Atalanta
Kick-off
Paul Mendy Header1-0 (Cagliari)
1’
Paul Mendy Left foot shot2-0 (Cagliari)
8’
Alessandro DeiolaShot on target
8’
40’
Gianluca ScamaccaRight foot shot2-1 (Atalanta)
45’
Gianluca ScamaccaRight foot shot2-2 (Atalanta)
Half-time2-2
Gennaro BorrelliPaul Mendy Injury
46’
Gennaro BorrelliRight foot shot3-2 (Cagliari)
47’
Second half underway
56’
Nikola KrstovićRaoul Bellanova
Marco PalestraSebastiano Esposito
56’
Ibrahim SulemanaAlessandro Deiola
56’
56’
Nicola ZalewskiDavide Zappacosta
Alberto DossenaJuan RodríguezInjury
72’
73’
ÉdersonMarten de Roon
73’
Odilon KossounouSead Kolasinac
Andrea BelottiGennaro BorrelliInjury
77’
77’
Lazar SamardžićCharles De Ketelaere
82’
Nikola KrstovicShot on target
83’
Giacomo RaspadoriShot on target
89’
Gianluca ScamaccaShot on target
90+7’
Giacomo RaspadoriShot on target
Full-time3-2

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 1.77 1’ Paul Mendy (Cagliari), 1-0 1’ 8’ Paul Mendy (Cagliari), 2-0 8’ 40’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), 2-1 40’ 45’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), 2-2 45’ 47’ Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari), 3-2 47’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 1.77 1’ Paul Mendy (Cagliari), 1-0 Mendy 1’ 8’ Paul Mendy (Cagliari), 2-0 Mendy 8’ 40’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), 2-1 Scamacca 40’ 45’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), 2-2 Scamacca 45’ 47’ Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari), 3-2 Borrelli 47’
Cagliari 2.42 xGAtalanta 1.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Atalanta attacking Cagliari attacking 
8’ Paul Mendy (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.58 xG, goal 8’ Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.56 xG, saved 47’ Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 45’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), set piece, 0.47 xG, goal 1’ Paul Mendy (Cagliari), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 82’ Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 90+7’ Giacomo Raspadori (Atalanta), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 47’ Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 23’ Berat Gjimshiti (Atalanta), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 90+5’ Berat Gjimshiti (Atalanta), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+5’ Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Zé Pedro (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 61’ Ndary Adopo (Cagliari), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 37’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Giacomo Raspadori (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 89’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Paul Mendy (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.58 xG, goal 8’ Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.56 xG, saved 45’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), set piece, 0.47 xG, goal 47’ Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 82’ Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 1’ Paul Mendy (Cagliari), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 90+7’ Giacomo Raspadori (Atalanta), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 47’ Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 23’ Berat Gjimshiti (Atalanta), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 90+5’ Berat Gjimshiti (Atalanta), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+5’ Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Zé Pedro (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 61’ Ndary Adopo (Cagliari), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Giacomo Raspadori (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 89’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Cagliari 5-3-2 Starting XI
Caprile
Adopo
Pedro
Mina
Rodríguez 72’
Obert
Gaetano
Deiola 56’
Folorunsho
Esposito 56’
Mendy 2 46’
Atalanta 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Carnesecchi
Kolasinac 73’
Djimsiti
Scalvini
Zappacosta 56’
Pašalić
Roon 73’
Bellanova 56’
Raspadori
Ketelaere 77’
Scamacca 2

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Elia Caprile GK900 0.000.000
Ndary Adopo DEF9011 0.060.482
Yerry Mina DEF900 0.000.000
Zé Pedro DEF901 0.070.000
Juan Rodríguez DEF780 0.000.000
Adam Obert DEF900 0.000.071
Gianluca Gaetano MID900 0.000.000
Michael Folorunsho MID901 0.200.000
Alessandro Deiola MID621 0.560.201
Sebastiano Esposito FWD611 0.040.000
Paul Mendy FWD5122 1.020.000
Gennaro Borrelli Sub3112 0.480.000
Marco Palestra Sub290 0.000.000
Sulemana Sub280 0.000.011
Alberto Dossena Sub120 0.000.000
Andrea Belotti Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 20% Avg odds 4.65
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.71
Atalanta win 55% Avg odds 1.71

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

Form going into the game

Cagliari LLLWL
Atalanta DWWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Atalanta 2-1 Cagliari, 13 Dec 25 Next meeting: Atalanta 1-2 Cagliari, 12 Sep 26  All Cagliari vs Atalanta meetings

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