2020–21 Cagliari Calcio season
The 2020–21 season was the 101st season in the existence of Cagliari Calcio and the club's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Cagliari participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covered the period from 2 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.
2020–21 season | ||||
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Owner | Tommaso Giulini | |||
President | Tommaso Giulini | |||
Head coach | Eusebio Di Francesco (until 22 February) Leonardo Semplici (from 22 February) | |||
Stadium | Sardegna Arena | |||
Serie A | 16th | |||
Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: João Pedro (16) All: João Pedro (16) | |||
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All statistics correct as of 22 May 2021. |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 9 February 2021.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
- As of 10 February 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee |
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GK | ![]() |
34 | ![]() |
Free |
GK | ![]() |
23 | ![]() |
Loan return |
DF | ![]() |
34 | ![]() |
Free |
DF | ![]() |
22 | ![]() |
€3M |
MF | ![]() |
20 | ![]() |
€1.5M |
MF | ![]() |
25 | ![]() |
€13M |
MF | ![]() |
25 | ![]() |
Loan return |
MF | ![]() |
32 | ![]() |
Free |
FW | ![]() |
24 | ![]() |
Loan return |
FW | ![]() |
18 | ![]() |
Undisclosed |
Loans in
Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes |
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DF | ![]() |
20 | ![]() |
N/A | On loan until June 2021 |
DF | ![]() |
24 | ![]() |
N/A | On loan until June 2021 |
DF | ![]() |
26 | ![]() |
N/A | On loan until June 2021 |
MF | ![]() |
24 | ![]() |
N/A | On loan until June 2021 |
MF | ![]() |
27 | ![]() |
N/A | On loan until June 2021 |
MF | ![]() |
32 | ![]() |
N/A | On loan until June 2021 |
FW | ![]() |
21 | ![]() |
N/A | On loan until June 2021 |
Out
Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee |
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GK | ![]() |
30 | ![]() |
Loan return |
GK | ![]() |
38 | ![]() |
Free |
DF | ![]() |
33 | Released | Free |
DF | ![]() |
25 | ![]() |
Loan return |
DF | ![]() |
21 | ![]() |
Loan return |
DF | ![]() |
23 | ![]() |
€4M |
DF | ![]() |
35 | ![]() |
€0.8M |
MF | ![]() |
34 | ![]() |
Free |
MF | ![]() |
30 | ![]() |
€1M |
MF | ![]() |
23 | ![]() |
€25M |
MF | ![]() |
27 | ![]() |
€0.5M |
FW | ![]() |
30 | ![]() |
Loan return |
FW | ![]() |
29 | ![]() |
Free |
FW | ![]() |
24 | ![]() |
Loan return |
Loans out
Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes |
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DF | ![]() |
27 | ![]() |
N/A | On loan until June 2021 |
DF | ![]() |
23 | ![]() |
N/A | On loan until June 2021 |
MF | ![]() |
19 | ![]() |
N/A | On loan until June 2021 |
MF | ![]() |
28 | ![]() |
N/A | On loan until June 2021 |
MF | ![]() |
19 | ![]() |
N/A | On loan until June 2021 |
MF | ![]() |
24 | ![]() |
N/A | On loan until June 2021 |
FW | ![]() |
22 | ![]() |
N/A | On loan until June 2021 |
FW | ![]() |
23 | ![]() |
N/A | On loan until June 2021 |
FW | ![]() |
30 | ![]() |
N/A | On loan until June 2021 |
FW | ![]() |
20 | ![]() |
N/A | On loan until June 2021 |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
4 September 2020 Friendly | Cagliari ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Aritzo, Italy |
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio del Vento Attendance: 250 |
12 September 2020 Friendly | Cagliari ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Cagliari, Italy |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 |
17 September 2020 Friendly | Cagliari ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Cagliari, Italy |
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Stadium: Sardegna Arena |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Serie A | 20 September 2020 | 22 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 16th | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 23.68 |
Coppa Italia | 28 October 2020 | 14 January 2021 | Third round | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 66.67 |
Total | 41 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 26.83 |
Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Soccerway
Serie A
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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14 | Udinese | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 40 | |
15 | Spezia | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 39 | |
16 | Cagliari | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 37 | |
17 | Torino | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 37 | |
18 | Benevento (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 33 | Relegation to Serie B |
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 27 | −6 |
Last updated: 22 May 2021.
Source: Serie A
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.[3]
20 September 2020 1 | Sassuolo | 1–1 | Cagliari | Reggio Emilia |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Livio Marinelli |
26 September 2020 2 | Cagliari | 0–2 | Lazio | Cagliari |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Referee: Davide Massa |
4 October 2020 3 | Atalanta | 5–2 | Cagliari | Bergamo |
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua |
18 October 2020 4 | Torino | 2–3 | Cagliari | Turin |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Referee: Federico La Penna |
25 October 2020 5 | Cagliari | 4–2 | Crotone | Cagliari |
12:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Referee: Antonio Di Martino |
31 October 2020 6 | Bologna | 3–2 | Cagliari | Bologna |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
7 November 2020 7 | Cagliari | 2–0 | Sampdoria | Cagliari |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi |
21 November 2020 8 | Juventus | 2–0 | Cagliari | Turin |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
29 November 2020 9 | Cagliari | 2–2 | Spezia | Cagliari |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Valerio Marini |
6 December 2020 10 | Hellas Verona | 1–1 | Cagliari | Verona |
12:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
13 December 2020 11 | Cagliari | 1–3 | Internazionale | Cagliari |
12:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua |
16 December 2020 12 | Parma | 0–0 | Cagliari | Parma |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 0 Referee: Ivano Pezzuto |
20 December 2020 13 | Cagliari | 1–1 | Udinese | Cagliari |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Piccinini |
23 December 2020 14 | Roma | 3–2 | Cagliari | Rome |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
3 January 2021 15 | Cagliari | 1–4 | Napoli | Cagliari |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
6 January 2021 16 | Cagliari | 1–2 | Benevento | Cagliari |
12:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Eugenio Abbattista |
10 January 2021 17 | Fiorentina | 1–0 | Cagliari | Florence |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 0 Referee: Piero Giacomelli |
18 January 2021 18 | Cagliari | 0–2 | Milan | Cagliari |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Rosario Abisso |
24 January 2021 19 | Genoa | 1–0 | Cagliari | Genoa |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
31 January 2021 20 | Cagliari | 1–1 | Sassuolo | Cagliari |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
7 February 2021 21 | Lazio | 1–0 | Cagliari | Rome |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati |
14 February 2021 22 | Cagliari | 0–1 | Atalanta | Cagliari |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Piccinini |
19 February 2021 23 | Cagliari | 0–1 | Torino | Cagliari |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
28 February 2021 24 | Crotone | 0–2 | Cagliari | Crotone |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
3 March 2021 25 | Cagliari | 1–0 | Bologna | Cagliari |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
7 March 2021 26 | Sampdoria | 2–2 | Cagliari | Genoa |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 0 Referee: Piero Giacomelli |
14 March 2021 27 | Cagliari | 1–3 | Juventus | Cagliari |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese |
20 March 2021 28 | Spezia | 2–1 | Cagliari | La Spezia |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
3 April 2021 29 | Cagliari | 0–2 | Hellas Verona | Cagliari |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
11 April 2021 30 | Internazionale | 1–0 | Cagliari | Milan |
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
17 April 2021 31 | Cagliari | 4–3 | Parma | Cagliari |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Paolo Valeri |
21 April 2021 32 | Udinese | 0–1 | Cagliari | Udine |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Guida |
25 April 2021 33 | Cagliari | 3–2 | Roma | Cagliari |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati |
2 May 2021 34 | Napoli | 1–1 | Cagliari | Naples |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
9 May 2021 35 | Benevento | 1–3 | Cagliari | Benevento |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
12 May 2021 36 | Cagliari | 0–0 | Fiorentina | Cagliari |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
Coppa Italia
28 October 2020 Third round | Cagliari | 1–0 | Cremonese | Cagliari |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Sardegna Arena Referee: Antonio Giua |
25 November 2020 Fourth round | Cagliari | 2–1 | Hellas Verona | Cagliari |
17:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Sardegna Arena Referee: Alessandro Prontera |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Simone Aresti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
28 | GK | ![]() |
Alessio Cragno | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
31 | GK | ![]() |
Guglielmo Vicario | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Diego Godín | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Alessandro Tripaldelli | 13 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
15 | DF | ![]() |
Ragnar Klavan | 16 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
16 | DF | ![]() |
Arturo Calabresi | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
19 | DF | ![]() |
Kwadwo Asamoah | 9 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
22 | DF | ![]() |
Charalampos Lykogiannis | 33 | 4 | 29+2 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
23 | DF | ![]() |
Luca Ceppitelli | 20 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
24 | DF | ![]() |
Daniele Rugani | 16 | 1 | 12+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
25 | DF | ![]() |
Gabriele Zappa | 36 | 0 | 27+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
40 | DF | ![]() |
Sebastian Walukiewicz | 21 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
44 | DF | ![]() |
Andrea Carboni | 17 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | MF | ![]() |
Radja Nainggolan | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
6 | MF | ![]() |
Marko Rog | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
8 | MF | ![]() |
Răzvan Marin | 39 | 3 | 35+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
10 | MF | ![]() |
João Pedro | 40 | 16 | 37 | 16 | 1+2 | 0 | ||||
14 | MF | ![]() |
Alessandro Deiola | 12 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
17 | MF | ![]() |
Mattéo Tramoni | 9 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
18 | MF | ![]() |
Nahitan Nández | 34 | 2 | 31+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
20 | MF | ![]() |
Gastón Pereiro | 16 | 2 | 2+13 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
32 | MF | ![]() |
Alfred Duncan | 20 | 0 | 12+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Giovanni Simeone | 33 | 6 | 19+14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
26 | FW | ![]() |
Zito Luvumbo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
27 | FW | ![]() |
Alberto Cerri | 26 | 2 | 3+21 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | ||||
30 | FW | ![]() |
Leonardo Pavoletti | 36 | 4 | 17+16 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
33 | FW | ![]() |
Riccardo Sottil | 24 | 4 | 12+9 | 2 | 2+1 | 2 | ||||
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12 | MF | ![]() |
Fabrizio Caligara | 12 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
14 | DF | ![]() |
Simone Pinna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
19 | DF | ![]() |
Fabio Pisacane | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
21 | MF | ![]() |
Christian Oliva | 12 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
24 | MF | ![]() |
Paolo Faragò | 9 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
32 | FW | ![]() |
Kiril Despodov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
37 | FW | ![]() |
Adam Ounas | 10 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||||
93 | DF | ![]() |
Marko Pajač | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers
- As of 7 November 2020
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
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1 | 9 | FW | ![]() |
Giovanni Simeone | 5 | 0 | 5 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Joāo Pedro | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
3 | 2 | DF | ![]() |
Diego Godín | 1 | 0 | 1 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Nahitan Nández | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
22 | DF | ![]() |
Charalampos Lykogiannis | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
24 | MF | ![]() |
Paolo Faragò | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
33 | MF | ![]() |
Riccardo Sottil | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals | 14 | 1 | 15 |
References
- "Team". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- "RCOMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 52/A" (PDF). legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- "Serie A TIM for 2020/2021 announced". Lega Serie A. 2 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2020.