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.

Cagliari
2020–21 season
OwnerTommaso Giulini
PresidentTommaso Giulini
Head coachEusebio Di Francesco
(until 22 February)
Leonardo Semplici
(from 22 February)
StadiumSardegna Arena
Serie A16th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
João Pedro (16)

All:
João Pedro (16)
All statistics correct as of 22 May 2021.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ITA Simone Aresti
2 DF   URU Diego Godín
3 DF   ITA Alessandro Tripaldelli
4 MF   BEL Radja Nainggolan (on loan from Inter Milan)
6 MF   CRO Marko Rog
8 MF   ROU Răzvan Marin (on loan from Ajax)
9 FW   ARG Giovanni Simeone
10 MF   BRA João Pedro (captain)
14 MF   ITA Alessandro Deiola
15 DF   EST Ragnar Klavan
16 DF   ITA Arturo Calabresi (on loan from Bologna)
17 MF   FRA Mattéo Tramoni
18 MF   URU Nahitan Nández
19 MF   GHA Kwadwo Asamoah
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   URU Gastón Pereiro
22 DF   GRE Charalampos Lykogiannis
23 DF   ITA Luca Ceppitelli
24 DF   ITA Daniele Rugani (on loan from Juventus)
25 DF   ITA Gabriele Zappa (on loan from Pescara)
26 FW   ANG Zito Luvumbo
27 FW   ITA Alberto Cerri
28 GK   ITA Alessio Cragno
30 FW   ITA Leonardo Pavoletti
31 GK   ITA Guglielmo Vicario
32 MF   GHA Alfred Duncan (on loan from Fiorentina)
33 FW   ITA Riccardo Sottil (on loan from Fiorentina)
40 DF   POL Sebastian Walukiewicz
44 DF   ITA Andrea Carboni

Out on loan edit

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ITA Paolo Faragò (at Bologna until 30 June 2021)
DF   ITA Simone Pinna (at Ascoli until 30 June 2021)
MF   ITA Federico Marigosu (at Olbia until 30 June 2021)
MF   CRO Filip Bradarić (at Al-Ain FC until 30 June 2021)
MF   URU Christian Oliva (at Valencia until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   BUL Kiril Despodov (at Ludogorets until 30 June 2021)
FW   ITA Riccardo Ladinetti (at Olbia until 30 June 2021)
FW   BRA Diego Farias (at Spezia until 30 June 2021)
FW   COL Damir Ceter (at Pescara until 30 June 2021)
FW   ITA Luca Gagliano (at Olbia until 30 June 2021)

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee
GK   Simone Aresti 34   Olbia Free
GK   Guglielmo Vicario 23   Perugia Loan return
DF   Diego Godín 34   Internazionale Free
DF   Alessandro Tripaldelli 22   Sassuolo €3M
MF   Mattéo Tramoni 20   AC Ajaccio €1.5M
MF   Marko Rog 25   Napoli €13M
MF   Alessandro Deiola 25   Spezia Loan return
MF   Kwadwo Asamoah 32   Free
FW   Alberto Cerri 24   SPAL Loan return
FW   Zito Luvumbo 18   Primeiro de Agosto Undisclosed

Loans in edit

Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes
DF   Gabriele Zappa 20   Pescara N/A On loan until June 2021
DF   Arturo Calabresi 24   Bologna N/A On loan until June 2021
DF   Daniele Rugani 26   Juventus N/A On loan until June 2021
MF   Răzvan Marin 24   Ajax N/A On loan until June 2021
MF   Alfred Duncan 27   Fiorentina N/A On loan until June 2021
MF   Radja Nainggolan 32   Internazionale N/A On loan until June 2021
FW   Riccardo Sottil 21   Fiorentina N/A On loan until June 2021

Out edit

Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee
GK   Robin Olsen 30   A.S. Roma Loan return
GK   Rafael 38   Spezia Free
DF   Fabrizio Cacciatore 33 Released Free
DF   Federico Mattiello 25   Atalanta Loan return
DF   Luca Pellegrini 21   Juventus Loan return
DF   Filippo Romagna 23   Sassuolo €4M
DF   Fabio Pisacane 35   Lecce €0.8M
MF   Luca Cigarini 34   Crotone Free
MF   Artur Ioniță 30   Benevento €1M
MF   Nicolò Barella 23   Internazionale €25M
MF   Marko Pajač 27   Brescia €0.5M
FW   Alberto Paloschi 30   SPAL Loan return
FW   Daniele Ragatzu 29   Olbia Free
FW   Adam Ounas 24   Napoli Loan return

Loans out edit

Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes
DF   Paolo Faragò 27   Bologna N/A On loan until June 2021
DF   Simone Pinna 23   Ascoli N/A On loan until June 2021
MF   Riccardo Ladinetti 19   Olbia N/A On loan until June 2021
MF   Filip Bradarić 28   Al-Ain N/A On loan until June 2021
MF   Federico Marigosu 19   Olbia N/A On loan until June 2021
MF   Christian Oliva 24   Valencia N/A On loan until June 2021
FW   Damir Ceter 22   Pescara N/A On loan until June 2021
FW   Kiril Despodov 23   Ludogorets Razgrad N/A On loan until June 2021
FW   Diego Farias 30   Spezia N/A On loan until June 2021
FW   Luca Gagliano 20   Olbia N/A On loan until June 2021

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 September 2020 Friendly Cagliari   1–0   Olbia Aritzo, Italy
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Rog   77'
Report Stadium: Stadio del Vento
Attendance: 250
12 September 2020 Friendly Cagliari   2–2   Roma Cagliari, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
17 September 2020 Friendly Cagliari   4–1   Olbia Cagliari, Italy
Stadium: Sardegna Arena

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 −16 023.68
Coppa Italia 28 October 2020 14 January 2021 Third round Round of 16 3 2 0 1 4 4 +0 066.67
Total 41 11 10 20 47 63 −16 026.83

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Serie A edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[2]
(R) Relegated

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
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 edit

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GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultDLLWWLWLDDLDDLLLLLLDLLLWWDLLLLWWWDWDDL
Position714171311121111121111121315151516171818181818181717171818181818171716151616
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2021. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

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)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Referee: Davide Massa
4 October 2020 3 Atalanta 5–2 Cagliari Bergamo
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua
18 October 2020 4 Torino 2–3 Cagliari Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Referee: Federico La Penna
25 October 2020 5 Cagliari 4–2 Crotone Cagliari
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Referee: Antonio Di Martino
31 October 2020 6 Bologna 3–2 Cagliari Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Fabbri
7 November 2020 7 Cagliari 2–0 Sampdoria Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
21 November 2020 8 Juventus 2–0 Cagliari Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabio Maresca
29 November 2020 9 Cagliari 2–2 Spezia Cagliari
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Valerio Marini
6 December 2020 10 Hellas Verona 1–1 Cagliari Verona
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
13 December 2020 11 Cagliari 1–3 Internazionale Cagliari
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua
16 December 2020 12 Parma 0–0 Cagliari Parma
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
20 December 2020 13 Cagliari 1–1 Udinese Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Piccinini
23 December 2020 14 Roma 3–2 Cagliari Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luca Pairetto
3 January 2021 15 Cagliari 1–4 Napoli Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
6 January 2021 16 Cagliari 1–2 Benevento Cagliari
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eugenio Abbattista
10 January 2021 17 Fiorentina 1–0 Cagliari Florence
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
18 January 2021 18 Cagliari 0–2 Milan Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rosario Abisso
24 January 2021 19 Genoa 1–0 Cagliari Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
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)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
7 February 2021 21 Lazio 1–0 Cagliari Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
14 February 2021 22 Cagliari 0–1 Atalanta Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Piccinini
19 February 2021 23 Cagliari 0–1 Torino Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Orsato
28 February 2021 24 Crotone 0–2 Cagliari Crotone
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
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)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 0
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
14 March 2021 27 Cagliari 1–3 Juventus Cagliari
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
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
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
3 April 2021 29 Cagliari 0–2 Hellas Verona Cagliari
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Doveri
11 April 2021 30 Internazionale 1–0 Cagliari Milan
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
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
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Guida
25 April 2021 33 Cagliari 3–2 Roma Cagliari
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Doveri
12 May 2021 36 Cagliari 0–0 Fiorentina Cagliari
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
16 May 2021 37 Milan 0–0 Cagliari Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Massa
22 May 2021 38 Cagliari 0–1 Genoa Cagliari
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Francesco Meraviglia

Coppa Italia edit

28 October 2020 Third round Cagliari 1–0 Cremonese Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Referee: Antonio Giua
25 November 2020 Fourth round Cagliari 2–1 Hellas Verona Cagliari
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
14 January 2021 Round of 16 Atalanta 3–1 Cagliari Bergamo
21:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Referee: Federico Dionisi

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ITA Simone Aresti 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK   ITA Alessio Cragno 34 0 34 0 0 0
31 GK   ITA Guglielmo Vicario 7 0 4 0 3 0
Defenders
2 DF   URU Diego Godín 28 1 28 1 0 0
3 DF   ITA Alessandro Tripaldelli 13 0 3+7 0 2+1 0
15 DF   EST Ragnar Klavan 16 0 9+6 0 1 0
16 DF   ITA Arturo Calabresi 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
19 DF   GHA Kwadwo Asamoah 9 0 1+8 0 0 0
22 DF   GRE Charalampos Lykogiannis 33 4 29+2 4 0+2 0
23 DF   ITA Luca Ceppitelli 20 0 16+3 0 1 0
24 DF   ITA Daniele Rugani 16 1 12+4 1 0 0
25 DF   ITA Gabriele Zappa 36 0 27+7 0 2 0
40 DF   POL Sebastian Walukiewicz 21 0 18+1 0 2 0
44 DF   ITA Andrea Carboni 17 0 12+3 0 1+1 0
Midfielders
4 MF   BEL Radja Nainggolan 22 1 22 1 0 0
6 MF   CRO Marko Rog 16 0 14 0 1+1 0
8 MF   ROU Răzvan Marin 39 3 35+2 3 2 0
10 MF   BRA João Pedro 40 16 37 16 1+2 0
14 MF   ITA Alessandro Deiola 12 0 7+5 0 0 0
17 MF   FRA Mattéo Tramoni 9 0 0+6 0 3 0
18 MF   URU Nahitan Nández 34 2 31+1 2 1+1 0
20 MF   URU Gastón Pereiro 16 2 2+13 2 0+1 0
32 MF   GHA Alfred Duncan 20 0 12+7 0 1 0
Forwards
9 FW   ARG Giovanni Simeone 33 6 19+14 6 0 0
26 FW   ANG Zito Luvumbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW   ITA Alberto Cerri 26 2 3+21 1 1+1 1
30 FW   ITA Leonardo Pavoletti 36 4 17+16 4 2+1 0
33 FW   ITA Riccardo Sottil 24 4 12+9 2 2+1 2
Players transferred out during the season
12 MF   ITA Fabrizio Caligara 12 0 2+8 0 2 0
14 DF   ITA Simone Pinna 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF   ITA Fabio Pisacane 7 0 2+3 0 2 0
21 MF   URU Christian Oliva 12 0 3+7 0 2 0
24 MF   ITA Paolo Faragò 9 0 4+4 0 1 0
32 FW   BUL Kiril Despodov 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
37 FW   ALG Adam Ounas 10 0 3+4 0 1+2 0
93 DF   CRO Marko Pajač 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

As of 7 November 2020
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
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 edit

  1. ^ "Team". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ "RCOMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 52/A" (PDF). legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ "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.

External links edit