

This was a straight-up duel between the bottom two, as the hosts' thrilling 2-1 loss at Parma marked their debut under Salvatore Bocchetti. In addition to Georgios Kyriakopoulos, Matteo Pessina, Roberto Gagliardini, and Alessio Cragno being injured, Pablo Mari was suspended for his actions during the match. The Sardinians, who had dropped their last four games, were without Zito Luvumbo and Jakub Jankto for the trip.
The game got off to a wild start as Mattia Felici acrobatically volleyed against the woodwork after a Cagliari corner was turned onto the back post after ninety seconds. As a VAR review, however, the penalty deemed unavoidable as Antoine Makoumbou's hands deflected Patrick Ciurria's six-yard attempt. Simone Scuffet came very close, but Gianluca Caprari put Monza ahead with a spot-kick that went straight into the near bottom corner.