

Two of the bottom three faced off in a major matchup. In addition to Alfred Duncan, Richie Sagrado, and Antonio Raimondo, Michael Svoboda was also sidelined for the season due to a ruptured ACL. The Lagunari had just finished back-to-back 2-2 thrillers against Como and Juventus. Following close 1-0 losses to Atalanta and Fiorentina, the Sardinians lost Zito Luvumbo due to an ankle ailment. Cagliari held the initiative and dominated the early going at the Stadio Penzo, and Joel Pohjanpalo was unable to capitalise on a misdirected ball from Nadir Zortea.
When Yerry Mina's header from Augello's free kick struck Filip Stankovic in the face, he made the most unconventional of stops, but Mikael Ellertsson made a crucial interception to prevent Zortea from heading in a Tommaso Augello cross at the far post.