
Cagliari’s 2026/27 Serie A campaign will begin in Parma: on 23 August, the Rossoblù will take to the field at the Stadio Tardini against the Ducali for their opening match of the new league season. Two consecutive home fixtures will follow: on 30 August, Cagliari will host Inter at the Unipol Domus, while Lecce will visit the island the following weekend. The team will then face back-to-back away matches against Atalanta and Udinese on 13 and 20 September respectively, before the first international break.
There will be three international breaks in total this season, with the others scheduled for November and March. The first will be the longest and represents one of the season’s major innovations: the merger of the FIFA international windows in September and October will see Serie A pause on both Sunday 27 September and Sunday 4 October. When the league resumes, Cagliari will welcome Juventus to the Unipol Domus on 11 October.
Another new feature is the return of the winter break. Cagliari will play their final match of 2026 away to Torino on 20 December, while the new year will begin at home against Genoa on 3 January. The fixture list will once again be asymmetrical, meaning the sequence of matches in the second half of the season will not mirror that of the first half. The final match of the campaign, scheduled for 30 May, will see Cagliari host Roma at the Unipol Domus.
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Following the presentation of the fixture list, officially unveiled by Lega Serie A in Parma this evening, Cagliari CEO Stefano Melis commented:
“As always, the fixture list should be approached with balance. At the beginning of June, it is difficult to make definitive judgments, as much will depend on each team’s progress, physical condition, and the different phases of the season. That said, our start immediately presents us with very demanding challenges. Hosting Inter early in the season, sandwiched between matches against teams competing for similar objectives, and facing Inter, Juventus, and Atalanta within the first six rounds certainly represents a significant test. There is also curiosity surrounding the back-to-back trips to Rome in the heart of the first half of the season, which is a particularly interesting aspect of the schedule. The closing stages of the campaign also promise to be intense, with several matches on paper against direct rivals during the decisive phase of the season, before finishing at home against Roma, a high-quality opponent who has traditionally been very difficult to face”.