Cagliari come away from Udine with another three points to continue their impressive start to the season. A hard-fought victory built on character and determination, with the Rossobl\u00f9 standing firm under sustained pressure from Udinese to secure three precious points. <\/p>\n\n
The opening minutes pass without any major chances, as both sides look to settle into the game. The first booking arrives in the 4th minute, with Zaniolo shown a yellow card for a heavy challenge on Obert. Cagliari then threaten for the first time, with Mendy trying to curl a right-footed effort towards the far corner, but his shot goes wide. Midway through the first half, Udinese create the first real opportunity of the match: Maldini’s misplaced pass inside the area is intercepted by Davis, who beats Rodr\u00edguez before curling a left-footed effort just wide. In the 34th minute, Ekkelenkamp finds Kamara on the left. His low cross reaches Zaniolo, who fails to make contact, before Vojvoda fires over from a promising position. Another chance comes for the hosts before the break: Caprile takes a risk with his clearance, Gueye intercepts and shoots, but the Cagliari goalkeeper makes the save with his leg. The teams go into half-time level at 0-0. <\/p>\n\n
Udinese start the second half strongly: from a corner, Gueye rises to meet the ball with a header, but Caprile tips it onto the crossbar. A few minutes later, the Rossobl\u00f9 goalkeeper is called into action again, this time producing an outstanding save to deny Kabasele from just two yards out.
UDINESE-CAGLIARI 0-1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n GOALS<\/strong>: 54′ Maldini<\/p>\n\n UDINESE<\/strong>: Okoye; Abankwah, Kabasele, Ebosse; Vojvoda, Miller (57\u2019 Unai G\u00f3mez), Karlstrom, Kamara (71\u2019 Zanoli); Zaniolo (46\u2019 Chakvetadze), Ekkelenkamp; Davis (38\u2019 Gueye). Allenatore: Runjaic. <\/p>\n\n CAGLIARI<\/strong>: Caprile; Z\u00e9 Pedro, MIna, Rodr\u00edguez (59\u2019 Sugawara), Obert; Romano (85\u2019 Gagliardini), Winks, Deiola; Adopo, Maldini (59\u2019 Kevin Carlos), Mendy (85\u2019 Fadera). Allenatore: Pisacane <\/p>\n\n BOOKED<\/strong>: 4′ Zaniolo, 22′ Karlstr\u00f6m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":27305,"template":"","tags":[],"news_cat":[278,276,274],"class_list":["post-27334","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_cat-new-in","news_cat-latest-news","news_cat-first-team"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n