Cagliari vs Udinese May 09 2026 13:00 UTC

Match Report: Udinese Secures Clinical Victory Against Dominant Cagliari in Serie A Cagliari, Italy - Unipol Domus today witnessed a Serie A encounter where Udinese secured a 2-0 victory over Cagliari, despite the home side largely dominating possession and shots. The match, part of the 2025 season's 36th round, took place on May 9, 2026, with Federico Dionisi from Italy officiating. From the outset, Cagliari displayed a clear attacking intent, holding 63% of ball possession and generating an impressive total of 22 shots, although only 5 of them were on target. Despite this numerical superiority in attack and their 8 corners, Udinese's defense and goalkeeper managed to keep a clean sheet.

Udinese, on the other hand, adopted a more pragmatic strategy. With just 37% possession and 9 shots, they proved lethally effective, with 6 of their attempts finding the target. It was precisely this clinical finishing that decided the outcome. The first goal came in the 56th minute, when A.

Buksa broke the deadlock with an assist from H. Kamara. The end of the match brought the decisive blow for Cagliari, as I. Gueye scored Udinese's second goal in the 90th minute, assisted by K. Davis, sealing the away victory.

Regarding discipline, a yellow card was issued to K. Ehizibue (Udinese) in the 44th minute, to J. Pedro (Cagliari) in the 53rd minute, and to K. Davis (Udinese) in the 90th minute.

Cagliari committed 10 fouls and received one yellow card, while Udinese committed 13 fouls and was shown two yellow cards. Udinese takes three valuable points from Cagliari, demonstrating that efficiency can triumph over statistical dominance in elite football.