2024–25 Cagliari Calcio season

Cagliari Calcio
2024–25 season
PresidentTommaso Giulini
Head CoachDavide Nicola
StadiumUnipol Domus
Serie A14th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Roberto Piccoli (7)

All:
Roberto Piccoli (8)
Highest home attendance16,412 vs Inter Milan
(28 December 2024, Serie A)
16,412 vs Juventus
(23 February 2025, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance11,017 vs Cremonese
(24 September 2024, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance16,074
Biggest win4–1 vs Lecce (H)
(19 January 2025, Serie A)
Biggest defeat0–4 vs Napoli (H)
(15 September 2024, Serie A)
4–0 vs Juventus (A)
(17 December 2024, Coppa Italia)

The 2024–25 season is the 105th season in the history of the Cagliari Calcio, and it will also be the second consecutive season in Serie A. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Coppa Italia.

On 5 July 2024, Davide Nicola was announced as the team's coach.[1]

Squad

As of 4 February 2025[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Giuseppe Ciocci
3 DF  ITA Tommaso Augello
6 DF  ITA Sebastiano Luperto
8 MF  FRA Michel Adopo (on loan from Atalanta)
9 FW  ROU Florinel Coman (on loan from Al-Gharafa)
10 MF  ITA Nicolas Viola
14 MF  ITA Alessandro Deiola (vice-captain)
16 MF  ITA Matteo Prati
18 MF  ROU Răzvan Marin
19 MF  ITA Nadir Zortea
21 MF  CZE Jakub Jankto
24 DF  ARG José Luis Palomino
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK  ITA Elia Caprile (on loan from Napoli)
26 DF  COL Yerry Mina
28 DF  ITA Gabriele Zappa
29 MF  CGO Antoine Makoumbou
30 FW  ITA Leonardo Pavoletti (captain)
33 DF  SVK Adam Obert
70 MF  ITA Gianluca Gaetano (on loan from Napoli)
71 GK  ALB Alen Sherri
77 FW  ANG Zito Luvumbo
80 FW  ZAM Kingstone Mutandwa
91 FW  ITA Roberto Piccoli (on loan from Atalanta)
97 FW  ITA Mattia Felici

Transfers

Summer window

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
30 June 2024 MF Răzvan Marin Empoli Free End of loan
30 June 2024 GK Giuseppe Ciocci Pontedera Free End of loan
8 July 2024 DF Sebastiano Luperto Empoli €3,500,000 [3]
10 July 2024 MF Mattia Felici Feralpisalò €2,000,000 [4]
17 July 2024 DF Nadir Zortea Atalanta €5,000,000 [5]
24 July 2024 GK Alen Sherri Egnatia €300,000 [6]
13 August 2024 DF José Luis Palomino Unattached Free [7]

Loans in

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
17 July 2024 MF Michel Adopo Atalanta Free Option to buy for €4,000,000 [8]
17 July 2024 FW Roberto Piccoli Atalanta €500,000 Option to buy for €11,600,000 [8]
30 August 2024 MF Gianluca Gaetano Napoli Free Option to buy for €12,000,000 [7]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
30 June 2024 GK Simone Aresti Retired
30 June 2024 MF Marco Mancosu Retired
30 June 2024 MF Gianluca Gaetano Napoli Loan return [9]
30 June 2024 MF Nahitan Nández Al Qadsiah Free End of contract
30 June 2024 MF Gaetano Oristanio Inter Milan Loan return
30 June 2024 FW Andrea Petagna Monza Loan return
30 June 2024 FW Eldor Shomurodov Roma Loan return [10]
1 July 2024 DF Giorgio Altare Venezia €1,000,000
1 July 2024 FW Jacopo Desogus Cittadella Undisclosed [11]
1 July 2024 DF Alberto Dossena Como €8,000,000 [12]
12 July 2024 DF Christian Travaglini Pro Patria Undisclosed [13]
17 July 2024 FW Gianluca Contini Virtus Verona Free
17 July 2024 MF Ibrahim Sulemana Atalanta €7,500,000 [14]
1 August 2024 MF Christos Kourfalidis Cosenza €250,000 [15]
4 August 2024 DF Salvatore Boccia Arzignano Valchiampo Undisclosed [16]
9 August 2024 MF Isaías Delpupo Sint-Truiden Undisclosed [17]
27 August 2024 DF Francesco Zallu Gubbio Free [18]
29 August 2024 MF Gastón Pereiro Genoa Free Contract solved by mutual consent [19]

Loans out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
8 July 2024 DF Luigi Palomba Vis Pesaro Free [20]
10 July 2024 MF Nicolò Cavuoti Feralpisalò Free [21]
12 July 2024 FW Nik Prelec Austria Wien Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee [22]
1 August 2024 GK Boris Radunović Bari Free [23]
22 August 2024 DF Alessandro Di Pardo Modena Free Option to buy for €1,000,000 obligation to buy under certain conditions [24]
2 September 2024 DF Pantelis Hatzidiakos Copenhagen Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee [25]

Winter window

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.

Loans In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
7 January 2025 GK Elia Caprile Napoli Free Option to buy for €8,000,000 [26]
3 February 2025 FW Florinel Coman Al-Gharafa Free Option to buy for €8,000,000 [27]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
22 January 2025 DF Paulo Azzi Cremonese Undisclosed [28]
31 January 2025 FW Gianluca Lapadula Spezia Free [29]

Loans out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
7 January 2025 GK Simone Scuffet Napoli Free [30]
22 January 2025 DF Mateusz Wieteska PAOK €150,000 Option to buy for €2,500,000 [31]

Friendlies

25 July 2024 Friendly Cagliari 1–3 Como Chatillon
17:00 Stadium: Campo Sportivo E. Brunod
30 July 2024 Friendly Cagliari 2–0 Catanzaro Saint-Vincent
19:00 Stadium: Stadio Sportivo Comunale Piergiorgio Perucca
3 August 2024 Friendly Modena FC 2–2 Cagliari Modena
17:00 Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia
14 November 2024 Friendly Cagliari 8–0 CUS Cagliari Sa Duchessa
15:00

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 18 August 2024 24–25 May 2025 Matchday 1 31 7 9 15 31 44 −13 022.58
Coppa Italia 12 August 2024 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 066.67
Total 34 9 9 16 35 49 −14 026.47

Last updated: 8 April 2025
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Genoa 38 10 13 15 37 49 −12 43
14 Hellas Verona 38 10 7 21 34 66 −32 37
15 Cagliari 38 9 9 20 40 56 −16 36[a]
16 Parma 38 7 15 16 44 58 −14 36[a]
17 Lecce 38 8 10 20 27 58 −31 34
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[32]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Cagliari finished ahead of Parma on head-to-head points: Parma 2–3 Cagliari, Cagliari 2–1 Parma.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
31 7 9 15 31 44  −13 30 5 4 7 19 24  −5 2 5 8 12 20  −8

Last updated: 8. April 2025.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

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GroundHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDLLLWDWLLLDDWLLLLWDWLLWDLLDLWD
Position15131519201615141414141616131518181818181415171314151514151515
Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2025. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[33]

18 August 2024 1 Cagliari 0–0 Roma Cagliari
20:45 Report Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16,261
Referee: Livio Marinelli
26 August 2024 2 Cagliari 1–1 Como Cagliari
18:30
  • Piccoli 44'
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16,365
Referee: Marco Di Bello
31 August 2024 3 Lecce 1–0 Cagliari Lecce
18:30 Report Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Referee: Michael Fabbri
15 September 2024 4 Cagliari 0–4 Napoli Cagliari
18:00 Report Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 15,733
Referee: Federico La Penna
20 September 2024 5 Cagliari 0–2 Empoli Cagliari
18:30 Report Stadium: Unipol Domus
30 September 2024 6 Parma 2–3 Cagliari Parma
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
6 October 2024 7 Juventus 1–1 Cagliari Turin
12:30
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 40,557
Referee: Livio Marinelli
20 October 2024 8 Cagliari 3–2 Torino Cagliari
18:00
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
25 October 2024 9 Udinese 2–0 Cagliari Udine
18:30
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
29 October 2024 10 Cagliari 0–2 Bologna Cagliari
18:30
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 15,977
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
4 November 2024 11 Lazio 2–1 Cagliari Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
9 November 2024 12 Cagliari 3–3 Milan Cagliari
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16,271
Referee: Michael Fabbri
24 November 2024 13 Genoa 2–2 Cagliari Genoa
12:30
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Simone Sozza
29 October 2024 14 Cagliari 1–0 Hellas Verona Cagliari
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16.162
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
8 December 2024 15 Fiorentina 1–0 Cagliari Florence
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 19,851
Referee: Marco Piccinini
14 December 2024 16 Cagliari 0–1 Atalanta Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 15,985
Referee: Luca Pairetto
22 December 2024 17 Venezia 2–1 Cagliari Venezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Referee: Marco Guida
28 December 2024 18 Cagliari 0–3 Internazionale Cagliari
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16,412
Referee: Daniele Doveri
5 January 2025 19 Monza 1–2 Cagliari Monza
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Referee: Marco Di Bello
11 January 2025 20 Milan 1-1 Cagliari Milano
20:45
Report
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 69.263
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
19 January 2025 21 Cagliari 4–1 Lecce Cagliari
15:00
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16.306
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
24 January 2025 22 Torino 2–0 Cagliari Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 18.992
Referee: Kevin Bonacina
3 February 2025 23 Cagliari 1–2 Lazio Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 15,751
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
9 February 2025 24 Cagliari 2–1 Parma Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16,154
Referee: Marco Di Bello
15 February 2025 25 Atalanta 0–0 Cagliari Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 21,485
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
23 February 2025 26 Cagliari 0–1 Juventus Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16,412
Referee: Andrea Colombo
2 March 2025 27 Bologna 2–1 Cagliari Bologna
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 25,676
Referee: Luca Zufferli
7 March 2025 28 Cagliari 1-1 Genoa Cagliari
20:45
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 15.827
Referee: Michael Fabbri
16 March 2025 29 Roma 1–0 Cagliari Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 62,911
Referee: Marco Piccinini
30 March 2025 30 Cagliari 3-0 Monza Cagliari
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 16.319
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
6 April 2025 31 Empoli 0–0 Cagliari Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 16.284
Referee: Federico La Penna
12 April 2025 32 Internazionale 3–1 Cagliari Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 71,799
Referee: Marco Di Bello
23 April 2025 33 Cagliari 1-2 Fiorentina Cagliari
19:05 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
28 April 2025 34 Verona 0-2 Cagliari Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium
3 May 2025 35 Cagliari 1-2 Udinese Cagliari
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Sardegna Arena
10 May 2025 36 Como 3-1 Cagliari Como
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
18 May 2025 37 Cagliari 3-0 Venezia Cagliari
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Sardegna Arena
21 May 2025 38 Napoli 2–0 Cagliari Naples
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Referee: Federico La Penna

Coppa Italia

12 August 2024 Round of 32 Cagliari 3–1 Carrarese Cagliari
21:15
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 15.870
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
24 September 2024 Second round Cagliari 1–0 Cremonese Cagliari
18:30
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 11.017
Referee: Kevin Bonacina
17 December 2024 Round of 16 Juventus 4–0 Cagliari Turin
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 36,768
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani

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