Cagliari 2-3 Genoa: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 15 October 2017

Result

Cagliari 2-3 Genoa

Serie A · Sunday 15 October 2017, 13:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

Cagliari · Genoa · Serie A predictions

Cagliari 2-3 Genoa: match report

Cagliari lost to Genoa 2-3 in Serie A on Sunday 15 October 2017. The half-time score was 0-2.

Andrey Galabinov opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Cagliari's goals came from Leonardo Pavoletti (48') and João Pedro (79', penalty). Genoa scored through Andrey Galabinov (8'), A. Taarabt (35') and Luca Rigoni (75').

Discipline: Cagliari received 2 yellow cards; Genoa received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Cagliari were 14th on 6 points from 7 and Genoa 19th on 2 points from 7. Cagliari went on to finish that season 16th with 39 points, and Genoa 12th with 41.

Cagliari lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Genoa in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Adel Taarabt of Genoa (9.0), ahead of Luca Rigoni (8.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Cagliari wins, 1 draw and 4 for Genoa.

Going into the match Cagliari's last five read L-L-L-W-W and Genoa's L-L-D-L-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Andrey GalabinovGenoa · 0-1
  • 20'Yellow card · Nicolò BarellaCagliari
  • 33'Yellow card · Leonardo PavolettiCagliari
  • 35'Goal · A. TaarabtGenoa · 0-2
  • 48'Goal · Leonardo PavolettiCagliari · 1-2
  • 75'Goal · Luca RigoniGenoa · 1-3
  • 79'Penalty goal · João PedroCagliari · 2-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Cagliari 5, draws 1, Genoa 4.

Team news

Cagliari line-up (4-3-1-2)

Alessio Cragno, Gregory van der Wiel, Filippo Romagna, Fabio Pisacane, Simone Padoin, Onur Cinel, João Pedro, Nicolò Barella, Artur Ioniță, Diego Farias, Leonardo Pavoletti

Genoa line-up (3-4-2-1)

Mattia Perin, Armando Izzo, Luca Rossettini, Ervin Zukanović, Andrea Bertolacci, Aleandro Rosi, Miguel Veloso, Diego Laxalt, Adel Taarabt, Andrey Gălăbinov, Luca Rigoni