Cagliari 2-3 Genoa: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 12 September 2021

Result

Cagliari 2-3 Genoa

Serie A · Sunday 12 September 2021, 13:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Cagliari 2-3 Genoa: match report

Cagliari lost to Genoa 2-3 in Serie A on Sunday 12 September 2021. The half-time score was 1-0.

João Pedro opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Cagliari's goals came from João Pedro (16', penalty) and Luca Ceppitelli (56'). Genoa scored through Mattia Destro (59'), Mohamed Fares (69') and Mohamed Fares (78').

Discipline: Cagliari received 2 yellow cards; Genoa received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Cagliari were 15th on 1 point from 2 and Genoa 20th on 0 points from 2. Cagliari went on to finish that season 18th with 30 points, and Genoa 19th with 28.

Cagliari lined up in a 3-5-2 and Genoa in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Mohamed Fares of Genoa (8.6), ahead of Andrea Cambiaso (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Cagliari wins, 1 draw and 6 for Genoa.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

11'Yellow card · Davide BiraschiGenoa
15'Yellow card · Stefano SabelliGenoa
16'Penalty goal · João PedroCagliari · 1-0
35'Yellow card · Luca CeppitelliCagliari
56'Goal · Luca CeppitelliCagliari · 2-0
58'Yellow card · Yayah KallonGenoa
59'Goal · Mattia DestroGenoa · 2-1
62'Yellow card · João PedroCagliari
69'Goal · Mohamed FaresGenoa · 2-2
78'Goal · Mohamed FaresGenoa · 2-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Cagliari 3, draws 1, Genoa 6.

Cagliari 0-1 GenoaSerie A · 22 May 2021
Genoa 1-0 CagliariSerie A · 24 Jan 2021
Genoa 1-0 CagliariSerie A · 9 Feb 2020
Cagliari 3-1 GenoaSerie A · 20 Sep 2019
Genoa 1-1 CagliariSerie A · 18 May 2019
Cagliari 1-0 GenoaSerie A · 26 Dec 2018

Team news

Unavailable

Marko RogCagliari · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
Damir CéterCagliari · injury (Calf Injury)
Kevin StrootmanCagliari · injury (Thigh Problems)
Riccardo LadinettiCagliari · injury (Heart Condition)
M. BadeljGenoa · injury (Unknown Injury)
Francesco CassataGenoa · injury (Knee Surgery)
Paolo FaragòCagliari · injury (Hip Injury)
Diego GodínCagliari · injury (Knee Problems)
Felipe CaicedoGenoa · injury (Muscle Fatigue)
Mattia BaniGenoa · injury (Calf Problems)

Cagliari line-up (3-5-2)

Alessio Cragno, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Luca Ceppitelli, Andrea Carboni, Gabriele Zappa, Răzvan Marin, Alberto Grassi, Alessandro Deiola, Dalbert, João Pedro, Keita Baldé

Genoa line-up (3-5-2)

Salvatore Sirigu, Davide Biraschi, Nikola Maksimović, Domenico Criscito, Stefano Sabelli, Abdoulaye Touré, Nicolò Rovella, Stefano Sturaro, Andrea Cambiaso, Goran Pandev, Mattia Destro