Napoli v Cagliari: head-to-head, analysis and tactics at Maradona | OneFootball

Napoli hosts Cagliari tomorrow evening at 8:45 PM for the second matchday of Serie A. This clash comes just a few months after the last encounter at the Maradona, on May 23rd, when a 2-0 victory handed the Azzurri the fourth Scudetto in their history.

Napoli-Cagliari, analysis, previous meetings, and tactical keys to the match at the Maradona

Previous meetings and curiosities

There have been 45 official matches between the two teams in Naples:

28 wins for the Azzurri (the last was 2-0 in the previous Serie A)

12 draws (the last was 1-1 in the 2020/21 season)

5 victories for Cagliari (the last was 0-1 in 2019/20)

An interesting fact concerns Antonio Conte: two of the five league titles he has won in his career – the first with Juventus (2011/12) and the most recent with Napoli (2024/25) – were mathematically secured precisely against Cagliari, both with a score of 2-0.

This will also be a special match for Fabio Pisacane, the Rossoblù coach and a native of Naples: as a player, he faced the Azzurri three times at the Maradona wearing the Cagliari shirt, collecting one win and two defeats.

Teams’ form

Napoli started the league with an away win against Sassuolo (0-2), thanks to goals from McTominay and De Bruyne.

McTominay: 3 shots and 4 dribbles attempted (best among the Partenopei in both categories).

De Bruyne: 3 key passes, a protagonist in the attacking build-up.

Cagliari, on the other hand, held Fiorentina to a draw on the first matchday, stifling the Viola’s play with central defensive density that limited Gudmundsson and reduced space between the lines.

Tactical keys

For Napoli: the runs from midfielders will be crucial to break through the Rossoblù block, as shown by Mandragora’s goal against Cagliari last week.

For Cagliari: it will be essential to manage crosses from the flanks, where they allowed 2 successful crosses out of 6 in the last match, ranking third for percentage of crosses conceded on the first matchday.

Match referee

The match will be officiated by Kevin Bonacina from the Bergamo section.

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