Randal Kolo Muani’s first purpose of the season rescued some extent for toothless Juventus away to high-flying Cagliari after yet one more Daniel Maldini strike.
The Bianconeri had been pressured to do with out Kenan Yildiz, Khephren Thuram, Manuel Locatelli, Jeremie Boga, Jeff Ekhator, Kamil Grabara and Arkadiusz Milik, whereas new goalkeeper n to take a seat out from his Brazilian profession.
The Sardinians had been greater up the desk after three wins on the bounce, s. Yael Trepy, Riyad Idrissi and Mattia Felici all missed out, with Alessandro Deiola, Kevin Carlos and M’Bala Nzola not absolutely match, however Inter-owned Yanis Massolin was given his Serie A debut.
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CAGLIARI, ITALY – MARCH 20: Cagliari’s coach Fabio Pisacane appears on throughout the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and SSC Napoli at Stadio Sant’Elia on March 20, 2026 in Cagliari, Italy. (Photograph by Enrico Locci/Getty Photographs)
There have been just a few promising early Pape Malang Sarr runs from midfield, however when Weston McKennie volleyed a Zeki Celik cross again from the by-line, Nico Gonzalez couldn’t maintain the end below management from six yards.
It was Cagliari who broke the impasse with a really perfect birthday present for Maldini, his fourth Serie A look in a row on track. He began the transfer by robbing Francisco Conceicao in midfield, then noticed an try charged down, earlier than the ricochet and Paul Mendy knocked it again into his path to brush in from seven yards.
Daniel Maldini smiles after scoring the opening purpose for Cagliari towards Juventus (@cagliaricalcio)
Guglielmo Vicario flew to fingertip a Harry Winks scorcher over the bar, as Juve had all of the possession, however had been largely ineffective upfront, with Nico Gonzalez curling vast from distance.
Juventus lastly had a shot on track in first half stoppages, the Nico Gonzalez free kick stinging Elia Caprile’s gloves below the crossbar, not a lot to point out for 71 per cent possession.
Kerim Alajbegovic and Edon Zhegrova had been launched, whereas Deiola made his comeback below two weeks on from knee surgical procedure.
A Douglas Luiz daisy-cutter was simply smothered, however Caprile needed to make a trickier save to parry the highly effective Zhegrova strike from simply inside the realm.
Francisco Conceicao in motion for Juventus away to Cagliari (@juventusfcen)
Mendy and Alieu Fadera had been each marginally offside when forcing Guglielmo Vicario tough saves on the counter, whereas a Zhegrova scorcher from distance was deflected inches previous the publish.
Zhegrova additionally noticed his left-foot roller palmed away by Caprile, with the ensuing Alajbegovic nook flashing previous each Jhon Lucumi and Nick Woltemade, unable to faucet in from a few yards.
Juve lastly equalised with Randal Kolo Muani’s first purpose of the season, as he managed to get in entrance of Adam Obert for a glancing header on the again publish, assembly the swerving Alajbegovic cross from the left.
Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz in motion away to Cagliari (@juventus)
Kolo Muani actually ought to’ve turned the sport round simply 4 minutes later when he met a virtually similar Alajbegovic cross, however this time he volleyed it onto the underside of the crossbar from 5 yards.
Andrea Cambiaso additionally examined Caprile on the close to publish, as did Kolo Muani with an acrobatic scissor-kick volley when marginally offside.
Maldini 20 (C), Kolo Muani 81 (J)