Serie A | Udinese 1-1 Cagliari – Final chance goes begging

Originally posted on Football Italia | By Peter Young | Last updated Oct 5, 2025 8:28 AM ET

Udinese and Cagliari had to settle for a point apiece at the Bluenergy Stadium in Serie A on Sunday afternoon, but the hosts will rue their missed opportunity right at the last, which should have seen them walk away with all three points.

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It was the visitors who claimed the first-half lead in Udine on Sunday. A series of shots from Mattia Felici and Matteo Prati were both blocked on the edge of the area, but the ball fell kindly for Borrelli from 10 yards out. He just needed to dispatch past Razvan Sava, who was already on the floor.

Udinese would find the equaliser just shy of the hour mark. Nicolo Zaniolo’s corner was headed back into the mixer at the far post, and Christian Kabasele was able to pull out an improvised flick to send the ball past Elia Caprile for 1-1.

Udinese had a glorious chance to snatch all three points in stoppage time: A defensive slip gave Keinan Davis the ball just outside the area. The Englishman’s effort was saved by Caprile, and though Vakoun Bayo had an empty net to aim at on the follow-up, he was off balance and fired off target.

Sunday’s result means that both teams remain level on points in the Serie A standings (eight apiece), with Cagliari occupying 10th place and Udinese in 11th.

Udinese 1-1 Cagliari

Borrelli (C) 25’, Kabasele (U) 58’.

05-10-2025 11:30 MatchDay 6 Friuli Stadium (Dacia Arena)

Udinese

Cagliari Live 1 - 1

Player statistic

1st half

		21'		Mattia Felici
		25'		Gennaro Borrelli (Assist: Michel Adopo)

2nd half

		49'		Adam Obert
Christian Kabasele (Assist: Oumar Solet)

58' Nicolò Zaniolo

72' Udinese Cagliari

Starting lineups

90 Răzvan Sava Goalkeeper Alessandro Zanoli Defender 27

Christian Kabasele Defender 67' 11

Hassane Kamara Defender 28

Oumar Solet Defender 2 Saba Goglichidze Defender 14 Arthur Atta Midfielder 24

Jakub Piotrowski Midfielder 8

Jesper Karlström Midfielder

Nicolò Zaniolo Midfielder 77' 9

Keinan Davis Attacker 1

Elia Caprile Goalkeeper 33 Adam Obert Defender 82' 2 Marco Palestra Defender 26

Yerry Mina Defender 20' 32 Zé Pedro Defender 14

Alessandro Deiola Midfielder 16 Matteo Prati Midfielder 90 Michael Folorunsho Midfielder 29 Gennaro Borrelli Attacker 72' 17 Mattia Felici Attacker 46' 94 Sebastiano Esposito Attacker

83'

Substitutes

Daniele Padelli Goalkeeper 32

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp Midfielder 18

Adam Buksa Attacker 4

Sandi Lovric Midfielder 33 Jordan Zemura Defender 19

Kingsley Ehizibue Defender 6 Oier Zarraga Midfielder 16 Matteo Palma Defender 77 Rui Modesto Midfielder 38 Lennon Miller Midfielder 41 Gioele Venuti Goalkeeper Idrissa Gueye Attacker 13 Nicolò Bertola Defender 67' 15

Vakoun Bayo Attacker 77' 6

Sebastiano Luperto Defender 4

Luca Mazzitelli Midfielder 24 Giuseppe Ciocci Goalkeeper 9 Semih Kılıçsoy Attacker 3 Riyad Idrissi Defender 34 Vincenzo Sarno Goalkeeper 8

Michel Adopo Midfielder 20' 18 Alessandro Di Pardo Defender 46' 77 Zito Luvumbo Attacker 72' 21

Nicolò Cavuoti Midfielder 82' 30

Leonardo Pavoletti Attacker

83'

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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