Cagliari 1-2 Benevento: result and report

Serie A · Wednesday 6 January 2021

Result

Cagliari 1-2 Benevento

Serie A · Wednesday 6 January 2021, 11:30 UTC · half-time 1-2

Cagliari · Benevento · Serie A predictions

Cagliari 1-2 Benevento: match report

Cagliari lost to Benevento 1-2 in Serie A on Wednesday 6 January 2021. The half-time score was 1-2.

João Pedro opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Cagliari's goal came from João Pedro (20'). Benevento scored through Marco Sau (41') and Alessandro Tuia (44').

Discipline: Cagliari received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card; Benevento received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Cagliari were 15th on 14 points from 15 and Benevento 10th on 18 points from 15. Cagliari went on to finish that season 16th with 37 points, and Benevento 18th with 33.

Cagliari lined up in a 4-3-2-1 and Benevento in a 4-3-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Răzvan Marin of Cagliari (7.5), level with Radja Nainggolan (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Cagliari wins, 0 draws and 0 for Benevento.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

5'Yellow card · Fabrizio CaligaraCagliari
6'Yellow card · Pasquale SchiattarellaBenevento
20'Goal · João PedroCagliari · 1-0
41'Goal · Marco SauBenevento · 1-1
44'Goal · Alessandro TuiaBenevento · 1-2
84'Red card · Nahitan NándezCagliari
84'Yellow card · Gianluca CaprariBenevento
84'Yellow card · Nahitan NándezCagliari
87'Yellow card · Riccardo ImprotaBenevento
89'Yellow card · Riccardo SottilCagliari
90+4'Yellow card · Fabio PisacaneCagliari
90+4'Yellow card · Fabio PisacaneCagliari

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Cagliari 2, draws 0, Benevento 0.

Benevento 1-2 CagliariSerie A · 18 Mar 2018
Cagliari 2-1 BeneventoSerie A · 25 Oct 2017

Team news

Unavailable

Marko RogCagliari · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
Nicolas ViolaBenevento · injury (Unknown Injury)
Daniele RuganiCagliari · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Gabriele MonciniBenevento · injury (Ankle Injury)
Paolo FaragòCagliari · injury (Thigh Problems)
Gaetano LetiziaBenevento · injury (Leg Injury)
Andrea CarboniCagliari · injury (COVID 19)
Ragnar KlavanCagliari · injury (COVID 19)
Diego GodínCagliari · injury (Muscle Fatigue)
Adam OunasCagliari · injury (Adductor problems)
Andrés TelloBenevento · injury (Knee Problems)
Luca CaldirolaBenevento · injury (Meniscal Injury)
Iago FalqueBenevento · injury (Calf Problems)

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

Alessio Cragno, Gabriele Zappa, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Luca Ceppitelli, Alessandro Tripaldelli, Nahitan Nández, Răzvan Marin, Fabrizio Caligara, Radja Nainggolan, João Pedro, Leonardo Pavoletti

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

Lorenzo Montipò, Riccardo Improta, Alessandro Tuia, Kamil Glik, Federico Barba, Përparim Hetemaj, Pasquale Schiattarella, Artur Ioniță, Roberto Insigne, Marco Sau, Gianluca Lapadula