Serie A Half-Time: Maicon Dibba Sent Off, Luca Scores with Header, Udinese Lead Cagliari

Key Events

At the 30th minute, Maicon Dibba received his second yellow card for a foul and was sent off, leaving Cagliari to play with 10 men.

At the 38th minute, Udinese broke the deadlock! From the second wave of attack following a corner kick, Kamara delivered the ball from the right flank at a 45-degree angle into the penalty area, and Luca easily headed the ball past the defense to score. Udinese 1-0 Cagliari.

Match Report

On October 26 at 0:30, in the 9th round of the 2024/25 Serie A season, Udinese hosted Cagliari.

At the 5th minute, Maicon Dibba committed a tactical foul from behind on Peyrot in his own penalty area and received a yellow card.

At the 23rd minute, Luca received the ball in the penalty area, held off an opponent’s defender, and laid it off to Davis, who followed up with a powerful low shot that was too central and comfortably saved by Skufit.

At the 26th minute, while protecting the ball in midfield, Davis accidentally hit Marin in the face with his hand, causing him to fall to the ground in pain.

Half-time ended with Udinese leading Cagliari 1-0.

Player Lineups

Udinese Starting XI: 40-Auke; 27-Cabašel; 29-Björ; 95-Toure; 25-Kar斯特罗姆; 11-Kamara; 8-Lovric; 19-Ishib; 5-Peyrot; 9-Davis; 17-Luca

Substitutes: 93-Padeli; 90-Sava; 30-Gianetti; 23-Ebose; 33-Zemura; 4-Abanwa; 16-Palma; 6-Zaraga; 77-Modesto; 22-Brenner; 21-Bravo; 99-Pizarro

Cagliari Starting XI: 22-Skufit; 6-Luperto; 26-Mina; 28-Zappa; 18-R. Marin; 37-Azz; 3-Ogello; 70-Gaetano; 8-Michel; 29-Maicon Dibba; 91-Piccoli

Substitutes: 71-Selly; 1-Giorgi; 24-Palomino; 23-Viteska; 19-Zotia; 33-Obert; 10-Viola; 14-Djola; 16-Prati; 9-Lapadula; 97-Felice; 77-Luwenbo; 80-Mutawan

(Note: There was a mix-up in the player names due to the presence of non-English characters. The correct names should be used as per the original document.)