Gianluca Scamacca struck twice around a temporary Gianluca Gaetano equaliser, as Atalanta squeezed to victory over Cagliari to complete an ideal week.
2025/2026 Serie A
2-1
Match Report
La Dea were fresh from a Champions League victory over Chelsea, yet had just one Serie A win in the last 10 rounds, so needed to catch up. Raoul Bellanova joined Kamaldeen Sulemana and Mitchel Bakker on the treatment table, with Isak Hien suffering from flu symptoms. The Sardinians missed Yerry Mina, Mattia Felici, Ze Pedro and Andrea Belotti, but Adam Obert returned after victory over Roma.
Charles De Ketelaere sent Ademola Lookman into the box, with the first shot parried by on-rushing Elia Caprile, then fired the rebound onto the side-netting.
Atalanta broke through soon after, as Lookman got down the left and pulled back for Davide Zappacosta, whose wayward strike was redirected from six yards by Scamacca’s back-heel flick.
Lorenzo Bernasconi got back to stop his former Atalanta Under-23 side teammate Marco Palestra going clear on goal, then Lookman’s effort was charged down for a corner.
Scamacca fired straight at Caprile on a smart De Ketelaere through ball, then the goalkeeper got down for a great one-handed save from close range on Lookman, with De Ketelaere’s follow-up deflected onto the roof of the net.
Cagliari had a huge opportunity to equalise on the stroke of half-time, Gennaro Borrelli’s header flashing inches wide on Michael Folorunsho’s cross.
Berat Djimsiti pulled up clutching the back of his right thigh and had to be replaced, as Atalanta began to visibly run out of steam following their midweek European exertions.
The visitors took advantage and equalised with an excellent team move. Folorunsho found Gianluca Gaetano, who completed a quick give and go with Sebastiano Esposito to burst into the box and bent the finish past an on-rushing Marco Carnesecchi with the inside of the right boot.
Scamacca restored Atalanta’s lead when his volley from a Lazar Samardzic volley didn’t come off, but it landed kindly and he was quickest to react on the loose ball, prodding it through Caprile’s legs from six yards.
Nicola Zalewski forced two tricky saves from Caprile in the same move, one at the near post, then a curler from the edge of the area.
Zito Luvumbo had the ball in the net for Cagliari during stoppages, but only after Folorunsho had wandered offside when flicking on the assist to the back post.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
11' GOAL! Atalanta 1-0 Cagliari (Gianluca Scamacca)
40' Highlight from Atalanta vs Cagliari
75' GOAL! Atalanta 1-1 Cagliari (Gianluca Gaetano)
81' GOAL! Atalanta 2-1 Cagliari (Gianluca Scamacca)
85' Highlight from Atalanta vs Cagliari
93' Match Event for Atalanta vs Cagliari
Line-ups
Atalanta XI: De Roon, Djimsiti, Zappacosta, Kolasinac, Scamacca, Lookman, Marco Carnesecchi, Éderson, De Ketelaere, Odilon, Lorenzo Bernasconi
Subs: Rossi, Sportiello, Pasalic, Krstovic, Yunus Musah, Brescianini, Nicola Zalewski, Lazar Samardžić, Maldini, Giorgio Scalvini, Honest Ahanor
Cagliari XI: Deiola, Luperto, Michael Folorunsho, Michel Adopo, Gabriele Zappa, Elia Caprile, Esposito, Adam Obert, Gennaro Borrelli, Marco Palestra, Juan Rodríguez
Subs: Pavoletti, Radunovic, Rog, Mazzitelli, Gaetano, Alessandro Di Pardo, Giuseppe Ciocci, Zito Luvumbo, Semih Kılıçsoy, Matteo Prati, Nicola Pintus, Riyad Idrissi, Joseph Liteta