Serie A Gameweek 1 Sat, Aug 22 2026 · 19:45 Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma
Parma
0–1 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 0.75 – 0.94
Cagliari
  • 79’ Alessandro Romano
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Romano goal decides it for Cagliari

Parma entered as narrow favourites, but Cagliari won 1–0 through a Romano goal. The chances were even, with xG of 0.75 and 0.94. On the chances created, Parma deserved more: 1.2 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Parma42%
Draw26%
Cagliari ✓31%

Model vs reality

Parma goals
0
Model 1.40 · xG 0.75
Cagliari goals
1
Model 1.17 · xG 0.94
Total goals
1
Model 2.57 · xG 1.69
Score 0–1
8%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 47%
Both scored
No
Model 52%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchAlessandro RomanoCagliari · 1 goal
8.2
  • RefereeDaniele Perenzoni
  • Coaches— · Fabio Pisacane
  • VenueStadio Ennio Tardini
  • Weather at kick-off28°C · Mainly clear · wind 3 km/h Warm

Timeline

  1. Zé PedroYellow card · Foul
    10’
  2. Half time · 0–0
  3. J. FazziniYellow card · Foul
    57’
  4. ⇄ P. AlmqvistFor Adrián Bernabé
    66’
  5. ⇄ G. ZappaFor Zé Pedro
    66’
  6. ⇄ M. FeliciFor J. Fazzini
    66’
  7. ⇄ G. BorrelliFor Paul Mendy
    66’
  8. ⇄ R. KoudaFor L. Keita
    75’
  9. ⇄ O. DialloFor S. Lontani
    75’
  10. Alessandro Romano 0–1Assist M. Adopo
    79’
  11. ⇄ B. CremaschiFor Mariano Troilo
    85’
  12. ⇄ N. ElphegeFor A. Konate
    85’
  13. ⇄ G. AurelioFor A. Obert
    87’
  14. ⇄ K. MutandwaFor D. Maldini
    87’
  15. Full time · 0–1

Team stats

Parma13 shots · 7 in box, 6 outside
Cagliari14 shots · 9 in box, 5 outside
ParmaCagliari
47% Possession 53%
0.75 Expected goals (xG) 0.94
1.17 Expected points (xPts) 1.49
13 Shots 14
2 Shots on target 5
10 Shots off target 6
1 Blocked shots 3
7 Shots inside the box 9
6 Shots outside the box 5
443 Passes 497
84% Pass accuracy 90%
3 Corners 2
4 Goalkeeper saves 2
6 Fouls 20
1 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.94 Team rating 6.96

Line-ups

Parma 4-3-3

407.0 E. Corvi(G)
147.2 E. Valeri 36.3 A. Ndiaye 377.2 Mariano Troilo ↓85’ 156.9 E. Delprato
327.7 C. Ordoñez 476.6 A. Konate ↓85’ 107.2 Adrián Bernabé ↓66’
767.2 S. Lontani ↓75’ 196.5 E. Touré 167.0 L. Keita ↓75’
  • 40E. Corvi (G)7.0
  • 14E. Valeri7.2
  • 3A. Ndiaye6.3
  • 37Mariano Troilo↓85’7.2
  • 15E. Delprato6.9
  • 32C. Ordoñez7.7
  • 47A. Konate↓85’6.6
  • 10Adrián Bernabé↓66’7.2
  • 76S. Lontani↓75’7.2
  • 19E. Touré6.5
  • 16L. Keita↓75’7.0

Substitutes used

  • 11P. Almqvist↑66’6.3
  • 8B. Cremaschi↑85’6.6
  • 80R. Kouda↑75’5.9
  • 23N. Elphege↑85’6.5
  • 7O. Diallo↑75’

Unused: G. Daffara, A. Mazzocchi, L. Valenti, F. Carboni, Dominik Drobnic, O. Sørensen, M. Frigan, D. Romero, Thomas de Martis

Cagliari 4-2-3-1

17.2 E. Caprile(G)
337.3 A. Obert ↓87’ 157.3 J. Rodríguez 147.0 A. Deiola 26.7 Zé Pedro ↓66’
66.7 H. Winks 48.2★ Alessandro Romano
106.2 J. Fazzini ↓66’ 706.7 D. Maldini ↓87’ 86.9 M. Adopo A
316.3 Paul Mendy ↓66’
  • 1E. Caprile (G)7.2
  • 33A. Obert↓87’7.3
  • 15J. Rodríguez7.3
  • 14A. Deiola7.0
  • 2Zé Pedro↓66’6.7
  • 6H. Winks6.7
  • 4Alessandro Romano ★8.2
  • 10J. Fazzini↓66’6.2
  • 70D. Maldini↓87’6.7
  • 8M. AdopoA6.9
  • 31Paul Mendy↓66’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 28G. Zappa↑66’6.6
  • 24G. Aurelio↑87’6.7
  • 17M. Felici↑66’6.2
  • 18K. Mutandwa↑87’6.2
  • 29G. Borrelli↑66’6.9

Unused: B. Radunović, A. Sherri, Y. Mina, N. Cavuoti, M. Prati, Ivan Stoyanov Sulev, J. Liteta, R. Kofler, A. Fadera, Kevin Carlos

Coach: Fabio Pisacane

Player stats

Top rated
Alessandro RomanoCagliari8.2
2nd
C. OrdoñezParma7.7
3rd
A. ObertCagliari7.3

Parma

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
E. Corvi G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 94% 32 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
E. Valeri D 90 0 0 2 (1) 3 78% 23 3 1 1/1 0/1 7.2
A. Ndiaye D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 60 3 0 1/1 3/2 6.3
Mariano Troilo D 85 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 78 2 1 0/0 0/1 7.2
E. Delprato D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 74% 47 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
C. Ordoñez M 90 0 0 2 (0) 2 87% 47 6 0 0/0 0/5 7.7
A. Konate M 85 0 0 1 (0) 0 84% 37 2 2 1/1 1/2 6.6
Adrián Bernabé M 66 0 0 1 (0) 2 77% 39 1 1 2/3 1/3 7.2
S. Lontani F 75 0 0 1 (0) 1 78% 23 1 0 2/5 0/2 7.2
E. Touré F 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 71% 14 0 0 1/1 0/1 6.5
L. Keita M 75 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 24 0 1 1/1 0/2 7.0
P. Almqvist F 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 8 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
B. Cremaschi M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
R. Kouda M 15 0 0 0 (0) 1 43% 7 2 0 0/1 1/0 5.9
N. Elphege F 5 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
O. Diallo F 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Cagliari

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
E. Caprile G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 85% 26 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
A. Obert D 87 0 0 0 (0) 2 93% 43 2 2 1/2 0/0 7.3
J. Rodríguez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 76 1 4 0/0 2/0 7.3
A. Deiola M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 98% 49 1 1 0/0 1/0 7.0
Zé Pedro D 66 0 0 1 (0) 1 82% 28 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.7
H. Winks M 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 93% 69 0 2 0/0 3/1 6.7
Alessandro Romano M 90 1 0 2 (2) 1 90% 61 4 1 1/3 1/1 8.2
J. Fazzini M 66 0 0 1 (1) 1 84% 31 0 3 3/3 2/1 6.2
D. Maldini F 87 0 0 1 (0) 3 85% 40 1 1 2/4 3/0 6.7
M. Adopo M 90 0 1 0 (0) 2 91% 44 0 0 1/3 1/0 6.9
Paul Mendy F 66 0 0 2 (1) 1 82% 11 1 0 0/0 1/1 6.3
G. Zappa D 24 0 0 0 (0) 1 78% 9 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
G. Aurelio D 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
M. Felici F 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 6 0 0 1/2 1/0 6.2
K. Mutandwa F 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/1 2/0 6.2
G. Borrelli F 24 0 0 1 (0) 0 50% 4 2 0 2/3 1/1 6.9

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.