Cagliari Team News - Soccer

Juventus signs goalie Guglielmo Vicario on loan from Tottenham with option to buy

Juventus has completed the loan signing of Guglielmo Vicario from Tottenham and ends a long search for a goalkeeper

1 DAY AGO • Associated Press

Cagliari's 20-year-old forward Yael Trepy in intensive care

Cagliari says forward Yael Trepy is in intensive care in hospital but the Italian club has given no details on his condition

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Riyad Idrissi - Working his way through rehab protocol Idrissi (knee) is eyeing a return in mid-September, Rai reported.

Impact Idrissi has been unavailable for every friendly and the first official match in the Coppa Italia and isn't yet training fully. He's at least a month out from being cleared, and Cagliari recently added Giuseppe Aurelio to Adam Obert at left-back.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Sebastiano Esposito - Standoff continue Esposito has sent a new medical certificate that exonerates him from practicing until August 27, L'Unione Sarda reports.

Impact Esposito is lamenting excessive stress and is unlikely to reconcile with his current team because of issues with his contract, but his exit isn't imminent for now. He won't be involved in the matches until the situation is sorted, and Cagliari will have to lean on Kevin Carlos, Daniel Maldini, Paul Mendy, Yael Trepy, and Kingstone Mutandwa.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Giuseppe Aurelio - Transfers to Cagliari Aurelio has signed a contract until 2029 with Cagliari upon joining from Spezia.

Impact Aurelio is coming off a career year during which he totaled six goals and three assists in 33 displays in Serie B, while he wasn't as effective in previous campaigns. He'll be an offensive-minded alternative to Adam Obert on the left flank, and the two could also star together, depending on the scheme.

AUGUST 10 • ROTOWIRE

Daniel Maldini - Heads to Cagliari Maldini has moved to Cagliari on loan with a conditional obligation to buy from Atalanta.

Impact Maldini is on the move again after playing at Lazio with a similar formula from January on. He wasn't retained after scoring once, assisting twice, and adding 15 shots (five on target), seven chances created and 12 tackles in 12 appearances (nine starts). He'll split duties with Jacopo Fazzini and Yael Trepy and more likely newcomers. His role and prominence will also depend on whether Sebastiano Esposito stays at the club.

AUGUST 9 • ROTOWIRE

Sebastiano Esposito - Leaves camp over contract dispute Esposito has departed the team pre-season retreat unauthorized, Cagliari announced, because of some issues in the negotiation to extend his contract, L'Unione Sarda reported.

Impact Esposito wished to obtain a richer and longer deal after a solid season, but the talks are stalling at the moment, and he decided to step away. His agent, Mario Giuffredi, disputed to Tuttomercatoweb that he wasn't allowed to leave, saying that the coach and the director gave him a break until August 5. The parties have three weeks to resolve the situation before it affects his availability in league play.

AUGUST 1 • ROTOWIRE

Mateusz Wieteska - Returns to Poland Wieteska has departed Cagliari to move to Wieczysta Krakow.

Impact Wieteska exits Cagliari for good after being a reserve for a campaign and a half, appearing 24 times, and spending time on loan at Kocaelispor in the second half of last season. The team just added Raphael Kofler in the same role.

JULY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Raphael Kofler - Transfers to Cagliari Kofler has joined Cagliari from Sudtirol on a permanent deal.

Impact Kofler is poised for his maiden Serie A season after cutting his teeth in the second division in the last two and a half seasons, accumulating 74 appearances and scoring four goals. He'll rotate with Ze Pedro and Juan Rodrigo to partner Yerry Mina after the departure of Alberto Dossena.

JULY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Harry Winks - Moves to Cagliari Winks has joined Cagliari on a permanent deal from Leicester City and signed a two-year contract.

Impact Winks wrapped up a three-year run at Leicester City, spending two seasons in the Championship. He scored once, assisted twice and notched 35 shots (nine on target), 49 crosses (12 accurate) and 47 tackles in 34 tilts in the most recent one. He had a mixed fortune in his previous short-lived Serie A stay at Sampdoria, featuring just 20 times, mostly due to injury, without impressing. He'll be one of the top options to replace Gianluca Gaetano and Ibrahim Sulemana in the midfield.

JULY 15 • ROTOWIRE

Jacopo Fazzini - Joins Cagliari Fazzini is heading to Cagliari on loan with an option to buy from Fiorentina.

Impact Fazzini was unable to find his footing and secure a consistent role last season, finishing with nine key passes, 16 crosses (six accurate) and 18 tackles in 20 showings (five starts). He had more success the previous year at Empoli, scoring four times and assisting once despite missing half a campaign due to injury. He'll help replace Michael Folorunsho and Gianluca Gaetano, who were regulars in 2025/2026 and left the club.

JULY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Marco Palestra: Why Chelsea have pounced to hijack Inter's move for flying €55m full-back

Another summer, another Chelsea move for a high-potential, young star. This one, though, might just be different. The Blues sprung into life...

JULY 1 • goal

Marco Palestra: Why Chelsea have pounced to hijack Inter's move for flying €55m full-back

Matteo Prati - Leaving Torino Prati is returning to Cagliari, as Torino didn't sign him permanently.

Impact Prati played a lot in the second half of last season, assisting once and tallying 12 shots (zero on target), four chances created and 15 tackles, but Torino elected not to keep him for now. He could be a linchpin of the midfield at Cagliari if he stays, considering the departures of Michael Folorunsho, Luca Mazzitelli and Ibrahim Sulemana.

JULY 1 • ROTOWIRE

Zito Luvumbo - Returns from loan in Spain Luvumbo is back in Cagliari after his stay at Mallorca.

Impact Luvumbo had a decent spell, registering two assists, nine shots (seven on target), nine key passes and 20 crosses (four accurate) in 10 appearances (six starts), but wasn't redeemed. He might not stay in Cagliari. He's drawing interest primarily from Serie B sides.

JULY 1 • ROTOWIRE

Chelsea agree £47m deal for Serie A sensation as Xabi Alonso closes in on first major transfer

Chelsea have moved swiftly to secure their first major signing of the summer, reportedly reaching a £47 million agreement for Atalanta's ris...

JUNE 24 • goal

Chelsea agree £47m deal for Serie A sensation as Xabi Alonso closes in on first major transfer

Even without Sinner, Italy still has three men in French Open quarterfinals

Three Italian men have reached the last eight at the French Open and none of them are named Jannik Sinner or Lorenzo Musetti

JUNE 2 • Associated Press

MILAN-CAGLIARI 1-2 | EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS | SERIE A 2025/26

MAY 26 • YOUTUBE

Mattia Felici - Inserted late versus Milan Felici (knee) logged one minute without recording stats in Sunday's 2-1 win over Milan.

Impact Felici was deployed late, as promised by the coach, after recuperating quickly from an ACL tear. He's had mostly a super-sub role for the second season in a row, scoring twice, assisting once and posting nine shots (six on target), eight chances created and 23 crosses (six accurate) in 12 appearances (four starts).

MAY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Luca Mazzitelli - Unused sub in Milan clash Mazzitelli (calf) stayed on the bench in Sunday's 2-1 victory over Milan.

Impact Mazzitelli recovered from a calf strain but didn't get minutes in the season finale. He's been fine but also hampered by a few injuries in 2024/2025, concluding with two goals, two assists, 15 shots (five on target), 20 tackles and 26 clearances in 18 showings (nine starts).

MAY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Gennaro Borrelli - Scores one goal Borrelli scored one goal to go with five shots (four on goal) in Sunday's 2-1 win versus AC Milan.

Impact Borrelli delivered the most consequential goal of the entire Serie A final day in Sunday's 2-1 win at San Siro, reacting quickest to a loose ball inside the box in the first half after AC Milan failed to clear a Cagliari corner to level the score just 18 minutes after Alexis Saelemaekers' opener, while also attempting five shots in the match. Borrelli ends the 2025-26 Serie A season with five goals and one assist across 27 appearances, finishing as his side's second-leading scorer during the campaign.

MAY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Elia Caprile - Two saves in win Caprile had two saves and allowed one goal in Sunday's 2-1 victory versus AC Milan.

Impact Caprile delivered an outstanding performance in Sunday's 2-1 win at San Siro, making two saves across 90 minutes to deny an AC Milan side that threw everything forward in a desperate attempt to preserve UEFA Champions League qualification. The Italian goalkeeper was beaten only by Alexis Saelemaekers' instinctive second-minute finish before holding firm through Cagliari's two counterattacking goals to complete a historic result. Caprile ends the 2025-26 Serie A season with eight clean sheets, 122 saves and 53 goals conceded across 38 appearances, establishing himself as the undisputed first-choice goalkeeper in a Cagliari side that comfortably secured mid-table survival despite a difficult transitional campaign.

MAY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Huge Upset At San Siro | MILAN-CAGLIARI | HIGHLIGHTS | Serie A 2025/26

MAY 24 • YOUTUBE

Como caps stunning rise with a Champions League spot as Milan and Juventus miss out

Como’s remarkable rise continues as Cesc Fàbregas’ team qualifies for the Champions League along with Roma on the last day of the Serie A season

MAY 24 • Associated Press

Luca Mazzitelli - Option for Milan contest Mazzitelli (calf) has been included in Cagliari's squad list to face Milan on Sunday.

Impact Mazzitelli is available after missing five matches because of a calf injury and will provide some depth in the midfield, which is without Michael Folorunsho (undisclosed) and Joseph Liteta (thigh). He has posted at least one tackle in his last 13 displays, totaling 20 (11 won) and adding two goals, two assists, 15 shots (five on target) and 24 clearances over that span.

MAY 23 • ROTOWIRE

Joseph Liteta - Will skip Milan match Liteta (thigh) hasn't been selected for Sunday's game against Milan.

Impact Liteta will continue rehabbing a knee problem that has cost him three games already. He has featured four times in his first season among the pros, recording five tackles, eight interceptions and three clearances.

MAY 23 • ROTOWIRE

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