Serie A fifth matchday continue on Saturday and for Stadio Friuli, Udinese vs Cagliari finish 0-1. Cagliari carry the three points. Daniel Maldini score the only goal. The goal land for 54th minute, or 9th minute of second half. Cagliari now get 12 points and go straight top of table with Roma and Inter. At least for a while. Udinese no fit win for house again. Even with chances and corners, the victory go to the visitors, wey don become surprise package of this season start. The three points from Maldini goal, after him just get national team call-up following car accident case for Milano, carry Cagliari to 12 and directly top with Roma and Inter.
For Udinese, the long unbeaten run against the Sardinians break. The chance to rise after the 5-3 in house with Inter don postpone for now. Runjaic bring Zaniolo back to field, after him leave debut against Como with injury, and already ready for national team. Coach also bank on Ekkelenkamp and Davis. Pisacane give confidence to Daniel Maldini despite the tough week, and e pay off.
Cagliari start well and for 4th minute, yellow card for Zaniolo after him foul Obert. Udinese take strength. First chance na for 6th minute for Zaniolo from edge of area, but him no find target. Mendy respond, try place right foot, but ball slide wide. For 18th minute, Maldini open for Obert left, him cross, but ball clear. Second yellow of match for 22nd minute for Karlstrom, after him bring down Maldini wey dey run counter. Udinese chance come for 25th minute from Maldini error, bad pass. Davis ready, steal ball, skip Rodriguez with perfect dribble and shoot low, miss by small margin. Some spark for field for 33rd minute after Zaniolo unintentional hand on Rodriguez, him fall. For 37th minute, Davis get muscular problem, Gueye enter for him. Another chance for bianconeri: Gueye intercept Caprile clearance, but Cagliari keeper stop with foot. First half almost all inside Cagliari half.
Second half start and Zaniolo replaced by Chakvetadze. Game still be Udinese own: for 5th minute of second half, Vojvoda find corridor for Gueye, him try diagonal right, Caprile deflect. Cagliari keeper still stop Kabasele attempt. But for the end, Maldini unlock situation for 9th minute of second half, served by defensive mess of Friulians: the Sardinian attacker use Miller and Kabasele error and beat Okoye for the winning goal. Na the best way to chase away the clouds of the accident case.
Home team search equalizer immediately, but Cagliari don take confidence. For 26th minute, Runjaic try all-in: Kabasele and Kamara out for Zanoli, him debut after months away from field with cruciate rupture, and Bayo. Udinese try, with Zanoli wey want show him skills. Chance come for bianconeri but Caprile make super save to avoid own goal on Winks rebound. Last minutes see bianconeri siege wey too confused to bring result, so victory go to visitors.
For other Serie A matches, Bologna draw 1-1 for house with Torino. Bernardeschi open score for 14th minute from Miranda cross wey Ismajli deflect. Kulenovic equalize for 77th minute after goalkeeper error. Roma-Inter na 18:00 big match, first place dey ground. Venezia–Lazio na 20:45. Tomorrow, Fiorentina–Napoli for 12:30, Parma–Genoa and Frosinone-Como for 15:00, Juventus–Atalanta for 18:00, Milan–Lecce for 20:45. Friday, Monza beat Sassuolo 2-1.
