The Cagliari Gazette
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
4 academy graduates step up at Cagliari
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Cagliari
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daniel Maldini was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Door shut on Nikita Contini
Cagliari asked and Napoli said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Elia Caprile
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Elia Caprile, and the manager let it.
Match22 Aug 2026
Torino take the points off Cagliari
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market24 Aug 2026
Gennaro Valentini steps up from the Cagliari academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gennaro Valentini has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market24 Aug 2026
One of our own: Domenico Greco joins the Cagliari first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Domenico Greco is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market24 Aug 2026
One of our own: Claudio Parise joins the Cagliari first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Claudio Parise is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market24 Aug 2026
One of our own: Nicola Caputo joins the Cagliari first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nicola Caputo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- The dugout Daniele Messina: “No excuses”
- Boardroom Cagliari turn down the training-ground plan
- The dugout Cagliari pick somebody else ahead of Riyad Idrissi