The Cagliari Gazette
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
A brace, and Sebastiano Esposito takes the afternoon — 8.07
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Sebastiano Esposito provided it, and the 8.07 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Market24 Aug 2026
Elia Caprile attracts admirers
The name of Elia Caprile has come up in conversations Cagliari were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Market24 Aug 2026
Giuseppe Ciocci asks to leave Cagliari
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market24 Aug 2026
Cagliari turn down Altamura for Carlo Usai
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Semih Kılıçsoy runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 23. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Cagliari
Elia Caprile was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Cagliari
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match22 Aug 2026
Cagliari see off Torino
Three points for Cagliari, 2‑0 the final word against Torino in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market24 Aug 2026
Cagliari promote Daniele Tedesco from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniele Tedesco has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Squad Adam Obert falls out with a teammate over standards
- Player ratings Ninety minutes of Nuno Santos at his very best
- Squad 6 new faces, and Cagliari are still learning each other