Coppa Italia · Napoli advance 9-8 on penalties
Napoli vs Cagliari: 1–1
Napoli beat Cagliari 9–8 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the Coppa Italia on Wednesday, 3 December 2025 at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli, Italy.
- Competition: Coppa Italia (2025-26 Coppa Italia, Round of 16)
- Kick-off time: Wed, 3 Dec 2025, 17:00 UTC
- Status: Final Score - After Penalties
- Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli, Italy
- Attendance: 45,000
- Teams: Napoli (home), Cagliari (away)
Goals
- 28' — Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli), assist Antonio Vergara
- 67' — Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari)
Match statistics
| Statistic | Napoli | Cagliari |
|---|---|---|
| Possession (%) | 62.1 | 37.9 |
| Shots | 11 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 1 |
| Corners | 6 | 3 |
| Fouls | 9 | 13 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
Starting line-ups
Napoli (3-4-2-1): Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (G), Juan Jesus (CD), Mathías Olivera (CD-L), Sam Beukema (CD-R), Eljif Elmas (CM-L), Antonio Vergara (CM-R), Leonardo Spinazzola (LM), Pasquale Mazzocchi (RM), Lorenzo Lucca (F), Giuseppe Ambrosino (CF-L), Matteo Politano (CF-R).
Cagliari (4-1-4-1): Elia Caprile (G), Juan Rodríguez (CD-L), Sebastiano Luperto (CD-R), Alessandro Deiola (DM), Adam Obert (LB), Alessandro Di Pardo (RB), Gianluca Gaetano (CM-L), Michel Adopo (CM-R), Semih Kiliçsoy (LM), Zito Luvumbo (RM), Leonardo Pavoletti (F).
Recent form
Napoli: drew 0–0 vs Eintracht Frankfurt (4 Nov); lost 2–0 away to Bologna (9 Nov); won 3–1 vs Atalanta (22 Nov); won 2–0 vs FK Qarabag (25 Nov); won 1–0 away to AS Roma (30 Nov).
Cagliari: lost 2–1 vs Sassuolo (30 Oct); lost 2–0 away to Lazio (3 Nov); drew 0–0 away to Como (8 Nov); drew 3–3 vs Genoa (22 Nov); lost 2–1 away to Juventus (29 Nov).