Serie A: Cagliari 1-1 Juventus — Kolo Muani scores first goal to rescue a point
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Juventus drew 1-1 away at Cagliari in Serie A, with new signing Kolo Muani netting his first goal for the club to salvage a point.
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Attributed to original sourceRandal Kolo Muani’s first goal of the season rescued a point for toothless Juventus away to high-flying Cagliari after yet another Daniel Maldini strike.
The Bianconeri were forced to do without Kenan Yildiz, Khephren Thuram, Manuel Locatelli, Jeremie Boga, Jeff Ekhator, Kamil Grabara and Arkadiusz Milik, while new goalkeeper Neto still had a one-match ban to sit out from his Brazilian career.
The Sardinians were higher up the table after three wins on the bounce, four in the opening five rounds . Yael Trepy, Riyad Idrissi and Mattia Felici all missed out, with Alessandro Deiola, Kevin Carlos and M’Bala Nzola not fully fit, but Inter-owned Yanis Massolin was given his Serie A debut.
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CAGLIARI, ITALY – MARCH 20: Cagliari’s coach Fabio Pisacane looks on during the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and SSC Napoli at Stadio Sant’Elia on March 20, 2026 in Cagliari, Italy. (Photo by Enrico Locci/Getty Images) There were a few promising early Pape Malang Sarr runs from midfield, but when Weston McKennie volleyed a Zeki Celik cross back from the by-line, Nico Gonzalez couldn’t keep the finish under control from six yards.
It was Cagliari who broke the deadlock with an ideal birthday gift for Maldini, his fourth Serie A appearance in a row on target. He started the move by robbing Francisco Conceicao in midfield, then saw an attempt charged down, before the ricochet and Paul Mendy knocked it back into his path to sweep in from seven yards.
Daniel Maldini smiles after scoring the opening goal for Cagliari against Juventus (@cagliaricalcio) Guglielmo Vicario flew to fingertip a Harry Winks scorcher over the bar, as Juve had all the possession, but were largely ineffective upfront, with Nico Gonzalez curling wide from distance.
Juventus finally had a shot on target in first half stoppages, the Nico Gonzalez free kick stinging Elia Caprile’s gloves under the crossbar, not much to show for 71 per cent possession.
Kerim Alajbegovic and Edon Zhegrova were introduced, while Deiola made his comeback under two weeks on from knee surgery.
A Douglas Luiz daisy-cutter was easily smothered, but Caprile had to make a trickier save to parry the powerful Zhegrova strike from just inside the area.
Francisco Conceicao in action for Juventus away to Cagliari (@juventusfcen) Mendy and Alieu Fadera were both marginally offside when forcing Guglielmo Vicario difficult saves on the counter, while a Zhegrova scorcher from distance was deflected inches past the post.
Zhegrova also saw his left-foot curler palmed away by Caprile, with the resulting Alajbegovic corner flashing past both Jhon Lucumi and Nick Woltemade, unable to tap in from a couple of yards.
Juve finally equalised with Randal Kolo Muani’s first goal of the season, as he managed to get in front of Adam Obert for a glancing header at the back post, meeting the swerving Alajbegovic cross from the left.
Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz in action away to Cagliari (@juventus) Kolo Muani really should’ve turned the game around just four minutes later when he met a practically identical Alajbegovic cross, but this time he volleyed it onto the underside of the crossbar from five yards.
Andrea Cambiaso also tested Caprile at the near post, as did Kolo Muani with an acrobatic scissor-kick volley when marginally offside.
Cagliari 1-1 Juventus Maldini 20 (C), Kolo Muani 81 (J)
11-10-2026 19:45
MatchDay 6
Unipol Domus (Sardegna Arena)
Cagliari
Juventus
1 - 1
Player statistic
1st half
17'
Weston McKennie
Daniel Maldini (Assist: Paul Mendy)
20'
Juan Rodríguez
45+1'
2nd half
81'
Randal Kolo Muani (Assist: Kerim Alajbegović)
Alessandro Deiola
83'
Match statistic
28
Possession %
72
4
Total shots
22
2
Shots on target
10
1
Shots off target
6
1
Blocked shots
6
1
Corners
9
2
Offsides
2
8
Fouls
8
Cagliari
Juventus
Starting lineups
1
Elia Caprile Goalkeeper
33
Adam Obert Defender
84'
15
Juan Rodríguez Defender
46'
26
Yerry Mina Defender
2
Zé Pedro Defender
4
Alessandro Romano Midfielder
70
Daniel Maldini Midfielder
69'
6
Harry Winks Midfielder
8
Michel Adopo Midfielder
79
Yanis Massolin Midfielder
60'
31
Paul Mendy Attacker
69'
25
Guglielmo Vicario Goalkeeper
3
Bremer Defender
26
Jhon Lucumí Defender
15
Pierre Kalulu Defender
2
Zeki Celik Defender
64'
12
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
84'
29
Pape Matar Sarr Midfielder
22
Weston McKennie Midfielder
46'
7
Francisco Conceição Attacker
46'
31
Nico González Attacker
60'
9
Randal Kolo Muani Attacker
Substitutes
20
Riccardo Ciervo Attacker
23
Boris Radunović Goalkeeper
21
Roberto Gagliardini Midfielder
22
Raphael Kofler Midfielder
24
Giuseppe Aurelio Midfielder
12
Alen Sherri Goalkeeper
27
Joseph Liteta Midfielder
9
Kevin Carlos Attacker
32
Ivan Sulev Midfielder
35
Alessandro Sugamele Attacker
14
Alessandro Deiola Midfielder
46'
39
Alieu Fadera Midfielder
60'
M’Bala Nzola Attacker
69'
Yukinari Sugawara Defender
69'
10
Jacopo Fazzini Midfielder
84'
23
Carlo Pinsoglio Goalkeeper
24
Daniele Rugani Defender
4
Federico Gatti Defender
32
Juan Cabal Defender
6
Lloyd Kelly Defender
40
Riccardo Radu Goalkeeper
11
Edon Zhegrova Attacker
46'
17
Kerim Alajbegović Attacker
46'
27
Nick Woltemade Attacker
60'
20
Andrea Cambiaso Defender
64'
8
Teun Koopmeiners Midfielder
84'
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What happened
Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw by Cagliari in a Serie A fixture. The visitors were in danger of leaving Sardinia empty-handed before Kolo Muani struck his first goal for the club, rescuing a point. The result extends Juventus's run of inconsistent away form and gives Cagliari a valuable draw at home against one of the league's traditional heavyweights. The goal marks a personal milestone for Muani, who will be looking to build momentum after his move to Turin.
Chance analysis
A point on the road in Sardinia keeps Juventus ticking along, but the framing of the result as a 'rescue' tells the story — they needed Muani's first goal to avoid a defeat rather than imposing themselves on Cagliari. For a club with title aspirations, dropped points at mid-table opposition are the kind of results that compound over a season. The encouraging subplot is Muani opening his account, which could be the spark his adaptation period needed.
Juventus drop points away from home, slightly denting title-race momentum, but gain a confidence boost from Muani's first goal.