Cagliari 1-0 Arezzo: Deiola's penalty enough despite fewer shots
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Key numbers
- 15 shots to 17: Cagliari won with fewer
- 23' penalty gave a lead of about 67 minutes
- Caprile made 3 saves to secure the clean sheet
A narrow win built on one penalty
Cagliari edged Arezzo 1-0 in the Coppa Italia Round of 64, with Alessandro Deiola's penalty in the 23rd minute the only goal. Arezzo had 58% of the ball and 17 shots to Cagliari's 15, yet both sides managed three shots on target.
Caprile helps protect the lead
That opening goal was worth +0.5 FN xPts and gave Cagliari roughly 67 minutes in front. Arezzo had a penalty cancelled by VAR in the 65th minute, and Elia Caprile's three saves meant the lead survived to full-time.
Player of the match
Alessandro Deiola 8.2Dominant
He won and converted the penalty, made four interceptions and won four of six duels.
Alessandro Deiola earned most of his FN Score through attack: he won the penalty, scored it and put one of his two shots on target. He also made four interceptions in only 54 minutes, and his 23rd-minute goal proved to be the final score.
Game state
1-0
Cagliari ahead 67 min · level 23 min · Arezzo ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
23'
Alessandro Deiola
Pen goal
+0.5
Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.
Pre-match expectation for Arezzo is an estimate: no top-five-league record, so it uses the published starting values.
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Match stats
CagliariArezzo
The data provider has no xG (expected goals) for this match.
Timeline
- 16'
Yellow
Samuele Righetti
- 23'
Goal
Alessandro Deiola (pen) competition goal #1
- 46'
Sub
Paul Mendy → Gennaro Borrelli
- 52'
Sub
Matteo Gilli → Mauro Coppolaro
- 54'
Sub
Yael Trepy → Daniel Maldini
- 54'
Sub
Alessandro Deiola → Raphael Kofler
- 60'
Sub
Samuele Righetti → Andrea Cagnano
- 60'
Sub
Luca Chierico → Gennaro Iaccarino
- 65'
VAR
Mattia Sala
- 66'
Yellow
Gennaro Iaccarino
- 67'
Sub
Jacopo Fazzini → Mattia Felici
- 74'
Sub
Mattia Sala → Eklu Shaka Mawuli
- 74'
Sub
Alessandro Arena → Gianmarco Cipriani
- 80'
Sub
Harry Winks → Matteo Prati
- 84'
Yellow
Matteo Prati
- 90+8'
Yellow
Daniel Maldini
Category leaders
- Key passesAdam Obert2
- Duels wonMattia Sala10/13
- DribblesMattia Sala4/5
- Defensive actionsJulián Illanes8
- Fouls wonJulián Illanes3
#Cagliari#Arezzo#Coppa Italia#Alessandro Deiola#Elia Caprile
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.