On 18 February, one of the matches of the 25th round of the Italian football championship took place. Udinese (Italy) and Cagliari (Italy) met.
Italian Championship, 25th round
Udinese (Italy) - Cagliari (Italy) - 1: 1 (1:1)
Goals: Jordan Zemura (14) - G. Gaetano (44)
Warnings: L. Lucca (20), A. Dossena (33), Tommaso Augello (38), L. Giannetti (54), J. Ferreira (77).
In a tense Serie A match at Bluenergy Stadium, Udinese and Cagliari played out a 1-1 draw. The score was tied 1-1 at halftime, and neither team was able to turn the tide in the second half. The 14th minute got Udinese off to a great start when G. Gaetano scored in the 44th minute, but their joy was short-lived as Cagliari equalised just before half-time thanks to a goal from G. Gaetano.
There were many yellow cards in the match: L. Lucca and L. Giannetti, as well as A. Dossena and T. Augello from Cagliari received warnings. In an attempt to score the winning goal both teams made several substitutions: Udinese brought on C. Ehizibue, F. Ebosele, Brenner and I. Success, while Cagliari brought on J. Giancto, N. Nandes, G. Lapadula, L. Pavoletti, G. Zappa and A. Di Pardo. Despite the efforts of both teams, in the second half neither of them could succeed, and the match ended in a 1-1 draw. Both Udinese and Cagliari will be looking to pick up more points in their next Serie A matches to move up the standings.
The following matches await the rivals in the next round: Genoa vs Udinese, Cagliari vs Napoli.
| Udinese | Cagliari | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kicks to the goal | 2 |
| 16 | Kicks | 4 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 9 | Penalty kicks | 3 |
| 7 | Kicks from outside the penalty box | 1 |
| 14 | Offences | 9 |
| 2 | Corner | 3 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 52% | Ball possession | 48% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Keeper saves | 2 |
| 423 | Total assists | 388 |
| 355 | Accurate assists | 310 |
| 84% | Accuracy of passes | 80% |