Match Report
Before the match
Monza: two wins, one draw and two defeats over five games; seven goals scored, eight conceded. Lazio were their latest opponents, away on 11 October: a 3-1 defeat.
Against Lazio in Serie A, Monza scored one and conceded three on 11 October; the away from home result was 1-3. Monza's at home game on 18 September (Serie A) ended 2-1 against Sassuolo, with two goals for and one against. On 13 September, Lecce faced Monza in Serie A: Monza lost 2-3 away from home, having scored two and conceded three. Serie A, 6 September brought an away meeting with Parma; Monza drew 1-1, a return of one goal scored and one conceded. Monza visited Torino on 1 September (Coppa Italia) and won 1-0; their goals totalled one, compared with zero conceded.
four points in six matches put Monza 15th in the pre-match results-based Serie A standings.
Cagliari came into the game with three wins, one draw and one defeat from their last five outings, scoring six goals and conceding four. On 11 October, Cagliari recorded a 1-1 draw hosting Juventus.
11 October: Cagliari drew 1-1 against Juventus at home in Serie A, scoring one goal and allowing one. Against Udinese in Serie A, Cagliari scored one and conceded zero on 19 September; the away from home result was 1-0. Cagliari's away from home game on 12 September (Serie A) ended 2-1 against Atalanta, with two goals for and one against. On 7 September, Lecce faced Cagliari in Serie A: Cagliari won 1-0 at home, having scored one and conceded zero. Coppa Italia, 3 September brought a home meeting with Verona; Cagliari lost 1-2, a return of one goal scored and two conceded.
Cagliari stood 7th in the results-based Serie A table before kickoff, with 13 points from six matches.
Earlier results between these sides included a 3-0 home win for Cagliari on 30 March 2025 and a 2-1 away win for Cagliari on 5 January 2025.
After the match
Monza overwhelmed Cagliari 4-0 on 19 October 2026. Eddy Kouadio opened the scoring in the 39th minute for Monza, set up by Dany Mota Carvalho, to make it 1-0. Gustavo Varela added to the tally 47 minutes into the game for Monza, set up by Manga Foe Ondoa, to make it 2-0. With the 3rd goal, Monza extended the lead through Jay Robinson 66 minutes into the game, set up by Gustavo Varela, to make it 3-0. Gustavo Varela scored the 4th goal for Monza 79 minutes into the game as they extended the lead to make it 4-0. Harry Winks (76'), Samuele Birindelli (82') and Alieu Fadera (82') were booked. Our current Elo ratings have the two sides almost level, Cagliari just 23 rating points ahead of Monza, so on those numbers there is little to choose between them. On current ratings the model puts Monza at around 1.25 gols in this pairing; they scored 4 here. Monza picked up one yellow card. Monza: five substitutions. Cagliari: two yellow cards. five changes were recorded for Cagliari. Alieu Fadera entered for Cagliari at 53 minutes and later was booked. Monza conceded no goals.