Juventus vs Cagliari: three points needed
Both sides come into the Stadium hunting a victory. Since beating Cremonese on the opening day, Juventus have settled for draws with Torino and Fiorentina, slipping away from the Scudetto fight. Cagliari, meanwhile, haven’t won since 19 September and arrive after drawing with Genoa, determined to bring home precious points for their survival.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
There have been 48 official meetings between the two sides in Turin, with Juventus winning 28 (most recent a 4–0 victory in the 2024/25 Coppa Italia), 17 draws (most recent 1–1 in last season’s Serie A) and 3 Cagliari wins (most recent a 3–2 success in the 2008/09 Serie A). Juventus have scored in each of their last 28 official home games against Cagliari, for a total of 63 goals. The last time the Bianconeri failed to score was on 17 May 1992, a 0–0 draw in Serie A. Cagliari have not won in Turin, on the Bianconeri’s home turf, since 31 January 2009, a 3–2 Serie A victory with Claudio Ranieri on the Juventus bench and Massimiliano Allegri in charge of Cagliari. The scorers that day were Biondini, Jeda and Matri for the Sardinians, Sissoko and Nedved for Juventus.
DID YOU KNOW?
Juventus have 20 points after 12 matchdays: they have not started worse since the 2021/22 season, when they had 18 points at this stage. That year they still finished fourth, qualifying for the 2022/23 Champions League. Cagliari are one of three teams in Serie A 2025/26 to make all five substitutions in every game: 60 out of 60 in 12 matchdays, like Torino and Bologna.
COACHES and PLAYERS
Against Fiorentina, Filip Kostic scored his second goal in the last two matches played with Juventus in Serie A, his fifth career goal in our top division in 73 appearances. Furthermore, the Serbian player had never scored two goals in two consecutive appearances wearing the Bianconeri shirt. Gennaro Borrelli has reached 4 seasonal goals, of which 3 in Serie A and 1 in Coppa Italia: the former Brescia striker is Cagliari's top scorer this season, and scored his first brace in the top division last Saturday, his third as a professional (1 also in Serie B and 1 in Serie C).
DISCIPLINE
Suspended: none Cautioned: Koopmeiners (Juventus)
REFEREE
CREZZINI (BERTI – CECCONI) IV: AYROLDI, VAR: DI BELLO, AVAR: DIONISI
UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A
Napoli-Juventus (Sunday, December 7, 20.45 CET) Cagliari-Roma (Sunday, December 7, 15.00 CET) (Photo Getty Images)
