Lecce vs. Cagliari to get matchday 4 underway

Matchday 4 in Serie A kicks off at the Via del Mare, where Lecce and Cagliari are set to meet. The Sardinians arrive buoyed by their first league victory of the season against Parma, while Lecce, beaten in Bergamo last week, are still searching for three points. Eusebio Di Francesco’s men will be eager to win to move off the bottom and join the Rossoblù on four points.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

In Salento, the two teams have faced each other 20 times: the Giallorossi have won 11 times, there have been five draws, and the Sardinians have won four times. Cagliari have won once in their last 10 games in Salento: on October 2, 2011 (2-0, goals from Biondini and an own goal from Brivio). The remaining results are five wins for the Giallorossi and four draws.

DID YOU KNOW?

Cagliari had not earned four points in the first three games of a Serie A season since 2018/19. At the end of the season, the Sardinians finished 14th with 41 points, level with Fiorentina and Parma.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Eusebio Di Francesco, Cagliari coach in 2020/21, is the former player of the day: 26 official games with a record of 5 wins, 6 draws, and 15 defeats. Fabio Pisacane played under Di Francesco at Cagliari in 2020/21 until January, when Pisacane moved to Lecce, making seven appearances under the Pescara-born coach. As a player, Fabio Pisacane made 10 appearances without scoring in official matches for Lecce between January and June 2021. Yerry Mina scored his fourth goal in Serie A last weekend, again at home and again in the first half, one of which was against Lecce, today's opponents, in the match on May 5, 2024, which ended 1-1 at the Domus.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Cautioned: none

REFEREE

ZUFFERLI (DI GIOIA – YOSHIKAWA) IV: TREMOLADA, VAR: GARIGLIO, AVAR: SERRA

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Lecce-Bologna (Sunday 28 September, 18.00 CEST) Cagliari-Inter (Saturday 27 September, 20.45 CEST) (Photo Getty Images)