On the 18th of December, in this week 18 match, Cagliari will host Udinese at Sardegna Arena in a clash of these two closely matched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Cagliari recorded a 0-4 loss against Inter. Lautaro Martínez struck first for Inter in the 29th minute on a feed from Hakan Çalhanoğlu, then Alexis Sánchez added another in the 50th minute on a feed from Nicolò Barella In the end, Cagliari was frustrated by Inter’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Inter ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while udinese is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Crotone. Ignacio Pussetto scored the first goal for Udinese in the 20th minute, then Sebastien De Maio added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Lazar Samardžić In the end, Crotone couldn’t muster any offence and Udinese ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Cagliari won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Udinese’s most prolific scorer has been Beto. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. João Pedro has been the most prolific scorer on Cagliari in his last five matches with two goals.