Maldini's first goal lifts Cagliari past Lecce

Daniel Maldini's debut strike sealed a vital home win for Cagliari.

Competition

Serie A

Score

Cagliari 1-0 Lecce

Scorer

Daniel Maldini

Venue

Cagliari home

What happened. Cagliari beat Lecce 1-0 at home, with Daniel Maldini scoring his first goal for the club since joining from Atalanta in the summer.

Maldini slammed home a corner from Jacopo Fazzini midway through the first half.
Cagliari dominated and hit the post through Maldini's free-kick in the second half.
Lecce's Nikola Stulic had their best chance but was saved by Elia Caprile.

Cagliari move up the Serie A table with an important win after a solid start to the season.

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