Maldini Punishes Udinese Error as Cagliari Win

Daniel Maldini pounced on a defensive mix-up to hand Cagliari another surprise victory and send Udinese to a third straight defeat.

Udinese

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NS · Serie A

Cagliari

Competition

Serie A

Score

Udinese 0-1 Cagliari

Scorer

Daniel Maldini

Venue

Udinese

What happened. Daniel Maldini capitalised on a Lennon Miller back-pass that surprised Christian Kabasele, scoring into an empty net to give Cagliari a 1-0 win at Udinese. The result extends Udinese's losing streak to three matches.

Udinese were punished for errors at both ends after dominating chances.
Keinan Davis limped off with a muscular injury and was replaced by Idrissa Gueye.
Cagliari's defenders blocked multiple shots to preserve the lead.

Cagliari continue their remarkable start to the season, while Udinese face mounting pressure after a third consecutive defeat.

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