PREVIEW | Udinese vs Cagliari: team news, lineups, predictions (Serie A 19/09)

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·17 September 2026

PREVIEW | Udinese vs Cagliari: team news, lineups, predictions (Serie A 19/09)

Udinese and Cagliari face each other this Saturday at the Dacia Arena (Stadio Friuli) on Match Day five of the Serie A.

Udinese have 4 points to their name this season and occupy 13th position in the table. In their last game, Kosta Runjaić's team lost 5-3 against Internazionale (Serie A 2026/27).

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Cagliari have won 9 points to date and are placed in 5th position. In their last fixture, Fabio Pisacane's team won 1-2 against Atalanta (Serie A 2026/27).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Udinese winning 2-0.

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Udinese

Nicolò Zaniolo - Hamstring Strain
Jakub Piotrowski - Unknown Injury
Matteo Palma - Muscle Injury
Juan Arizala - Hamstring Muscle Injury

Cagliari

Yael Trepy - Unknown Injury

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Udinese ( vs Internazionale 2026-09-14): Maduka Okoye, James Abankwah, Christian Kabasele, Enzo Ebosse, Mergim Vojvoda, Lennon Miller, Jesper Karlstrom, Hassane Kamara, Unai Gómez, Keinan Davis, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp

Cagliari ( vs Atalanta 2026-09-12): Elia Caprile, Zé Pedro, Alessandro Deiola, Juan Rodríguez, Adam Obert, Jacopo Fazzini, Alessandro Romano, Harry Winks, Michel Adopo, Daniel Maldini, Paul Mendy

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MANAGERS

Kosta Runjaić has faced Fabio Pisacane on two occasions, recording one win and one draw.
Fabio Pisacane has faced Udinese on two occasions, recording one draw and one defeat.
Kosta Runjaić has faced Cagliari on four occasions, recording three wins and one draw.

TEAMS

Away from home, Cagliari are coming off two consecutive matches without defeat.
Away from home, Cagliari are coming off two consecutive wins.
Cagliari are coming off three consecutive matches scoring goals.
Cagliari are coming off two consecutive matches without defeat.
Cagliari are coming off two consecutive wins.
At home, Udinese are coming off four consecutive matches scoring goals.
At home, Udinese are coming off three consecutive matches conceding goals.
Udinese are coming off six consecutive matches scoring goals.
Udinese are coming off five consecutive matches conceding goals.
Udinese are coming off two consecutive matches without a win.
Udinese are coming off two consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

Udinese and Cagliari have already faced each other 74 times, with Udinese holding the advantage: 33 wins, compared with 18 wins for Cagliari.
At the Dacia Arena (Stadio Friuli), Udinese have the edge in their head-to-head meetings with Cagliari: 20 wins in 37 matches. Cagliari have five wins.
In the Italian league, the two teams have met 60 times, with Udinese winning 30, 18 draws and 12 wins for Cagliari.