What happened in Cagliari 0-2 Udinese after Davis heard racist abuse | OneFootball

Jesper Karlstrom claims Keinan Davis ‘heard a racist insult’ during Udinese’s win at Cagliari, but coach Fabio Pisacane assures ‘Alberto Dossena told me he didn’t say anything racist and I believe him.’

There were a few different incidents that prompted a fiery finale to the match this afternoon, which was won 2-0 by Udinese at the Unipol Domus in Sardinia.

Towards the end of the game, Davis was furious at something he heard from the stands, trying to get his point across to referee Federico Dionisi by grabbing his arm.

Initially, the referee didn’t understand what had happened and booked Davis for grabbing him, but revoked it after Oumar Solet and others managed to translate to explain the situation.

Ugly scenes in Cagliari 0-2 Udinese

CAGLIARI, ITALY – MAY 09: reactions on the pitch between the two teams at the end of the match during the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and Udinese Calcio at Stadio Sant’Elia on May 09, 2026 in Cagliari, Italy. (Photo by Enrico Locci/Getty Images)

The tension escalated again after the final whistle when Davis and Cagliari defender Dossena almost came to blows, having to be separated by teammates.

“Davis heard racist insults, it’s incredible that this still happens in this day and age,” Udinese midfielder Karlstrom told DAZN Italia.

It is not entirely clear whether he meant that the insults were from the crowd, from Dossena, or both.

Cagliari coach Pisacane also spoke with DAZN Italia and was adamant his player was not involved.

“I was far from the incident, but I asked my player, who told me he absolutely did not say any racist words. I believe the man, I believe Alberto, because I’ve known him for many years, and he could never do something like this.”

CAGLIARI, ITALY – MAY 09: Adam Buksa of Udinese celebrates his goal 0-1 with the team-mates during the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and Udinese Calcio at Stadio Sant’Elia on May 09, 2026 in Cagliari, Italy. (Photo by Enrico Locci/Getty Images)

Racist abuse from the Cagliari fans is, however, far from a new situation, as there were already extremely ugly incidents where then-Juventus striker Moise Kean and Milan defender Fikayo Tomori received racist abuse from the stands.