Bad news for Cagliari as Deiola undergoes knee surgery | OneFootball

Cagliari will be without midfielder Alessandro Deiola for a while after he was forced to undergo surgery for a knee injury.

The 31-year-old has been one of the most consistent performers for the club, who are having an excellent start to the Serie A season, sitting in fourth place on 12 points.

That is thanks to a run of four victories and only one defeat, leaving them one point adrift of joint leaders Roma, Inter and Lazio.

Cagliari lose Deiola to injury

BOLOGNA, ITALY – MAY 03: Alessandro Deiola of Cagliari during the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and Cagliari Calcio at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on May 03, 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Deiola felt a twinge in his left knee during a training session and had tests that showed a lesion to the lateral meniscus.

A statement from the club confirmed he had undergone surgery today at the San Francesco Hospital in Nuoro.

After a few days of rest, he will begin the rehabilitation process.

BERGAMO, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 12: Cagliari Calcio head coach Fabio Pisacane looks on during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Parma Calcio at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia on September 12, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Deiola had started all five Cagliari games in Serie A this season, acting as midfielder or makeshift defender, and scored in the Coppa Italia too.

It is believed the player could be out of action for a couple of months.