PREVIEW | Sassuolo vs Cagliari - team news, lineups, predictions

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·2 April 2026

PREVIEW | Sassuolo vs Cagliari - team news, lineups, predictions

Sassuolo and Cagliari clash this Saturday at the MAPEI Stadium - CittÃ del Tricolore on Match Day 31 of the Serie A.

Sassuolo have won 39 points to date and are placed in 10th position. In their last fixture, Fabio Grosso's team shared the spoils 1-1 with Juventus (Serie A 2025/26).

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Cagliari have 30 points to their name this season and occupy 15th position in the table. Last time out, Fabio Pisacane's team slipped to a 0-1 defeat against Napoli (Serie A 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Sassuolo winning 2-1.

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Sassuolo

Daniel Boloca - Arthroscopy
Kristian Thorstvedt - Virus
Stefano Turati - Virus
Fali Candé - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Nemanja Matic - Virus
Woyo Coulibaly - Virus

Cagliari

Mattia Felici - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Riyad Idrissi - Cruciate Ligament Tear

Last starting XIs

Sassuolo ( vs Juventus 2026-03-21): Arijanet Muric, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Jay Idzes, Tarik Muharemovic, Ulisses Garcia, Domenico Berardi, Aster Vranckx, Ismaël Koné, Darryl Bakola, Cristian Volpato, Andrea Pinamonti

Cagliari ( vs Napoli 2026-03-20): Elia Caprile, Zé Pedro, Yerry Mina, Alberto Dossena, Marco Palestra, Gianluca Gaetano, Juan Rodríguez, Ibrahim Sulemana, Michel Adopo, Michael Folorunsho, Sebastiano Esposito

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MANAGERS

Fabio Grosso has faced Fabio Pisacane on one occasion, recording one win.
Fabio Pisacane has faced Sassuolo on one occasion, recording one defeat.
Fabio Grosso has faced Cagliari on three occasions, recording one win and two draws.

TEAMS

Away from home, Cagliari currently have two wins in their last 14 matches.
Away from home, Cagliari are coming off ten consecutive matches conceding goals.
Away from home, Cagliari are coming off three consecutive matches without a win.
Cagliari currently have one win in their last eight matches.
Cagliari are coming off four consecutive matches conceding goals.
Cagliari are coming off seven consecutive matches without a win.
Cagliari are coming off three consecutive defeats.
Sassuolo currently have one draw in their last 12 matches.
Sassuolo are coming off four consecutive matches conceding goals.
Sassuolo are coming off three consecutive matches without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Sassuolo and Cagliari have already faced each other 21 times, with Cagliari having the edge: six wins, compared with five Sassuolo victories.
At the MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore, Sassuolo have the edge in duels against Cagliari: three wins in 11 matches. Cagliari have two victories.
In the Italian League, 19 matches have been played between the two teams, with four Sassuolo wins, ten draws and five Cagliari victories.