§ Serie A · 2025-26 · Matchday 9

Cagliari 1–2 Sassuolo

  • Esposito 73'
  • Laurienté 54'
  • Pinamonti 65'

30 October 2025

The match in data

Sassuolo got the better of Cagliari, 2–1, on 30 October 2025, on matchday 9 of the 2025-26 Serie A.

Player of the match: Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), rated 65, thanks above all to 1 goal and 1 shot on target. Pinamonti produced 1.0 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.

It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.

For Cagliari, the highest-rated player was Gianluca Gaetano, with 66.

65
Player of the match

Andrea Pinamonti

Sassuolo · 74'

Produced 1.03× and cost 0.24× their position's average

Added
  • 1 goal 4.0×
  • 1 shot on target 1.5×
  • 0.18 xG 0.9×
Took away
  • 5 misplaced passes 1.1×
  • 1 ball lost 0.8×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Cagliari
PlayerPositionMinRating
Gianluca Gaetano Midfielder 28 66
Gabriele Zappa Defender 62 64
Marco Palestra Defender 90 58
Sebastiano Esposito Forward 83 58
Michel Adopo Midfielder 84 54
Zé Pedro Defender 90 46
Michael Folorunsho Midfielder 62 46
Matteo Prati Midfielder 90 44
Mattia Felici Forward 28 42
Adam Obert Defender 90 39
Gennaro Borrelli Forward 76 36
Elia Caprile Goalkeeper 90 30
Riyad Idrissi Defender 90 30
Leonardo Pavoletti Forward 14 no rating
Zito Luvumbo Forward 7 no rating
Luca Mazzitelli Midfielder 6 no rating
Sassuolo
PlayerPositionMinRating
Andrea Pinamonti ★ Forward 74 65
Kristian Thorstvedt Midfielder 74 64
Nemanja Matic Midfielder 90 58
Armand Laurienté Forward 74 56
Jay Idzes Defender 90 51
Arijanet Murić Goalkeeper 90 43
Cristian Volpato Midfielder 85 42
Fali Candé Defender 90 41
Ismaël Koné Midfielder 85 41
Sebastian Walukiewicz Defender 90 36
Woyo Coulibaly Defender 90 23
Alieu Fadera Forward 16 no rating
Aster Vranckx Midfielder 16 no rating
Luca Moro Forward 16 no rating
Edoardo Iannoni Midfielder 5 no rating
Walid Cheddira Forward 5 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Sassuolo player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Kristian Thorstvedt, with 3 key passes. Next: Sebastian Walukiewicz 1, Cristian Volpato 1.

In Sassuolo's 1–2 away victory against Cagliari, Kristian Thorstvedt drove the attack with 3 key passes. Thorstvedt's creative output stood out, while Sebastian Walukiewicz and Cristian Volpato managed 1 each.

Which Cagliari player won the most aerial duels?

Zé Pedro, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Marco Palestra 2, Michel Adopo 2.

Despite Cagliari's 1–2 defeat against Sassuolo, Zé Pedro dominated in the air by winning 4 aerial duels. That tally doubled the 2 aerial duels won by Marco Palestra and Michel Adopo.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.