Comments and predictions for Cagliari vs Fiorentina: Extinguishing the desire to stay in the league

Latest Cagliari vs Fiorentina squad information

Good news for Fiorentina as trio Matias Moreno, Dodo and Nicolo Zaniolo can all return after European suspensions, while centre-back Pablo Mari – who is not registered for the cup – is also ready to play in Serie A.

Robin Gosens returned from the bench on Thursday and could compete with Fabiano Parisi for a place on the left flank, with Andrea Colpani the only doubtful player due to fitness issues.

Midfielder Rolando Mandragora scored his fifth goal in the Conference League this season, but Moise Kean remains Serie A's best attacking hope. The Italian has been involved in 20 goals this season, but has failed to score in his last three meetings with Cagliari.

On the home side, the attack is still led by Roberto Piccoli. He has scored 8 goals in Serie A this season and often receives support from full-back Tommaso Augello - who has 6 assists, all coming from crosses.

Apart from the suspended Alessandro Deiola, Cagliari's squad is almost complete. Piccoli is likely to remain a starter in a stable lineup, while behind him is competition between the names: Nicolas Viola, Zito Luvumbo, Florinel Coman, Mattia Felici and Gianluca Gaetano.

Latest predicted lineup Cagliari vs Fiorentina

Cagliari:
Caprile; Zappa, Mina, Luperto; Zortea, Adopo, Makoumbou, Augello; Viola, Luvumbo; Piccoli

Fiorentina:
De Gea; Pongracic, Mari, Ranieri; Dodo, Mandragora, Cataldi, Fagioli, Gosens; Gudmundsson, Kean

Latest Cagliari vs Fiorentina football review

Fiorentina – two-time European Cup finalists – hosted Celje at the Stadio Franchi on Thursday, aiming to seal their quarter-final tie following a 2-1 away win last week. However, they endured a tense spell to progress.

Rolando Mandragora doubled the lead before the break, but the Slovenians surprisingly scored twice in the second half to level the aggregate score. Once again this season, Moise Kean was the hero, scoring the winner in style.

Coach Raffaele Palladino and his team will meet Real Betis in the semi-finals, but first they must return to their duties in Serie A, where Fiorentina are in a fierce race among seven teams for a place in the European Cup.

Last week, the Viola were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Parma, who are currently bottom of the table, a result that left them in eighth place and looking to the teams above them to stumble. However, Palladino has reason to be optimistic as this was their fourth clean sheet in six games, after a run of just one clean sheet in the previous 12 games.

Fiorentina's away form is a weakness, though: after a run of four consecutive away wins at the start of the year, they have won just one of their last eight – the fourth-worst away record in the league over that period.

Monday's trip to Cagliari is therefore an opportunity to improve on that record. They have won three consecutive games against this opponent, and if they win again it will be the first time in Fiorentina's history that they have won four consecutive games against Cagliari.

Cagliari have not beaten Fiorentina in their last eight Serie A games – since a blistering 5-2 home win in 2019. They have failed to score in their last six, including a 1-0 defeat in December.

However, Fiorentina are one of Cagliari's favourite away teams in Serie A history – only Sampdoria have they beaten more times at home.

This time, Cagliari need a win to widen the gap with the relegation zone, in an effort to stay in the league and aim for a third consecutive season in Serie A.

Last week, despite a second-half equaliser from Roberto Piccoli at the San Siro, they were still beaten 3-1 by title contenders Inter Milan, leaving them six points clear of the relegation zone.

Coach Davide Nicola – who is renowned for his ability to keep teams in the top flight – is doing a good job, with Cagliari picking up two more points in 2025 than they did in the entire period up to January.

Following a 3-0 win over Monza in their last home game, Cagliari now have the chance to win back-to-back games at the Unipol Domus for the first time since 2023 – something that could move them closer to their goal of avoiding relegation.

Latest Cagliari vs Fiorentina score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Cagliari vs Fiorentinaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Cagliari 0-2 Fiorentina

• WhoScore:Cagliari 0-1 Fiorentina
• Our newspaper predicts:Cagliari 0-1 Fiorentina

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