The 2018–19 season was Cagliari Calcio's third season back in Serie A after being relegated at the end of the 2014–15 season. The club competed in Serie A, finishing 15th, and in the Coppa Italia, where they were eliminated in the round of 16.
The season was coach Rolando Maran's first in charge of the club, following his departure from fellow mid-table side A.C. ChievoVerona.
Players
Squad information
No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Notes Goalkeepers 1 Rafael GK Hellas Verona 2016 2019 31 0 12 Riccardo Daga GK Cagliari Primavera 2018 2020 0 0 16 Simone Aresti GK Olbia 2018 2020 1 0 28 Alessio Cragno GK Brescia 2014 2022 81 0 Defenders 3 Luca Pellegrini LB Roma 2019 2019 12 0 Loan 12 Fabrizio Cacciatore RB / LB Chievo 2019 2019 7 0 15 Ragnar Klavan CB Liverpool 2018 2020 15 0 19 Fabio Pisacane CB Avellino 2015 2019 110 3 22 Charalambos Lykogiannis LB Sturm Graz 2018 2022 22 0 23 Luca Ceppitelli CB Parma 2014 2020 121 7 33 Darijo Srna RB Shakhtar Donetsk 2018 2019 26 0 56 Filippo Romagna CB Juventus 2017 2022 41 0 Midfielders 6 Filip Bradarić DM Rijeka 2018 2019 27 0 Loan 8 Luca Cigarini DM Sampdoria 2017 2019 51 2 10 João Pedro AM Estoril Praia 2014 2021 145 37 14 Valter Birsa AM / RW Chievo 2019 2021 12 0 18 Nicolò Barella CM Cagliari Primavera 2014 2022 105 7 20 Simone Padoin CM / LB / RB Juventus 2016 2019 98 2 21 Artur Ioniță CM / AM Hellas Verona 2016 2021 91 6 24 Paolo Faragò CM / RM / RB Novara 2017 2022 70 3 27 Alessandro Deiola CM Cagliari Primavera 2014 2022 49 2 29 Lucas Castro AM / LW Chievo 2018 2021 12 1 Forwards 9 Alberto Cerri ST Juventus 2018 2019 15 0 Loan 30 Leonardo Pavoletti ST Napoli 2017 2022 65 27 32 Kiril Despodov RW / LW / SS CSKA Sofia 2019 2023 4 0 36 Riccardo Doratiotto LW / RW / AM Cagliari Primavera 2019 1 0 37 Francesco Verde CF / SS / LW Cagliari Primavera 2019 1 0 77 Cyril Théréau CF / ST Fiorentina 2019 2019 5 0 Loan Players transferred during the season 2 Marko Pajač LM / CM Celje 2016 2021 4 0 3 Marco Andreolli CB Internazionale 2017 2019 26 0 4 Daniele Dessena CM Sampdoria 2012 2019 166 7 Captain 17 Diego Farias SS Chievo 2014 2021 127 31 25 Marco Sau ST / SS Cagliari Primavera 2007 2019 194 45 Vice-captain
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Darijo Srna Shakhtar Donetsk Free Lucas Castro Chievo €6.5M Marco Capuano Crotone Free Loan return Santiago Colombatto Perugia Free Loan return Federico Melchiorri Carpi Free Loan return Marko Pajač Perugia Free Loan return Valter Birsa Chievo €2M
Loans in Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Alberto Cerri Juventus Loan Loan with an obligation to buy
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Bartosz Salamon SPAL Undisclosed Option to buy exercised Leandro Castán Roma Free Loan return Daniele Dessena Brescia €600,000
Loans out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style="background:#000080; color:#FF0000; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style="background:#000080; color:#FF0000; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style="background:#000080; color:#FF0000; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style="background:#000080; color:#FF0000; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style="background:#000080; color:#FF0000; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal130FWLeonardo Pavoletti16218210MFJoão Pedro707317FWDiego Farias30321MFArtur Ioniță303519DFFabio Pisacane11269FWAlberto Cerri01118MFNicolò Barella10123DFLuca Ceppitelli10124MFPaolo Faragò10125FWMarco Sau10129MFLucas Castro101Own goal101Totals36440
Last updated: 26 May 2019
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal128GKAlessio Cragno707Totals707
Last updated: 26 May 2019
Disciplinary record NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal28GKAlessio Cragno1000001003DFMarco Andreolli1000001003DFLuca Pellegrini21000021012DFFabrizio Cacciatore20000020015DFRagnar Klavan20000020019DFFabio Pisacane60000060022DFCharalambos Lykogiannis10000010023DFLuca Ceppitelli60200060233DFDarijo Srna60100060156DFFilippo Romagna2000002004MFDaniele Dessena3000003006MFFilip Bradarić5000005008MFLuca Cigarini900200110010MFJoão Pedro41000041018MFNicolò Barella82000082020MFSimone Padoin20000020021MFArtur Ioniță40100040124MFPaolo Faragò71010081027MFAlessandro Deiola20000020029MFLucas Castro1000001009FWAlberto Cerri30000030017FWDiego Farias30010040025FWMarco Sau40000040030FWLeonardo Pavoletti600000600Totals90544009454
Last updated: 26 May 2019
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