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Cagliari won 2-1 away at Atalanta on 12 September 2026, and that scoreline still tells you more about Monday's Serie A meeting with Monza than anything else either side has done since. It was not a smash-and-grab in isolation. Cagliari have played two away league matches in this run and won both of them, which is the single most relevant fact going into a trip to Monza.
Cagliari have won 2 of 2 away matches in their last six games across all competitions, beating Atalanta 2-1 and Udinese 1-0 before drawing 1-1 at home with Juventus on 11 October 2026. Their numbers are those of a side that wins narrowly or not at all: 6 scored and 5 conceded in six, 2 clean sheets, and only 1 game in which they scored two or more.
That makes them awkward rather than frightening. Three wins, one draw and two defeats is 10 points, and the two defeats both came at home - 0-1 to Inter and 1-2 to Hellas Verona in the Coppa Italia. Away from Sardinia they have been the tidier version of themselves.
Monza lost 1-3 away to Lazio on 11 October 2026, their second away defeat of this run, and it fitted a pattern that has been building for weeks. Nine goals scored and ten conceded in six matches. Two or more conceded in 3 of those 6. One clean sheet.
The scoring is not the issue. Monza have failed to score in none of their last six, and both sides have scored in 5 of 6 - their games are open, and 3 or more goals have been scored in 4 of them. Beat Sassuolo 2-1, lose at Lecce 2-3, draw 1-1 at Parma. Entertaining, unreliable.
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