Cagliari and Nassà drew 0-0 in a Club Friendly on Friday evening, 8 August 2026. The match at the Cagliari stadium ended without a goal, despite both sides registering over a hundred attacks. It was another quiet evening in the pre-season window, where teams are still finding their rhythm rather than chasing results.
Both teams shared possession evenly at 50 per cent, and neither was able to turn their dominance into a scoreline. Cagliari managed four corners to Nassà's single attempt, while the visitors generated slightly more attacks — 114 compared to 109. By then, the pattern was clear: both sides were probing, but neither could find the decisive moment.
And here's the thing, the statistics tell you nothing about the quality of what happened on the pitch. Nassà won eight free kicks against Cagliari's four, but that tells you more about the referee's tolerance than anything else. Cagliari picked up one yellow card and Nassà none, but cards in friendlies rarely carry the same weight they do in competitive fixtures.
Cagliari came into this match after a 2-2 draw with Union Berlin, a result that followed a 1-0 win over Modena and a goalless draw with Sampdoria. Their recent form has been mixed — two wins and three draws across five matches. Nassà, meanwhile, had lost 0-2 to Juventus before bouncing back with a 3-0 victory over Marseille and a 4-0 thrashing of Nîmes.
What the numbers do show is a match where both teams felt comfortable in their own half. Cagliari had 14 throw-ins and one offside, while Nassà recorded 22 throw-ins and two offside calls. The visitors seemed more willing to move the ball wide, but neither side camped in the final third long enough to create a genuine chance.
The result leaves both teams where they started — in the middle of their pre-season schedule, with plenty of work still to do. A goalless draw is neither a triumph nor a failure when you are still building fitness and understanding. The important thing is that both sides avoided injury and found something to work on before the competitive season begins.