2012–13 Cagliari Calcio season
| 2012–13 season | |||
| Serie A | 11th | ||
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| Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Marco Sau (12) All: Marco Sau (12) | ||
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The 2012–13 Cagliari Calcio season is the 93rd season in club history.
Players
Current squad
- As of 13 August 2012
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Out on loan
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Matches
Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Serie A
| 26 August 2012 1 | Genoa | 2 – 0 | Cagliari | Genoa | 
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| 20:45 | Merkel  51' Immobile  85' | Report | Astori  16' Dessena  36' Pinilla  75' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli | 
| 2 September 2012 2 | Cagliari | 1 – 1 | Atalanta | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| 20:45 | Nainggolan  32' Conti  47' Cossu  88' Ekdal  90+1' | Report | Peluso    13', 28' Denis  81',  90+3' Stendardo  88' | Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo | 
| 16 September 2012 3 | Palermo | 1 - 1 | Cagliari | Palermo | 
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| 15:00 | Mantovani  23' Miccoli  37' Arévalo Ríos  41' García  45+1' | Nainggolan  20' Sau  88' Pinilla  90+3' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera | 
| 23 September 2012 4 | Cagliari | 0 - 3 (by default) | Roma | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas | 
| 26 September 2012 5 | Milan | 2 - 0 | Cagliari | Milan | 
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| De Jong  12' El Shaarawy  16', 82' Pazzini  63' De Sciglio  71' | Pisano  3' Pinilla  37' Conti    64' | Stadium: San Siro | 
| 30 September 2012 6 | Cagliari | 1 - 2 | Pescara | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| Pisano  45' Rossettini    49' Ekdal  74' Pinilla  82' (pen) | Zanon  25' Weiss  43',  76' Terlizzi  50',  82' Blasi  77' Nielsen  85' | Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas | 
| 21 October 2012 8 | Cagliari | 1 - 0 | Bologna | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| Nainggolan  61' Dessena  90+1' | Taïder  43' Kone  66' | 
| 28 October 2012 9 | Sampdoria | 0 - 1 | Cagliari | Genoa | 
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| De Silvestri  41' Munari  61' | Astori  25' Ribeiro  30' Dessena  47' Conti  50' Nenê  63' Avelar  67' Nainggolan  85' | 
| 31 October 2012 10 | Cagliari | 4 - 2 | Siena | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| Nenê  6', 26' Sau  28' Nainggolan  33' Conti  43' Thiago Ribeiro  89' | Vergassola  17' Felipe  25' Neto    38' Bogdani  42' Calaiò  90+2' | 
| 4 November 2012 11 | Fiorentina | 4 - 1 | Cagliari | Florence | 
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| Rodríguez  14' Roncaglia  36' Jovetić  50' Toni  54' Pizarro  56' Cuadrado  85' | Casarini  42',  44' | 
| 10 November 2012 12 | Cagliari | 0 - 0 | Catania | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| Conti  12' Dessena  81' Nainggolan  87' Astori  90' | Gómez  36' | 
| 18 November 2012 13 | Inter | 2 - 2 | Cagliari | Milan | 
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| Palacio  10' Cambiasso  26' Gargano  41' Astori  82' (o.g.) | Sau  40',  43', 66' Nainggolan  50' Astori  52' Ekdal  61' Conti  73' | 
| 26 November 2012 14 | Cagliari | 0 - 1 | Napoli | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| Sau  33' Rossettini  83' Avelar  90+3' | Džemaili  6' Hamšík  73' | 
| 2 December 2012 15 | Udinese | 4 - 1 | Cagliari | Udine | 
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| Pereyra  33' Angella  35',  39' Danilo  48' Pasquale  66' | Nenê  32' Ekdal  42' Dessena  52',  80' Cossu  75' Nainggolan  84' | 
| 9 December 2012 16 | Cagliari | 0 - 2 | Chievo | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| 14:00 | Ariaudo  15' Conti  36' Pinilla  59' Cossu  73' | Hetemaj  24' Cesar  61' Paloschi  67' Dramé  81' Théréau  87',  88' | Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas Attendance: 9000 Referee: Carmine Russo | 
| 16 December 2012 17 | Parma | 4 - 1 | Cagliari | Parma | 
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| 14:00 | Parolo  14' Belfodil  22', 86' Paletta  26' Benalouane  52' Biabiany  55' Valdés  65' (pen.) Pavarini  79' | Murru  3' Sau  20' Astori  31' Pisano  40' Conti  56' Agazzi  65' Ribeiro  82' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 14,000 | 
| 21 December 2012 18 | Cagliari | 1 - 3 | Juventus | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| 19:45 | Pinilla  16' (pen) Ariaudo  20' Murru  29' Astori    37', 65' Dessena  57' Pisano  60' | Vidal  27' Lichtsteiner  54' Matri  75', 90+5' Vučinić  90+4' | Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas Attendance: 8500 Referee: Antonio Damato | 
| 5 January 2013 19 | Lazio | 2 – 1 | Cagliari | Rome | 
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| 20:45 CET | Dias  44' Konko  79' Candreva  86' (pen.) | Dessena  47' Sau  62' Agazzi    83', 83' Cossu  85' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Daniele Orsato | 
| 13 January 2013 20 | Cagliari | 2 – 1 | Genoa | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| 14:00 | Dessena  11' Pisano  21' Sau  55' Conti  81',  82' | Pisano  27',  48' Antonelli  51' Granqvist  71' Seymour  84' | Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas Attendance: 9000 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi | 
| 20 January 2013 21 | Atalanta | 1 – 1 | Cagliari | Bergamo | 
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| 15:00 | Denis  32' Stendardo  57' Giorgi    67' | Canini  2' (o.g.) Ekdal  30' Avelar  78' | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento | 
| 27 January 2013 22 | Cagliari | 1 – 1 | Palermo | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| 14:00 | Conti  23' Pinilla  45' Pisano  67' Ribeiro  90' | Aronica  25' Iličić  30' Von Bergen  33' Muñoz  52' Dossena  63' Miccoli  90+1' Kurtić  90+4' | Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Paolo Valeri | 
| 1 February 2013 23 | Roma | 2 - 4 | Cagliari | Rome | 
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| 19:45 | Tachtsidis  33' Totti  35' Piris  87' Lamela  90' Marquinho  90+3' | Nainggolan  3',  20' Avelar  27' Goicoechea  46' (o.g.) Sau  53' Pisano  71' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 32,820 Referee: Andrea Romeo | 
| 10 February 2013 24 | Cagliari | 1 - 1 | Milan | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| 14:00 | Ibarbo  45' Murru  47' Conti  51' Astori    67', 81' Dessena  68' | Niang  38' Mexès  45' Ambrosini  63' Balotelli  82' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro | 
| 17 February 2013 25 | Pescara | 0 - 2 | Cagliari | Pescara | 
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| 14:00 | Zauri  23' Zanon  32' Rizzo  65' Blasi  74' Weiss  90' | Ekdal  50' Sau  53', 61' Cabrera  73' | Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Attendance: 11,203 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni | 
| 24 February 2013 26 | Cagliari | 4 - 3 | Torino | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| 14:00 | Conti  13',  75', 90+4' Sau  37' (pen.) Nainggolan  50' Pinilla  87' (pen.) | Cerci  47' Stevanović  48',  54' Vives  74' Ogbonna  86' Diop  88' Bianchi  90+2' | Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo | 
| 3 March 2013 27 | Bologna | 3 - 0 | Cagliari | Bologna | 
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| 15:00 | Taïder  5' Diamanti  18',  45+1' Kone  30' Pasquato  90+2' | Conti  14' Nainggolan  34' Sau  40' Dessena  56' Pisano  57' Pinilla  62' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Luca Banti | 
| 10 March 2013 28 | Cagliari | 3 - 1 | Sampdoria | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| 14:00 | Nainggolan  12' Ibarbo  18', 53', 72' Rossettini  90' | Obiang  13' López  90+1' | Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas Referee: Davide Massa | 
| 17 March 2013 29 | Siena | 0 - 0 | Cagliari | Siena | 
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| 14:00 | Della Rocca  85' | Nenê  77' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Daniele Doveri | 
| 30 March 2013 30 | Cagliari | 2 - 1 | Fiorentina | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| 14:00 | Pinilla  11', 39' (pen.) Pisano  79' Dessena  84' Cossu  90' | Rodríguez  25' Cuadrado  38',  73' | Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas Referee: Daniele Orsato | 
| 7 April 2013 31 | Catania | 0 - 0 | Cagliari | Catania | 
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| 14:00 | Bellusci  68' | Cabrera  56' Nainggolan  59' Dessena  67' Pinilla  75' Ekdal  90' | Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Paolo Valeri | 
| 14 April 2013 32 | Cagliari | 2 - 0 | Inter | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| 14:00 | Conti  32' Pinilla  63' (pen.), 76',  79' Murru  72' | Juan  9' Pereira  45' Silvestre  62' | Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Domenico Celi | 
| 21 April 2013 33 | Napoli | 3 - 2 | Cagliari | Napoli | 
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| 14:00 | Cannavaro  23' Cavani  45',  64' Astori  48' (o.g.) Insigne  90+4' Behrami  90+6' | Ibarbo  18' Dessena  43' Nenê  57' Nainggolan  64' Sau  71' Cabrera  74' Ekdal  90+6' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Andrea De Marco | 
| 28 April 2013 34 | Cagliari | 0 - 1 | Udinese | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| 14:00 | Ariado  32' Nainggolan  59' Ribeiro  67' Conti  75' Ibarbo  82' Pinilla  90' | Zielinski  27' Domizzi  50' Pereyra  57' Muriel  88' | Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi | 
| 5 May 2013 35 | Chievo | 0 - 0 | Cagliari | Verona | 
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| 14:00 | Cesar  41' Rigoni  63' | Murru  33' Eriksson  90+3' | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Riccardo Pinzani | 
| 8 May 2013 36 | Cagliari | 0 - 1 | Parma | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| 14:00 | Gobbi  39' Rosi  80' | Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Michael Fabbri | 
| 12 May 2013 37 | Juventus | 1 - 1 | Cagliari | Turin | 
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| 14:00 | Vučinić  61' Chiellini  90+1' | Ibarbo  13' Murru  33' | Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 38,933 Referee: Giampaolo Calvarese | 
| 19 May 2013 38 | Cagliari | 1 - 0 | Lazio | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| 14:00 | Dessena  73',  76' | Cana  37' | Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro | 
Coppa Italia
| 18 August 2012 Third Round | Cagliari | 2 - 1 | Spezia | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| Pinilla  23' Dessena  70' Larrivey  90+2' | Porcari  28' Bovo  53' Di Gennaro  68' (pen) | 
| 5 December 2012 Fourth Round | Cagliari | 4 - 2 | Pescara | Quartu Sant'Elena | 
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| 17:30 | Ribeiro  6', 21', 61' Pinilla  76' | Cascione  33' (pen) Weiss  79' | 
| 12 December 2012 Round of 16 | Juventus | 1 - 0 | Cagliari | Turin | 
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| 20:00 | Giovinco  57' | Eriksson  17' Pinilla  34' Perico  82' Ribeiro  90' | Stadium: Juventus Stadium Referee: Marco Guida | 
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | GK |  | Michael Agazzi | 35 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 25 | GK |  | Vlada Avramov | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 26 | GK |  | Riccardo Anedda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | DF |  | Vincenzo Camilleri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 
| 3 | DF |  | Lorenzo Ariaudo | 17 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | DF |  | Danilo Avelar | 21 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 13 | DF |  | Davide Astori | 33 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 14 | DF |  | Francesco Pisano | 29 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
| 15 | DF |  | Luca Rossettini | 31 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 
| 24 | DF |  | Gabriele Perico | 18 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 29 | DF |  | Nicola Murru | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 34 | DF |  | Dario Del Fabro | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
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| 4 | MF | .svg.png) | Radja Nainggolan | 35 | 2 | 33+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 
| 5 | MF |  | Daniele Conti | 29 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| 7 | MF |  | Andrea Cossu | 25 | 0 | 13+11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 16 | MF |  | Sebastian Eriksson | 10 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 20 | MF |  | Albin Ekdal | 34 | 1 | 27+4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 
| 21 | MF |  | Daniele Dessena | 34 | 3 | 28+3 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 
| 22 | MF |  | Matías Cabrera | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 32 | MF |  | Federico Casarini | 11 | 1 | 4+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 33 | MF |  | Marco Piredda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 
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| 18 | FW |  | Nenê | 23 | 3 | 12+11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| 19 | FW |  | Thiago Ribeiro | 32 | 5 | 17+12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 
| 23 | FW |  | Víctor Ibarbo | 37 | 6 | 22+12 | 6 | 2+1 | 0 | 
| 27 | FW |  | Marco Sau | 30 | 12 | 23+7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 
| 51 | FW |  | Mauricio Pinilla | 26 | 9 | 12+11 | 7 | 2+1 | 2 | 
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| MF |  | Rui Sampaio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW |  | Joaquín Larrivey | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 
| 30 | MF |  | Pablo Ceppelini | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
Last updated: 28 October 2012
Source: Competitions
Top scorers
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| R | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total | 
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| 1 | 27 | FW |  | Marco Sau | 12 | 0 | 12 | 
| 2 | 51 | FW |  | Mauricio Pinilla | 7 | 2 | 9 | 
| 3 | 23 | FW |  | Víctor Ibarbo | 6 | 0 | 6 | 
| 4 | 19 | FW |  | Thiago Ribeiro | 2 | 3 | 5 | 
| 5 | 5 | MF |  | Daniele Conti | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
| = | 18 | FW |  | Nenê | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
| = | 21 | MF |  | Daniele Dessena | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
| 8 | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| = | 4 | MF | .svg.png) | Radja Nainggolan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 10 | 9 | FW |  | Joaquín Larrivey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| = | 14 | DF |  | Francesco Pisano | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| = | 15 | DF |  | Luca Rossettini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| = | 20 | MF |  | Albin Ekdal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| = | 32 | MF |  | Federico Casarini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
Last updated: 28 October 2012
Source: Competitions
Starting 11
| No. | Pos | Nat | Name | MS | Notes | 
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| 1 | GK |  | Agazzi | 35 | |
| 14 | RB |  | Pisano | 29 | |
| 13 | CB |  | Astori | 32 | |
| 15 | CB |  | Rossettini | 31 | |
| 8 | LB |  | D. Avelar | 20 | |
| 5 | DM |  | Conti | 29 | |
| 21 | CM |  | Dessena | 30 | |
| 4 | CM | .svg.png) | Nainggolan | 34 | |
| 20 | AM |  | Ekdal | 30 | |
| 23 | ST |  | Ibarbo | 24 | |
| 27 | ST |  | Sau | 23 | 
Last updated: 29 May 2012
Source: Squad statistics and Start formations 
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
Sources
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