Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Napoli
Match Time & Date:
30 August 2025
19:45
Prediction: 3-1
Cagliari
Buoyed by a 2-0 win over Sassuolo, Napoli will be looking to record their first home triumph of the season when they face Cagliari on Saturday evening. Antonio Conte’s men faced no difficulties against the Neroverdi and they are seen as hot favourites to beat the Rossoblu as well. Summer signing Kevin De Bruyne is expected to keep his place in the starting XI, while fellow new recruit Noah Lang is pushing for his full Serie A start. Both Romelu Lukaku and Miguel Gutierrez are sidelined with injuries.
The Sardinians, on the other hand, played out a 1-1 draw with Fiorentina in the opening match of their Serie A campaign. Cagliari, though, are not regarded as good travellers and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Napoli’s party at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. It is worth mentioning that Napoli secured the Scudetto last season with a 2-0 victory over Cagliari. Both Leonardo Pavoletti and Nicola Pintus are expected to miss out with injuries for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Stanislav Lobotka):
Born in Trencin on November 25, 1994, Stanislav Lobotka is a Slovakia international who plays for Celta Vigo in La Liga. Lobotka began his youth career at his hometown club AAC Sparta Trencin and he made his senior debut for fellow local club Trencin. In 2013 he signed a loan deal with Dutch side Ajax, but he played for Jong Ajax during the 2013/2014 season.
In the summer of 2014, the Slovakian midfielder returned to Trencin, where he made 74 appearances in the league in total. In 2015 Stanislav Lobotka joined Danish side Nordsjaelland shortly before the transfer window closed. Lobotka made his debut in the Danish top flight against Brondby on August 30, 2015.
Two years later he decided to make a step forward in his career, signing a five-year contract with La Liga side Celta Vigo. Speaking of his international career, the Celta Vigo midfielder made his Slovakia debut against Austria in November2016. It has to be noted that Lobotka became the first Slovak to score at Wembley, finding the net in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against England.
Highlighted Team (Cagliari):
Cagliari are a professional football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. I Rossoblu (The Red and Blues) compete in Italian Serie A and the club’s biggest success came in 1970, when they won the national championship.
Cagliari finished the season in top position in the standings, four points clear of Juventus and it has to be noted that Luigi Riva led Cagliari to their first Serie A trophy.
I Rossoblu welcome their rivals at Stadio Sant’Elia and the capacity of the stadium is 16,000. In the 1993/1994 season Cagliari made it to the UEFA Cup semis, with the team suffering a loss to fellow Italian club Inter in the two-legged tie.
Giuseppe Pancaro helped Cagliari record a 3-2 win over Inter in the first leg, but I Rossoblu were hammered by the Nerazzurri in the second leg (3-0). Palermo are regarded as Cagliari’s main rivals and the two teams square off against each other in the Derby delle Isole.
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