Previous encounters
There have been 46 competitive matches between the two teams in Naples. The record stands at 29 wins for Napoli (the latest was a 1-0 win in Serie A on 30 August), 12 draws (most recently a 3-3 draw in the 2014/15 Serie A season) and five wins for Cagliari (their latest one ended 0-1 in the 2019/20 Serie A season).
The winning team will advance to the quarter-finals against the winner between Fiorentina and Como, with the match scheduled for January 2026.
The only competitive match played at the Maradona last season was the one that secured Napoli’s league title win: it was the final matchday of the 2024/25 Serie A season, on 23 May. It ended with a 2-0 win for Napoli thanks to the goals from Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku.
Match analysis
Napoli have already won a match against Cagliari at the Maradona this year: 1-0 at the start of the new season on 30 August, thanks to the decisive goal from Andre Frank Anguissa during stoppage time.
Cagliari’s most recent goal against Napoli was scored by former Napoli player Leonardo Pavoletti on 16 December 2023: on that occasion, the Azzurri won 2-1.
Over the years there have been three Coppa Italia games between the two teams: a Napoli 1-0 win in the 1972/73 Coppa Italia (semi-finals), a 2-2 draw in 1979/80 (group stage) and a 4-1 win for Napoli in 1986/87 (semi-finals).
Wednesday’s match will be Napoli’s 2025/26 Coppa Italia debut, as well as their 76th participation in the tournament. The team hold a record of 178 wins, 73 draws and 94 defeats out of a total of 345 games played. They have scored 508 goals and conceded 337.
Napoli have won the Coppa Italia six times, in 1961/62, 1975/76, 1986/87, 2011/12, 2013/14 and 2019/20. In 1961/62 they were the only Serie B team to ever win the Coppa Italia. They have played a total of four finals.
Cagliari advanced past the first two rounds of the 2025/26 Coppa Italia, after winning against Virtus Entella (1-1 after 90 minutes, and then a 5-4 win in the penalty shootout) and then Frosinone (4-1), with both matches being played at the Stadio Unipol Domus. Cagliari’s five goals were scored by Gennaro Borrelli, Nicolo Cavuoti, Mattia Felici, Gianluca Gaetano and Roberto Piccoli.
This will be the second competitive encounter between Antonio Conte and Fabio Pisacane, following the Serie A match back in August, which Conte’s team won 1-0.
The game will be officiated by Luca Sacchi.
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