2005–06 Cagliari Calcio season

Cagliari Calcio had a difficult season, where owner Massimo Cellino decided to fire three coaches during the course of the same season. Without retired Gianfranco Zola's influence of the offensive play, David Suazo took on a larger responsibility, answering with scoring 22 league goals, a career-high tally for the Honduran striker. That ensured Cagliari was kept eight points above Messina in the relegation zone. Following penalties for Juventus and Lazio in Calciopoli, the team was moved up from 16th to 14th place.

Cagliari Calcio

2005-06 season
Manager	Attilio Tesser Daniele Arrigoni Davide Ballardini Nedo Sonetti
Serie A	14th
Coppa Italia	Last 16
Top goalscorer	League: David Suazo (22) All: David Suazo (25)

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Fabián Carini
• Andrea Campagnolo
• Antonio Chimenti

Defenders

• Joe Bizera
• Michele Canini
• Francesco Bega
• Diego López
• Michele Ferri
• Alessandro Agostini

Midfielders

• Daniele Conti
• Alessandro Conticchio
• Alessandro Budel
• Nelson Abeijón
• Claudio Pani
• Andrea Cossu
• Marco Marcuso
• Salvatore Burrai

Attackers

• Mauro Esposito
• David Suazo
• Andrea Cacco
• Andrea Capone
• Antonio Langella
• Roberto Puddu

Serie A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Sampdoria	38	10	11	17	47	51	−4	41
13	Reggina	38	11	8	19	39	65	−26	41
14	Cagliari	38	8	15	15	42	55	−13	39
15	Siena	38	9	12	17	42	60	−18	39
16	Lazio[lower-alpha 1]	38	16	14	8	57	47	+10	32

Source: 2005–06 Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.[2]
Notes:

1. Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio were docked 30 points, all for involvement in the Calciopoli.[1]

Matches

1	Siena	2–1	Cagliari
	Chiesa  45' (pen.), 56'		Esposito  9'

2	Cagliari	1–1	Lazio
	Suazo  1'		Siviglia  13'

3	Cagliari	1–1	Messina
	Suazo  41'		Donati  30'

4	Empoli	3–1	Cagliari
	Tavano  46, 63' Almirón  68'		Capone  33'

5

Cagliari

0–0

Roma

6	Lecce	3–0	Cagliari
	Konan  8' Pinardi  14' (pen.) Ledesma  69'

7	Cagliari	0–2	Milan
			Gilardino  1' Shevchenko  27'

8	Chievo	2–1	Cagliari
	D'Anna  71' Obinna  73'		Suazo  90 + 4'

9	Cagliari	1–1	Livorno
	Suazo  6' (pen.)		Melara  75'

10	Fiorentina	2–1	Cagliari
	Toni  53' Jørgensen  82'		Suazo  23'

11

Cagliari

0–0

Treviso

12	Reggina	3–1	Cagliari
	Amoruso  2' Cozza  38' (pen.) Paredes  81'		Abeijón  67'

13	Cagliari	2–0	Sampdoria
	Suazo  20, 52'

14	Palermo	2–2	Cagliari
	Caracciolo  20' Makinwa  22'		Conti  64' Bega  88'

15	Juventus	4–0	Cagliari
	Nedvěd  10' Trezeguet  18', 53' Vignati  68' (o.g.)

16	Cagliari	2–1	Ascoli
	Del Grosso  8' (o.g.) Suazo  26' (pen.)		Biso  55'

17	Parma	1–0	Cagliari
	Corradi  23'

18	Cagliari	2–1	Udinese
	Conti  38' Langella  86'		Sensini  23'

19	Inter	3–2	Cagliari
	Martins  10' Adriano  14', 58' (pen.)		Esposito  20' Suazo  81'

20	Cagliari	1–0	Siena
	Suazo  90 + 4'

21	Lazio	1–1	Cagliari
	Di Canio  36'		Gobbi  69'

22	Messina	1–0	Cagliari
	Di Napoli  88'

23	Cagliari	4–1	Empoli
	Abeijón  2' Esposito  19, 61' Suazo  37'		Tavano  60'

24	Roma	4–3	Cagliari
	Perrotta  25' De Rossi  34' Totti  79' (pen.), 90 + 2' (pen.)		Suazo  15' Langella  19' Conti  58'

25

Cagliari

0–0

Lecce

26	Milan	1–0	Cagliari
	Gilardino  23' (pen.)

27	Cagliari	2–2	Chievo
	Suazo  32' Gobbi  90 + 4'		Tiribocchi  85' Pellissier  90'

28	Livorno	0–1	Cagliari
			Suazo  77'

29

Cagliari

0–0

Fiorentina

30	Treviso	1–2	Cagliari
	Baseggio  24'		Esposito  11' Suazo  76' (pen.)

31	Cagliari	0–2	Reggina
			A. Lucarelli  8' Tedesco  20'

32	Sampdoria	1–1	Cagliari
	Castellini  14'		Suazo  68'

33	Cagliari	1–1	Palermo
	Suazo  45'		Di Michele  90 + 5'

34	Cagliari	1–1	Juventus
	Suazo  45' (pen.)		Cannavaro  90 + 5'

35	Ascoli	2–2	Cagliari
	Ferrante  18' Domizzi  73' (pen.)		Suazo  53, 64'

36	Cagliari	3–1	Parma
	Capone  11' Suazo  31' (pen.) Esposito  63'		Corradi  74'

37	Udinese	2–0	Cagliari
	Iaquinta  15' Barreto  68'

38	Cagliari	2–2	Inter
	Capone  8' Suazo  32'		Cruz  11' Solari  37'

Top Scorers

• David Suazo 22 (5)
• Mauro Esposito 5
• Andrea Capone 3

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	8	15	15	42	55	−13	39	6	11	2	23	17	+6	2	4	13	19	38	−19

References

1. "Testo della decisione relativa al Comm. Uff. N. 1/C – Riunione del 29 giugno / 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 luglio 2006" (pdf) (in Italian). Commissione d'Appello Federale – Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 14 July 2006. p. 152. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
2. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

Sources

• RSSSF - Italy Championship 2005/06