Mauricio Pinilla earned Cagliari their first Serie A victory in seven attempts as his first-half penalty settled a 1-0 home victory over an uninspiring Fiorentina side at the Stadio Sant'Elia. It was difficult to tell which club was challenging for a top-three spot and which one was battling to avoid a relegation battle as Cagliari tormented Fiorentina goalkeeper Neto for over an hour in Sardin...Full Story »

Fiorentina's perfect start to the season was ended by a late Mauricio Pinilla goal, which earned Cagliari a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Renzo Barbera. Borja Valero gave the hosts the lead in the 71st minute and they seemed to be heading for a third straight win at the start of the Serie A season until substitute Pinilla headed the Sardinians level with a minute remaining. As well as dropping two po...Full Story »

Cagliari made a perfect return to their temporary home in Trieste as Mauricio Pinilla scored both goals in a 2-0 win over struggling Inter Milan at the Stadio Nereo Rocco. Inter's week spent blaming officials' decisions for their disappointing campaign ended with another controversial penalty call as Pinilla fired the rehoused Sardinians ahead midway through the second half before hitting the w...Full Story »

Inter Milan's chances of competing in the Champions League next season took a severe blow as the club succumbed to a 2-0 Serie A defeat at the hands of Cagliari in Trieste. The Nerazzurri were dominant for much of the game, but as they failed to take their chances in front of goal, a second-half double from Mauricio Pinilla condemned them to their fourth defeat in five games. The hosts were fo...Full Story »

Juventus came from behind to set a new league record of 94 points in a calendar year thanks to a 3-1 win over Cagliari. Mauricio Pinilla put the Sardinians in front in the 16th minute, but a brace from Alessandro Matri, after Arturo Vidal had missed a penalty, turned the game around. Mirko Vucinic added a third deep into stoppage time while Cagliari ended the game with 10 men after Davide Asto...Full Story »

Mauricio Pinilla's hat-trick earned Cagliari a 3-0 win and sent nine-man Cesena even closer towards Serie B with victory at the Stadio Sant'Elia. Pinilla opened the scoring in the 14th minute and added two more from the penalty spot as Cesena fell apart, losing both Giuseppe Colucci and Marco Rossi to red cards in the second half. The win lifts the Sardinians into mid-table, leaving Cesena 1...Full Story »

Palermo's winless run on the road this season continued in Serie A as they lost 1-0 at Chievo. Paolo Sammarco netted the only goal of the game at the Marc' Antonio Bentegodi stadium in the 50th minute. The victory was Chievo's sixth of the league campaign and moved the Verona side to 10th in the standings. Palermo, meanwhile, have fallen to 14th place. The visitors went into the encounter lo...Full Story »

Palermo moved up to seventh in Serie A thanks to a 2-0 win over Lecce which leaves their opponents in the bottom three. Mauricio Pinilla put the home team in front with a penalty in the 28th minute and Abel Hernandez sealed the win in the 77th minute. However, the result was quite harsh on Lecce who, only days after throwing away a 3-0 lead to lose 4-3 against AC Milan, wasted numerous chances...Full Story »