2026-2027 Serie A: Cagliari vs. Lecce, Probable Lineups

Cagliari and Lecce face off at 6:30 p.m. in a match for the third round of Serie A. The home team currently has 3 points in the standings following their opening-day victory at Parma and a home loss to Inter; The Salentini also have three points; after winning their opener on the road in Lecce, they were routed at home by Roma.

Pisacane is expected to stick with Mendy up front, with Daniel Maldini and Fazzini in the attacking midfield. In midfield, Adopo, Winks, and Romano will start, while Ze Pedro and Obert will play on the wings.

Di Francesco counters with a front three of Pierotti, Stulic, and Monteiro, with Coulibaly, Ngom, and Ilic in midfield. The fullbacks will be Veiga and Gallo, while the center-back pairing will consist of Tiago Gabriel and Gaspar.

Cagliari vs. Lecce: Probable Lineups
CAGLIARI (4-3-2-1): Caprile; Ze Pedro, Deiola, Rodriguez, Obert; Adopo, Winks, Romano; Maldini, Fazzini; Mendy. Coach: Pisacane
LECCE (4-3-3): Falcone; D. Veiga, Gaspar, Tiago Gabriel, Gallo; Coulibaly, Ngom, Ilic; Pierotti, Stulic, Monteiro. Coach: Di Francesco

On the eve of the match, Pisacane praised Mendy: “He’s improving tremendously. Now expectations are rising, and with our squad thin, we can’t do without him. We know him—he works better when he has someone beside him. When he’s on his own, he has to run more, but not very effectively. We need to put him in a position where he can run less but run better. He’s improving a lot in the box; we need to feed him the ball.”