Cremonese now need a miracle to avoid relegation to Serie B, as their defeat to Lazio means Genoa are safe, Cagliari and Fiorentina practically too, so only Lecce are within reach.

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Marco Giampaolo’s men knew they were in a very difficult situation after Lecce secured a 2-1 victory away to Pisa on Friday evening.

That result mathematically guaranteed that both Pisa and Hellas Verona are going down to Serie B this summer, leaving just one spot remaining.

That will be a straight fight between Cremonese and Lecce, but the gap has opened up to four points with just three rounds left to play.

Cremonese hot favourites for relegation

Cremonese’s 2-1 home defeat to Lazio in stoppages leaves them on 28 points, while Lecce are on 32.

Genoa are now mathematically safe on 40 points, while Cagliari and Fiorentina are nine points clear.

At the very most, these teams would go into a play-off, but they can practically breathe easy at this stage.

Going into the final three rounds, Cremonese need to host doomed Pisa, visit Udinese and conclude at home to Como.

Lecce will welcome Juventus, play away to Sassuolo, and their last game is at home with Genoa.

When it comes to Serie A relegation, if two teams are locked together, they go into a play-off over two legs.

If more than two teams are on the same points, then a mini-league is drawn up of their head-to-head results, and the bottom two head into the play-offs.

Serie A Table

Bologna were held to an underwhelming 0-0 draw at home against Cagliari in Serie A on Sunday afternoon, the third consecutive Italian top-flight match to end goalless.

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Bologna came into Sunday’s clash ranked ninth in Serie A, while the 16th-placed Cagliari came in needing a victory to ensure mathematical safety with three games to spare. Vincenzo Italiano’s side were without goalkeeper Lukasz Skorpuski, Joao Mario, Nicolo Cambiaghi and Thijs Dallinga, and Cagliari travelled without Riyad Idrissi, Luca Mazzitelli, Mattia Felici, Leonardo Pavoletti and Gennaro Borrelli. 

Click here to read more about how today’s teams lined up.

Federico Bernardeschi registered the game’s first shot on target after 25 minutes, coming in off the right flank and attempting to bend his left-footed shot into the far corner of the net from the edge of the penalty area. Nothing that Elia Caprile couldn’t handle, though. 

Teenage goalkeeper Massimo Pessina was called into action in the 45th minute, improvising well to deny Sebastiano Esposito at his near post. 

Benja Dominguez thought he had a shout for a penalty immediately afterwards after feeling a hand on the back from Yerry Mina down at the other end, but this was waved away with no further reviews. 

Caprile had to get down low and get a strong hand out to deny Nikola Moro’s dipping shot from the edge of the penalty area 10 minutes after the re-start. 

Substitute Santiago Castro struck the ball well from a tight angle 66 minutes in, but Caprile was again well positioned at his near post and got his full body behind the shot. 

Ze Pedro had a glorious opportunity to send Cagliari 1-0 up 10 minutes from time: Michael Folorunsho had done well to send a cross back into a busy Bologna penalty area, which fell kindly for Ze Pedro, who managed to blast his first-time finish over the crossbar from the edge of the six-yard box. 

After 0-0 draws between Como and Napoli and between Atalanta and Genoa on Saturday evening, this was the third consecutive Serie A match to end goalless. Bologna are now four games without a win across all competitions, while Cagliari are not quite safe from relegation just yet. 

Bologna 0-0 Cagliari

03-05-2026 11:30

MatchDay 35

Renato Dall'Ara Stadium

Bologna

Cagliari

0 - 0

Player statistic

2nd half

		52'		Michel Adopo
Eivind Helland		68'
Santiago Castro		90+5'

Match statistic

65

Possession %

35

13

Total shots

8

4

Shots on target

2

5

Shots off target

3

4

Blocked shots

3

7

Corners

2

3

Offsides

5

13

Fouls

12

Bologna

Cagliari

Starting lineups

25

Massimo Pessina

Goalkeeper

5

Eivind Helland

Defender

26

Jhon Lucumí

Defender

33

Juan Miranda

Defender

29

Lorenzo De Silvestri

Defender

85'

6

Nikola Moro

Midfielder

8

Remo Freuler

Midfielder

23

Simon Sohm

Midfielder

46'

30

Benja Domínguez

Attacker

63'

10

Federico Bernardeschi

Attacker

78'

21

Jens Odgaard

Attacker

63'

1

Elia Caprile

Goalkeeper

33

Adam Obert

Defender

22

Alberto Dossena

Defender

2

Marco Palestra

Defender

26

Yerry Mina

Defender

32

Zé Pedro

Defender

14

Alessandro Deiola

Midfielder

10

Gianluca Gaetano

Midfielder

90

Michael Folorunsho

Midfielder

8

Michel Adopo

Midfielder

89'

94

Sebastiano Esposito

Attacker

73'

Substitutes

22

Charalampos Lykogiannis

Defender

4

Tommaso Pobega

Midfielder

13

Federico Ravaglia

Goalkeeper

41

Martin Vitik

Defender

14

Torbjørn Heggem

Defender

72

Ukko Happonen

Goalkeeper

11

Jonathan Rowe

Midfielder

46'

7

Riccardo Orsolini

Attacker

63'

9

Santiago Castro

Attacker

63'

19

Lewis Ferguson

Midfielder

78'

20

Nadir Zortea

Defender

85'

19

Andrea Belotti

Attacker

24

Giuseppe Ciocci

Goalkeeper

25

Ibrahim Sulemana

Midfielder

9

Semih Kılıçsoy

Attacker

12

Alen Sherri

Goalkeeper

15

Juan Rodríguez

Defender

37

Yael Trepy

Attacker

20

Agustín Albarracín

Midfielder

31

Paul Mendy

Attacker

73'

28

Gabriele Zappa

Defender

89'

Bologna look to Jens Odgaard as a false nine and Federico Bernardeschi in attack, while Cagliari pick Sebastiano Esposito up front.

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It kicks off at 12:30 CET (11:30 BST) at the Stadio Dall’Ara.

The stadium will be sold out even if Vincenzo Italiano’s side has little chance of qualifying for Europe and players were booed after the previous match against Roma.

Bologna sit ninth in the standings, seven points below seventh-placed Atalanta, while Cagliari need a final push to secure survival, being eight points above Cremonese in 18th.

Skorupski, Dallinga, Joao Mario, Cambiaghi and Casale are unavailable for Bologna, while Cagliari have travelled to Emilia Romagna without the likes of Idrissi, Mazzitelli, Felici, Pavoletti, Borrelli, and Liteta.

Bologna vs. Cagliari – Confirmed line-ups

BOLOGNA (4-3-3): Pessina; De Silvestri, Helland, Lucumí, Miranda; Freuler, Moro, Sohm; Bernardeschi, Dominguez, Odgaard.

CAGLIARI (4-4-1-1): Caprile; Zé Pedro, Mina, Dossena, Obert; Palestra, Adopo, Deiola, Folorunsho; Gaetano; Esposito.

Bologna vs. Cagliari – Live updates

03-05-2026 11:30

MatchDay 35

Renato Dall'Ara Stadium

Bologna

Cagliari

0 - 0

Player statistic

2nd half

		52'		Michel Adopo
Eivind Helland		68'
Santiago Castro		90+5'

Match statistic

65

Possession %

35

13

Total shots

8

4

Shots on target

2

5

Shots off target

3

4

Blocked shots

3

7

Corners

2

3

Offsides

5

13

Fouls

12

Bologna

Cagliari

Starting lineups

25

Massimo Pessina

Goalkeeper

5

Eivind Helland

Defender

26

Jhon Lucumí

Defender

33

Juan Miranda

Defender

29

Lorenzo De Silvestri

Defender

85'

6

Nikola Moro

Midfielder

8

Remo Freuler

Midfielder

23

Simon Sohm

Midfielder

46'

30

Benja Domínguez

Attacker

63'

10

Federico Bernardeschi

Attacker

78'

21

Jens Odgaard

Attacker

63'

1

Elia Caprile

Goalkeeper

33

Adam Obert

Defender

22

Alberto Dossena

Defender

2

Marco Palestra

Defender

26

Yerry Mina

Defender

32

Zé Pedro

Defender

14

Alessandro Deiola

Midfielder

10

Gianluca Gaetano

Midfielder

90

Michael Folorunsho

Midfielder

8

Michel Adopo

Midfielder

89'

94

Sebastiano Esposito

Attacker

73'

Substitutes

22

Charalampos Lykogiannis

Defender

4

Tommaso Pobega

Midfielder

13

Federico Ravaglia

Goalkeeper

41

Martin Vitik

Defender

14

Torbjørn Heggem

Defender

72

Ukko Happonen

Goalkeeper

11

Jonathan Rowe

Midfielder

46'

7

Riccardo Orsolini

Attacker

63'

9

Santiago Castro

Attacker

63'

19

Lewis Ferguson

Midfielder

78'

20

Nadir Zortea

Defender

85'

19

Andrea Belotti

Attacker

24

Giuseppe Ciocci

Goalkeeper

25

Ibrahim Sulemana

Midfielder

9

Semih Kılıçsoy

Attacker

12

Alen Sherri

Goalkeeper

15

Juan Rodríguez

Defender

37

Yael Trepy

Attacker

20

Agustín Albarracín

Midfielder

31

Paul Mendy

Attacker

73'

28

Gabriele Zappa

Defender

89'