Randal Kolo Muani was Juventus' late hero as his 81st-minute header salvaged Luciano Spalletti's side a 1-1 draw against high-flying Cagliari at Unipol Domus. 

Juventus appeared set to lose back-to-back Serie A away games for the first time since October 2025 when the in-form Daniel Maldini put Cagliari ahead in the 20th minute. 

But an improved second-half display, helped by the introduction of Edon Zhegrova, was rewarded when Kolo Muani headed in his first league goal since returning to Juventus. 

Juventus started brightly, but Pape Matar Sarr and Francisco Conceicao's shots from distance failed to trouble Elia Caprile, with Cagliari taking the lead against the run of play. 

A break down the right saw Maldini cut inside but see his initial shot blocked by Bremer. However, the loose ball ricocheted off Pierre Kalulu, allowing Paul Mendy to control and flick possession back to the Italian, who finished past Guglielmo Vicario. 

Harry Winks' long-range drive then had to be tipped over by Vicario, before Nico Gonzalez's bending free-kick at the other end was punched away from the danger by Caprile.

Spalletti made two changes at the break as Kerim Alajbegovic and Zhegrova were thrown into the action, with the latter stinging the palms of Caprile in the 52nd minute before seeing his left-footed effort tipped behind by the Cagliari goalkeeper. 

Zhegrova continued to cause havoc as another curling attempt was repelled by Caprile, but Juventus' persistence eventually prevailed with nine minutes of the match remaining. 

Alajbegovic's dangerous cross was glanced into the bottom-right corner by Kolo Muani for the leveller, though the Frenchman should have completed the turnaround moments later, but he could only head onto the crossbar from another teasing Alajbegovic delivery. 

Andrea Cambiaso came close to snatching Juventus the win in the closing stages, but his shot from a tight angle was thwarted by Caprile, with the spoils shared on Sunday. 

Kolo Muani delivers for Juventus after Spalletti criticism

Ahead of kick-off, Kolo Muani was told by Spalletti to put his best skills into practice after a difficult start to his second spell with Juventus, but he came up trumps with an important late equaliser, and he could have even won the game late on. 

It was his first Serie A goal since May 2025 against Venezia, though it was Zhegrova who turned the tide. The half-time substitute finished with team-high totals for shots (six), shots on target (five) and successful dribbles (two). 

But Juventus were forced to settle for a point, and despite winning 47 Serie A matches against Cagliari (only Inter and AC Milan, both with 48 have more), the Bianconeri have now only won two of their last six league games against the Rossoblu (D3 L1). 

Cagliari stay inside the top four following their first draw of the season, but their strong start has been helped by Maldini. He is the first Cagliari player to score in at least four consecutive appearances in Serie A since Joao Pedro, who reached five between October and November 2020.

Juventus will, however, feel they should have made their dominance count. They finished with an expected goals (xG) total of 1.92 from their 22 attempts, 10 of which were on target, compared to Cagliari's 0.51 from their four shots.