2004–05 Cagliari Calcio season explained

Club:	Cagliari Calcio
Season:	2004-05
Manager:	Daniele Arrigoni
League:	Serie A
League Result:	12th
Cup1:	Coppa Italia
Cup1 Result:	Semi-final
League Topscorer:	Mauro Esposito (16 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Mauro Esposito (19 goals)
Prevseason:	2003–04
Nextseason:	2005–06

Cagliari Calcio had a successful return to Serie A, finishing in 12th place and reaching the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia. This was much thanks to a trio of attacking players consisting of Mauro Esposito, David Suazo and Gianfranco Zola, with Esposito scoring 16 league goals, a personal record.

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Fanis Katergiannakis
• Alex Brunner
• Gennaro Iezzo

Defenders

• Francesco Bega
• Diego López
• Alessandro Agostini
• Simone Loria
• Roberto Maltagliati
• Francesco Pisano
• Rocco Sabato

Midfielders

• Alessandro Budel
• Nelson Abeijón
• Marcello Albino
• Massimo Brambilla
• Daniele Conti
• Massimo Gobbi
• Loris Del Nevo
• Edgar Álvarez
• Fabio Macellari
• Claudio Pani

Attackers

• Antonio Langella
• Gianfranco Zola
• David Suazo
• Mauro Esposito
• Rolando Bianchi
• Horacio Peralta

Serie A

Top Scorers

• Mauro Esposito 16
• Gianfranco Zola 9 (2)
• David Suazo 7 (1)
• Antonio Langella 6

Results summary

Sources

• RSSSF - Italy Championship 2004/05