Cagliari drew 2-2 to Sassuolo on Saturday afternoon at the Stadio Is Arena.

Sassuolo took the lead with Lino Marzorati before Simeone Zaza doubled it for the away side but a second half comeback with goals from Nene and Marco Sau recued a point for Cagliari.

Simeone Zaza had the first chance of the game with a left footed strike from outside the box that whistled wide.

Andrea Cossu found Nene in the box with a curled cross but the striker couldn’t direct his header away from Sassuolo defenders. Radja Nainggolan attempted to give Cagliari the lead with a low drive from the edge of the box but couldn’t keep the effort on target.

Sassuolo took the lead when Berardi found space to cross in the box following a corner to find Marzorati for a header from close range.

Marcello Gazzola found Berardi with a cross but the youngster couldn’t direct his header on target from an acute angle.

Sassuolo pushed forward and nearly doubled their lead when Francesco Magnanelli delivered a cross that Zaza met with a powerful left footed strike that flew past the post.

However it was Zaza who doubled Sassuolo’s lead minutes later when a Berardi through ball found the striker who finished coolly with his left foot.

Zaza once again was taking chances, narrowly missing out on his second goal when a long range shot came inches away from the top left corner.

Andrea Cossu found Nainggolan again but the Belgian’s shot was wide before Davide Astori linked up with Cossu but the midfielder couldn’t keep his attempt on target.

Berardi had the first meaningful chance of the second half when Masucci found Berardi on the edge of the box but the Italian’s effort was high and wide.

Cagliari’s Sebastian Eriksson found Nene outside the but but the strikers shot was to central and was saved by Pegolo.

Gazzola found Berardi but the youngster’s strike from distance was high and wide from over 30 yards out.

Eriksson set up Cossu on the edge of the box but the left footed strike from the Italian was straight at Pegolo.

Nene gave Cagliari hope when Pisano found the Brazilian with a whipped cross that the forward directed into the bottom corner.

Cagliari continued to push forward and were rewarded with an equaliser minutes from the final whistle when a Radja Nainggolan bullet from outside the box was pushed into the path of Marco Sau who bundled the rebound home to make it 2-2.