There was a great deal of controversy in the relegation showdown, as Benevento had a penalty revoked via VAR, with Cagliari taking away a massive win.
These teams were third and fourth from bottom going into the weekend, straddling the relegation zone, so it could be a decisive result.
It took just under a minute for Cagliari to take the lead with a Charalampos Lykogiannis curler into the far top corner.
There was a great deal of controversy in the relegation showdown, as Benevento had a penalty revoked via VAR, with Cagliari taking away a massive win.
These teams were third and fourth from bottom going into the weekend, straddling the relegation zone, so it could be a decisive result.
It took just under a minute for Cagliari to take the lead with a Charalampos Lykogiannis curler into the far top corner.
Gianluca Lapadula got Le Streghe back on level terms with a smart dinked finish, but Leonardo Pavoletti was allowed a totally free header.
There was drama in the final minutes when Nicolas Viola went down under a Kwadwo Asamoah challenge and the referee awarded a penalty, only to change his mind after a VAR review.
Joao Pedro sealed it in stoppages, meeting the Nahitan Nandez pull-back.