In the Serie A face-off on 2nd October 2023, Fiorentina emerged triumphant against Cagliari with a 3-0 victory at Stadio Artemio Franchi. A closer examination of the statistical data of the match reflects certain key elements that significantly contributed to the outcome of the game.

Fiorentina set a robust lead right from the early stages with Nicolas Gonzalez netting the first goal in exactly 2 minutes and 10 seconds into the game, assisted by Lucas Beltran. Notably, Fiorentina proved effective in capitalizing on Cagliari's mistakes, as seen with Alberto Dossena's own goal in the 20th minute of the first half, doubling their lead. Lastly, M'Bala Nzola hammered the final nail into Cagliari's coffin with a goal in the 94th minute of the second half, assisted by Rolando Mandragora.

Despite the striking lead, Fiorentina’s shot accuracy was a concern as out of 15 total attempts, only 2 were on target, the rest 13 flew off the mark. However, their higher number of attempts did overshadow Cagliari's comparatively lower offensive pressure, who managed to have 4 out of 6 shots on target.

The almost equal foul count (10 for each) reveals a highly contested match. Disciplinary actions were minor in this match; each team received a single yellow card in the second half, Gino Infantino of Fiorentina and Leonardo Pavoletti of Cagliari. The offside count was also considerably low; Fiorentina had 1 and Cagliari had 2, indicating a disciplined tackle ground.

In terms of set-pieces, Fiorentina executed more corner kicks with a count of 4 as against Cagliari's 2. This distributive play tactic put Fiorentina at an edge, keeping more possession and creating more goal opportunities.

Summarizing the key takeaways, Fiorentina demonstrated effective teamwork in their strategic handling of assists, corner kicks and a higher shot count, which helped them secure a comfortable win, notwithstanding their low shot on target figure. On the other hand, several unforced errors, including an own goal, fewer shot attempts, and less effective defensive management of corner kicks, clearly cost Cagliari, which will be their points to work upon for the subsequent matches.

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