Internazionale vs Cagliari, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Inter Milan tighten grip on Serie A title with win over Cagliari
Serie A leaders Inter Milan cruised to a 3-1 win at home to Cagliari thanks to goals from Marko Arnautovic, Lautaro Martínez and Yann Aurel Bisseck.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
- 3': Florinel Coman (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 3': Foul by Nadir Zortea (Cagliari).
- 3': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a through ball.
- 8': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Foul by Tommaso Augello (Cagliari).
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Yerry Mina (Cagliari).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Cagliari 0. Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Augusto.
- 20': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 22': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 23': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Nadir Zortea (Cagliari).
- 25': Attempt saved. Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriele Zappa with a through ball.
- 26': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Cagliari 0. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic with a through ball.
- 29': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 29': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 32': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Nicolò Barella.
- 37': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 37': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Offside, Cagliari. Roberto Piccoli is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Nadir Zortea (Cagliari) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriele Zappa.
- 43': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski with a cross.
- 45': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Gabriele Zappa.
- 45': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Cagliari 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 2, Cagliari 0.
- 48': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Cagliari 1. Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tommaso Augello with a cross.
- 52': Attempt saved. Yerry Mina (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nadir Zortea.
- 55': Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 55': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alessandro Deiola.
- 55': Goal! Inter Milan 3, Cagliari 1. Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
- 59': Substitution, Inter Milan. Joaquín Correa replaces Marko Arnautovic.
- 60': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Federico Dimarco because of an injury.
- 60': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by José Palomino (Cagliari).
- 61': Florinel Coman (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
- 62': Substitution, Cagliari. Zito Luvumbo replaces Florinel Coman.
- 62': Substitution, Cagliari. Razvan Marin replaces Antoine Makoumbou.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Nicola Zalewski (Inter Milan).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
- 67': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alessandro Bastoni replaces Nicola Zalewski because of an injury.
- 67': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 68': Attempt missed. Nadir Zortea (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 69': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 69': Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Hand ball by Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari).
- 73': Substitution, Cagliari. Adam Obert replaces Gabriele Zappa.
- 73': Substitution, Cagliari. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Alessandro Deiola.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Palomino.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 78': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
- 79': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 79': Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Yerry Mina (Cagliari).
- 80': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Adam Obert.
- 81': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Razvan Marin.
- 81': Attempt missed. Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Substitution, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti replaces Roberto Piccoli.
- 83': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
- 83': Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Michel Adopo (Cagliari).
- 84': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Inter Milan. Kristjan Asllani replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 85': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Carlos Augusto.
- 86': Attempt missed. Michel Adopo (Cagliari) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Tommaso Augello with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan).
- 88': Razvan Marin (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Adam Obert (Cagliari).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Adam Obert (Cagliari).
- 90'+2': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 3, Cagliari 1.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 3, Cagliari 1.
Statistics
 CAG |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.2 | Possession | 61.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 326 | Accurate Passes | 571 |
| 377 | Passes | 634 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 21 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 30 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 11 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 18 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 71,799
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 71,799
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 32 | +41 | 71 |
| 2 | Napoli | 33 | +27 | 71 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 32 | +35 | 61 |
| 4 | Juventus | 32 | +19 | 59 |
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 30 | Carlos Augusto |
| 31 | Yann Bisseck |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 59 | Nicola Zalewski |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 8 | Marko Arnautovic |
Cagliari (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Elia Caprile (GK) |
| 26 | Yerry Mina |
| 24 | José Palomino |
| 28 | Gabriele Zappa |
| 14 | Alessandro Deiola  |
| 8 | Michel Adopo |
| 29 | Antoine Makoumbou |
| 3 | Tommaso Augello |
| 19 | Nadir Zortea |
| 91 | Roberto Piccoli |
| 9 | Florinel Coman |
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