Cagliari vs Internazionale, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
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Martinez ends goal drought as Inter Milan beat Cagliari
Inter coach Simone Inzaghi reaffirmed his faith in striker Lautaro Martinez after he ended his goal drought in Saturday's 3-0 win over Cagliari that kept the Nerazzurri at the top of Serie A.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 3': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Gabriele Zappa.
- 4': Attempt missed. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 6': Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 8': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
- 8': Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Offside, Cagliari. Gianluca Gaetano is caught offside.
- 11': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Yann Bisseck.
- 12': Attempt missed. Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 13': Offside, Cagliari. Gianluca Gaetano is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 15': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari).
- 16': Offside, Inter Milan. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Michel Adopo (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Gaetano.
- 17': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 18': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan following a fast break.
- 25': Attempt missed. Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriele Zappa with a cross.
- 28': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross.
- 31': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Foul by Michel Adopo (Cagliari).
- 32': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 32': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
- 34': Offside, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram is caught offside.
- 37': Foul by Michel Adopo (Cagliari).
- 37': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Yann Bisseck.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Michel Adopo (Cagliari) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Gaetano with a cross.
- 39': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari).
- 39': Yann Sommer (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Adam Obert.
- 41': Attempt saved. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 42': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Yerry Mina (Cagliari).
- 44': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 45'+2': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 45'+2': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Cagliari 0, Inter Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cagliari 0, Inter Milan 0.
- 45': Substitution, Cagliari. Mateusz Wieteska replaces Yerry Mina.
- 49': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 50': Attempt missed. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Barella following a corner.
- 50': Attempt missed. Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 53': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari).
- 53': Goal! Cagliari 0, Inter Milan 1. Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 56': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 59': Foul by Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan).
- 59': Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Cagliari. Razvan Marin replaces Adam Obert.
- 59': Substitution, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti replaces Gianluca Gaetano.
- 61': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
- 61': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari).
- 63': Attempt missed. Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari).
- 69': Offside, Inter Milan. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 70': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Mateusz Wieteska.
- 71': Goal! Cagliari 0, Inter Milan 2. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Substitution, Cagliari. Nicolas Viola replaces Antoine Makoumbou.
- 73': Substitution, Inter Milan. Piotr Zielinski replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 73': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 74': Offside, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Mateusz Wieteska (Cagliari).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 77': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Gabriele Zappa.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross.
- 77': Penalty conceded by Mateusz Wieteska (Cagliari) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 78': Goal! Cagliari 0, Inter Milan 3. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 79': Substitution, Inter Milan. Mehdi Taremi replaces Marcus Thuram.
- 79': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 79': Substitution, Inter Milan. Kristjan Asllani replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 81': Offside, Cagliari. Nicolas Viola is caught offside.
- 83': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 83': Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Substitution, Cagliari. Mattia Felici replaces Roberto Piccoli.
- 84': Attempt saved. Mattia Felici (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michel Adopo.
- 86': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 89': Foul by Mateusz Wieteska (Cagliari).
- 89': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 90': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Michel Adopo (Cagliari).
- 90'+1': Offside, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Cagliari 0, Inter Milan 3.
- 0': Match ends, Cagliari 0, Inter Milan 3.
Statistics
 INT |
CAG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 65.5 | Possession | 34.5 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 502 | Accurate Passes | 212 |
| 574 | Passes | 291 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 20 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 8 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 14 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 16,412
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 16,412
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 20 | +20 | 47 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 19 | +31 | 44 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 20 | +23 | 43 |
| 4 | Lazio | 20 | +6 | 36 |
Line-Ups
Cagliari (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Simone Scuffet (GK) |
| 6 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 26 | Yerry Mina |
| 33 | Adam Obert |
| 28 | Gabriele Zappa |
| 70 | Gianluca Gaetano |
| 29 | Antoine Makoumbou |
| 8 | Michel Adopo |
| 91 | Roberto Piccoli |
| 3 | Tommaso Augello |
| 19 | Nadir Zortea |
Internazionale (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 31 | Yann Bisseck |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 9 | Marcus Thuram |
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