Cagliari vs Internazionale, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AInter Milan stay perfect with 2-0 win at Cagliari
Denzel Dumfries and Lautaro Martinez scored for Inter Milan in the Nerazzurri 2-0 win at Cagliari on Monday to stay perfect in Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Adam Obert (Cagliari).
- 2': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alberto Dossena.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 5': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
- 7': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Ibrahim Sulemana.
- 8': Hand ball by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
- 9': Alberto Dossena (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 14': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 14': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 15': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
- 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Attempt missed. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross.
- 19': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 19': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Attempt missed. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 21': Goal! Cagliari 0, Inter Milan 1. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Thuram with a through ball.
- 23': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 23': Ibrahim Sulemana (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Obert with a through ball.
- 24': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 25': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
- 26': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 27': Attempt missed. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriele Zappa with a cross.
- 30': Goal! Cagliari 0, Inter Milan 2. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
- 32': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
- 33': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jakub Jankto.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Substitution, Cagliari. Zito Luvumbo replaces Leonardo Pavoletti because of an injury.
- 38': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 38': Gaetano Oristanio (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaetano Oristanio.
- 39': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Adam Obert.
- 40': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 43': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Adam Obert.
- 44': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jakub Jankto.
- 44': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jakub Jankto.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+1': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Tommaso Augello (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Cagliari 0, Inter Milan 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Cagliari 0, Inter Milan 2.
- 45': Substitution, Cagliari. Alessandro Di Pardo replaces Gaetano Oristanio.
- 46': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Tommaso Augello (Cagliari).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Di Pardo (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zito Luvumbo.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommaso Augello.
- 55': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
- 59': Antoine Makoumbou (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
- 60': Substitution, Cagliari. Paulo Azzi replaces Jakub Jankto.
- 60': Offside, Cagliari. Gabriele Zappa tries a through ball, but Zito Luvumbo is caught offside.
- 62': Foul by Adam Obert (Cagliari).
- 62': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
- 65': Attempt missed. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 67': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
- 67': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Offside, Inter Milan. Hakan Çalhanoglu tries a through ball, but Nicolò Barella is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Inter Milan. Juan Cuadrado replaces Denzel Dumfries.
- 71': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 71': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 76': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 76': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic replaces Marcus Thuram.
- 79': Antoine Makoumbou (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 80': Alberto Dossena (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan).
- 81': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 81': Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 82': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefano Sensi replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan because of an injury.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sulemana (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paulo Azzi following a set piece situation.
- 83': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari).
- 84': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
- 84': Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Cagliari. Eldor Shomurodov replaces Gabriele Zappa.
- 85': Substitution, Cagliari. Alessandro Deiola replaces Ibrahim Sulemana.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Di Pardo (Cagliari).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 87': Attempt missed. Juan Cuadrado (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 88': Attempt missed. Juan Cuadrado (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Makoumbou.
- 89': Attempt saved. Paulo Azzi (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Makoumbou.
- 90'+2': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Offside, Inter Milan. Yann Sommer tries a through ball, but Juan Cuadrado is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cagliari 0, Inter Milan 2.
- 0': Match ends, Cagliari 0, Inter Milan 2.
- 0': Match ends, Cagliari 0, Inter Milan 2.
Statistics
 INT |
CAG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 66.9 | Possession | 33.1 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 595 | Accurate Passes | 254 |
| 678 | Passes | 327 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 28 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 42 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 25 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 40 |
| 17 | Clearances | 40 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 16,412
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 16,412
Line-Ups
Cagliari (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Boris Radunovic (GK) |
| 33 | Adam Obert |
| 4 | Alberto Dossena |
| 27 | Tommaso Augello |
| 28 | Gabriele Zappa |
| 8 | Nahitan Nández |
| 25 | Sulemana |
| 29 | Antoine Makoumbou |
| 30 | Leonardo Pavoletti |
| 21 | Jakub Jankto |
| 19 | Gaetano Oristanio |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan  |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 9 | Marcus Thuram |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
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