Italian Serie A

Inter Milan vs Cagliari 2021-22 Italian Serie A

  • 29': Lautaro Martínez
  • 50': Alexis Sánchez
  • 66': Hakan Çalhanoglu
  • 68': Lautaro Martínez
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4 - 0

Inter Milan thrash Cagliari to go top of Serie A with Martinez double

Inter Milan climbed to the top of Serie A in style as Lautaro Martinez's double helped them thrash Cagliari 4-0 at the San Siro on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 29': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Cagliari 0. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Alessio Cragno (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Penalty saved! Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Cagliari 0.
  • 50': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Cagliari 0. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross.
  • 59': Substitution, Cagliari. Charalampos Lykogiannis replaces Alberto Grassi.
  • 66': Goal! Inter Milan 3, Cagliari 0. Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
  • 68': Goal! Inter Milan 4, Cagliari 0. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a through ball.
  • 70': Substitution, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti replaces Keita Baldé.
  • 71': Substitution, Cagliari. Gabriele Zappa replaces Martín Cáceres.
  • 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Arturo Vidal replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco replaces Denzel Dumfries.
  • 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Martín Satriano replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  • 76': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefano Sensi replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
  • 76': Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Substitution, Cagliari. Adam Obert replaces Andrea Carboni.
  • 82': Substitution, Cagliari. Christian Oliva replaces Alessandro Deiola.
  • 82': Substitution, Inter Milan. Mattia Zanotti replaces Ivan Perisic.
  • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 4, Cagliari 0.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 33,712

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+41 Internazionale 26 64 4
+21 AC Milan 26 54 2
+12 Napoli 26 50 6
+18 AS Roma 26 50 8
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Statistics

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13 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 9
11 Saves 2
24.7 Possession 75.3
5 SHOTS 24
2 ON GOAL 15
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
186 Accurate Passes 698
249 Passes 769
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 6
5 Crosses 22
0.2 Cross % 0.3
42 Long Balls 52
15 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 2
3 Effective Tackles 5
8 Tackles 12
0.4 Tackle % 0.4
8 Interceptions 10
22 Effective Clearances 4
22 Clearances 4

Line-Ups

INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Samir Handanovic (GK)
6 Stefan de Vrij
95 Alessandro Bastoni
37 Milan Skriniar
20 Hakan Çalhanoglu
23 Nicolò Barella
77 Marcelo Brozovic
14 Ivan Perisic
2 Denzel Dumfries
7 Alexis Sánchez
10 Lautaro Martínez

CAG Cagliari (3-5-2)

No. Name
28 Alessio Cragno (GK) Yellow Card
2 Diego Godín
44 Andrea Carboni
4 Martín Cáceres
8 Razvan Marin
14 Alessandro Deiola Yellow Card
27 Alberto Grassi
29 Dalbert
12 Raoul Bellanova
10 João Pedro
9 Keita Baldé

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