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Inter vs Cagliari – Lineups & Match Details

Inter beat Cagliari 3-0. Goals: M. Thuram (52'), N. Barella (56'), P. Zieliński (90'). Inter had 56% possession against Cagliari's 44%. Shots on target: 5-1.

Serie A · Regular Season - 33

Friday, 17 April 2026

InterInter

3 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

CagliariCagliari

Referee: Matteo Marchetti, Italy

Lineups

InterInter3-5-2
Josep Martínez13Josep MartínezG
Manuel Akanji25Manuel AkanjiD
Stefan de Vrij6Stefan de VrijD
Carlos Augusto30Carlos AugustoD
Denzel Dumfries2Denzel DumfriesM
Nicolo Barella23Nicolo BarellaM
Hakan Calhanoglu20Hakan CalhanogluM
Henrikh Mkhitaryan22Henrikh MkhitaryanM
Federico Dimarco32Federico DimarcoM
Francesco Pio Esposito94Francesco Pio EspositoF
Marcus Thuram9Marcus ThuramF

Substitutes

7Piotr ZielinskiM
11Luís HenriqueF
14Ange-Yoan BonnyF
16Davide FrattesiM
17Andy DioufM
1Yann SommerG
12Raffaele Di GennaroG
15Francesco AcerbiD
51Christos AlexiouD
36Matteo DarmianD
48Mattia MosconiF
CagliariCagliari3-5-2
Elia Caprile1Elia CaprileG
Zé Pedro32Zé PedroD
Yerry Mina26Yerry MinaD
Juan Rodríguez15Juan RodríguezD
Marco Palestra2Marco PalestraM
Michel Adopo8Michel AdopoM
Gianluca Gaetano10Gianluca GaetanoM
Sulemana25SulemanaM
Adam Obert33Adam ObertM
Sebastiano Esposito94Sebastiano EspositoF
Gennaro Borrelli29Gennaro BorrelliF

Substitutes

14Alessandro DeiolaM
31Paul MendyF
28Gabriele ZappaD
90Michael FolorunshoM
19Andrea BelottiF
24Giuseppe CiocciG
12Alen SherriG
22Alberto DossenaD
18Othniël RaterinkD
20Agustín AlbarracínF
27Joseph LitetaM
9Semih KılıçsoyF
37Yael TrepyF

Match Events

23'Y

S. Esposito

25'Y

G. Borrelli

52'G

M. Thuram

Assist: F. Dimarco

56'G

N. Barella

57'S

G. Borrelli

Substitution 1

57'S

G. Gaetano

Substitution 2

76'S

H. Mkhitaryan

Substitution 1

76'S

M. Thuram

Substitution 2

76'S

F. Dimarco

Substitution 3

76'S

I. Sulemana

Substitution 3

76'S

A. Obert

Substitution 4

85'S

H. Çalhanoğlu

Substitution 4

87'S

Zé Pedro

Substitution 5

89'S

N. Barella

Substitution 5

90'+2G

P. Zieliński

Assist: D. Dumfries

Statistics

Inter
56%44%
Cagliari
2.19Expected Goals (xG)0.42
18Total Shots10
5Shots on Target1
4Corners9
17Fouls6
1Offsides2
89Pass Accuracy (%)84
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Inter host Cagliari on Friday, 17 April 2026 at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The kick-off time is 18:45 local. The fixture is part of the Serie A schedule. Inter go into the match 1st in the table; Cagliari sit 16th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Inter have taken 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Cagliari have collected 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 27 Sept 2025: Inter 2-0 Cagliari; 12 Apr 2025: Inter 3-1 Cagliari; 28 Dec 2024: Inter 3-0 Cagliari. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Inter beat Cagliari 3-0. Inter scored through M. Thuram 52', N. Barella 56', P. Zieliński 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Inter held 56% of the ball against 44% for Cagliari. Shots on target finished 5-1. Expected goals read 2.19 for Inter, 0.42 for Cagliari.

Verdict

The win nudges Inter forward and leaves Cagliari with work to do. Inter sat 1st and Cagliari 16th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.