Cagliari vs Inter

27 September 2025 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Marco Piccinini

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Lautaro Martínez 9’
  • Francesco Pio Esposito 82’

Match summary

Inter won 2-0 away at Cagliari. Inter led 1-0 at half-time.

Lautaro Martínez put Inter ahead with a header in the 9th minute, set up by Alessandro Bastoni and Francesco Pio Esposito made it 0-2 in the 82nd minute, set up by Federico Dimarco.

The chances backed that up: Inter created 3.97 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Cagliari's 0.48 from 6.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%
6 Shots 20
0 Shots on target 5
4 Corners 4
95 Attacks 118
37 Dangerous attacks 47
374 Passes 537
80% Pass accuracy 84%
12 Tackles 11
13 Fouls 14
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Cagliari Inter
Kick-off
9’
Lautaro MartínezHeader0-1 (Inter)
26’
Marcus ThuramShot on target
27’
Lautaro MartínezShot on target
Matteo PratiAndrea BelottiInjury
44’
45+1’
Carlos AugustoTime wasting
Half-time0-1
46’
Federico DimarcoCarlos Augusto
Second half underway
54’
Marcus ThuramShot on target
Mattia Felici Zé Pedro
58’
Gianluca GaetanoAlessandro Deiola
58’
59’
Nicolò BarellaFoul
64’
Pio EspositoMarcus Thuram
64’
Davide FrattesiNicolò Barella
72’
Denzel DumfriesLuis Henrique
Gennaro BorrelliMichael Folorunsho
77’
Riyad Idrissi Adam Obert
77’
82’
Pio EspositoRight foot shot0-2 (Inter)
89’
Ange-Yoan BonnyLautaro Martínez
Full-time0-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.48 3.97 9’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), 0-1 9’ 82’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), 0-2 82’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.48 3.97 9’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), 0-1 Martínez 9’ 82’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), 0-2 Esposito 82’
Cagliari 0.48 xGInter 3.97 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Inter attacking Cagliari attacking 
85’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter), open play, 0.63 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), from a corner, 0.58 xG, off target 27’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 57’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), from a corner, 0.48 xG, off target 9’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 82’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 73’ Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.27 xG, hit the woodwork 26’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 81’ Davide Frattesi (Inter), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 55’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 54’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 84’ Ndary Adopo (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 38’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 77’ Manuel Akanji (Inter), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 53’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 71’ Federico Dimarco (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 85’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter), open play, 0.63 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), from a corner, 0.58 xG, off target 27’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 57’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), from a corner, 0.48 xG, off target 9’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 82’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 73’ Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.27 xG, hit the woodwork 26’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 81’ Davide Frattesi (Inter), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 55’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 54’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 84’ Ndary Adopo (Cagliari), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 38’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 77’ Manuel Akanji (Inter), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 53’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 71’ Federico Dimarco (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Gennaro Borrelli (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Cagliari 3-5-2 Starting XI
Caprile
Pedro 58’
Mina
Luperto
Palestra
Adopo
Deiola 58’
Folorunsho 77’
Obert 77’
Belotti 44’
Esposito
Inter 3-5-2 Starting XI
Martínez
Bastoni
Vrij
Akanji
Augusto 46’
Mkhitaryan
Çalhanoğlu
Barella 64’
Henrique 72’
Martínez 89’
Thuram 64’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Elia Caprile GK900 0.000.000
Yerry Mina DEF900 0.000.000
Sebastiano Luperto DEF900 0.000.000
Zé Pedro DEF610 0.000.000
Marco Palestra MID900 0.000.000
Adam Obert MID800 0.000.000
Ndary Adopo MID901 0.080.000
Michael Folorunsho MID801 0.270.000
Alessandro Deiola MID610 0.000.000
Sebastiano Esposito FWD902 0.060.312
Andrea Belotti FWD430 0.000.000
Matteo Prati Sub470 0.000.000
Gianluca Gaetano Sub291 0.020.000
Mattia Felici Sub290 0.000.143
Gennaro Borrelli Sub101 0.040.000
Riyad Idrissi Sub100 0.000.021

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 15% Avg odds 6.44
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.19
Inter win 63% Avg odds 1.50

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cagliari LDLWW
Inter WWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Inter 3-1 Cagliari, 12 Apr 25 Next meeting: Inter 3-0 Cagliari, 17 Apr 26  All Cagliari vs Inter meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.