Cagliari vs Inter

28 August 2023 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Michael Fabbri

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Denzel Dumfries 21’
  • Lautaro Martínez 30’

Match summary

Inter took a 2-0 win at Cagliari. Inter led 2-0 at half-time.

Denzel Dumfries put Inter ahead in the 21st minute, set up by Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martínez made it 0-2 in the 30th minute, set up by Federico Dimarco.

The chances backed that up: Inter created 1.25 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Cagliari's 0.49 from 12.

Match stats

Cagliari Inter
12 Shots 17
2 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.48 xG 1.25
0.48 Non-penalty xG 1.25
1 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Cagliari Inter
Kick-off
21’
Denzel Dumfries
Assist: Marcus Thuram0-1 (Inter)
30’
Lautaro Martínez
Assist: Federico Dimarco0-2 (Inter)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Cagliari
  • Zito
Inter
  • Henrikh Mkhitaryan

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.49 1.25 21’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), 0-1 21’ 30’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), 0-2 30’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.49 1.25 21’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), 0-1 Dumfries 21’ 30’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), 0-2 Martínez 30’
Cagliari 0.49 xGInter 1.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Inter attacking Cagliari attacking 
30’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 20’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 21’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 90’ Paulo Azzi (Cagliari), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 40’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+4’ Davide Frattesi (Inter), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Alessandro Di Pardo (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 14’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Juan Cuadrado (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 55’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 23’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Juan Cuadrado (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Stefan de Vrij (Inter), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Sulemana (Cagliari), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Tommaso Augello (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 19’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 30’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 20’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 21’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 90’ Paulo Azzi (Cagliari), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 40’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+4’ Davide Frattesi (Inter), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 14’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 51’ Alessandro Di Pardo (Cagliari), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Juan Cuadrado (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 55’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 23’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Juan Cuadrado (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Sulemana (Cagliari), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Stefan de Vrij (Inter), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Tommaso Augello (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 19’ Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Boris Radunovic GK900 0.000.000
Gabriele Zappa DEF880 0.000.021
Alberto Dossena DEF900 0.000.000
Adam Obert DEF900 0.000.051
Tommaso Augello DEF901 0.010.061
Antoine Makoumbou MID900 0.000.052
Sulemana MID881 0.020.000
Gaetano Oristanio MID490 0.000.041
Nahitan Nández MID902 0.070.061
Jakub Jankto MID630 0.000.000
Leonardo Pavoletti FWD342 0.080.000
Zito Sub564 0.150.071
Alessandro Di Pardo Sub411 0.070.000
Paulo Azzi Sub271 0.090.021
Alessandro Deiola Sub20 0.000.000
Eldor Shomurodov Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cagliari win 13% Avg odds 7.55
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.76
Inter win 67% Avg odds 1.42

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

Form going into the game

Cagliari LDLDD
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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cagliari 1-3 Inter, 15 May 22 Next meeting: Inter 2-2 Cagliari, 14 Apr 24  All Cagliari vs Inter meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.