Inter vs Cagliari

17 April 2026 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Matteo Marchetti

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Marcus Thuram 52’
  • Nicolò Barella 56’
  • Piotr Zielinski 90+2’

Match summary

Inter won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Cagliari. It was goalless at half-time.

Marcus Thuram put Inter ahead in the 52nd minute, set up by Federico Dimarco, Nicolò Barella made it 2-0 in the 56th minute, and Piotr Zielinski made it 3-0 in stoppage time, set up by Denzel Dumfries.

The chances backed that up: Inter created 2.39 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Cagliari's 0.48 from 10.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
18 Shots 10
5 Shots on target 1
4 Corners 9
110 Attacks 76
67 Dangerous attacks 36
524 Passes 421
90% Pass accuracy 84%
11 Tackles 19
17 Fouls 6
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Inter Cagliari
Kick-off
3’
Sebastiano EspositoShot on target
23’
Sebastiano EspositoFoul
25’
Gennaro BorrelliFoul
Francesco Pio EspositoShot on target
40’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Marcus ThuramRight foot shot1-0 (Inter)
52’
Nicolò BarellaRight foot shot2-0 (Inter)
56’
57’
Alessandro DeiolaGianluca Gaetano
57’
Paul Mendy Gennaro Borrelli
Ange-Yoan BonnyMarcus Thuram
76’
76’
Michael FolorunshoIbrahim Sulemana
Luis HenriqueFederico Dimarco
76’
76’
Gabriele ZappaAdam Obert
Piotr ZielińskiHenrikh Mkhitaryan
76’
Davide FrattesiHakan Çalhanoğlu 
85’
87’
Andrea BelottiZé Pedro
Andy DioufNicolò Barella
89’
Piotr ZielińskiRight foot shot3-0 (Inter)
90+2’
Full-time3-0

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 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.39 0.48 52’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), 1-0 52’ 56’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), 2-0 56’ 90+2’ Piotr Zielinski (Inter), 3-0 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.39 0.48 52’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), 1-0 Thuram 52’ 56’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), 2-0 Barella 56’ 90+2’ Piotr Zielinski (Inter), 3-0 Zielinski 90+2’
Inter 2.39 xGCagliari 0.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cagliari attacking Inter attacking 
52’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.84 xG, goal 16’ Federico Dimarco (Inter), open play, 0.68 xG, blocked 43’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 71’ Ndary Adopo (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 2’ Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 86’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ Paul Mendy (Cagliari), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 56’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 56’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 19’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 74’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Marco Palestra (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Federico Dimarco (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 73’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Piotr Zielinski (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 3’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+4’ Ndary Adopo (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Carlos Augusto (Inter), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.84 xG, goal 16’ Federico Dimarco (Inter), open play, 0.68 xG, blocked 71’ Ndary Adopo (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 43’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 2’ Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 86’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ Paul Mendy (Cagliari), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 56’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 56’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 50’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 74’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 12’ Marco Palestra (Cagliari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Federico Dimarco (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 73’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Piotr Zielinski (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 3’ Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+4’ Ndary Adopo (Cagliari), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Carlos Augusto (Inter), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 9’ Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Inter 3-5-2 Starting XI
Martínez
Akanji
Vrij
Augusto
Dumfries
Barella 89’
Çalhanoğlu 85’
Mkhitaryan 76’
Dimarco 76’
Esposito
Thuram 76’
Cagliari 3-5-2 Starting XI
Caprile
Rodríguez
Mina
Pedro 87’
Obert 76’
Sulemana 76’
Gaetano 57’
Adopo
Palestra
Borrelli 57’
Esposito

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Josep Martínez GK900 0.000.000
Carlos Augusto DEF901 0.020.000
Stefan de Vrij DEF900 0.000.000
Manuel Akanji DEF900 0.000.061
Denzel Dumfries MID9013 0.210.031
Federico Dimarco MID7812 0.710.963
Nicolò Barella MID9012 0.120.021
Hakan Calhanoglu MID872 0.060.041
Henrikh Mkhitaryan MID780 0.000.132
Francesco Pio Esposito FWD905 0.310.193
Marcus Thuram FWD7812 0.930.000
Luis Henrique Sub120 0.000.000
Ange-Yoan Bonny Sub120 0.000.101
Piotr Zielinski Sub1211 0.030.000
Davide Frattesi Sub30 0.000.000
Andy Diouf Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Inter win 77% Avg odds 1.23
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.19
Cagliari win 8% Avg odds 12.08

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

Form going into the game

Inter LDDWW
Cagliari LLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cagliari 0-2 Inter, 27 Sep 25 Next meeting: Cagliari 0-1 Inter, 30 Aug 26  All Inter vs Cagliari meetings

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