Serie A: Inter crushes Cagliari 4-0 with a great performance
MILANO. Inter demolishes Cagliari 4-0 with goals of
MILANO. Inter demolishes Cagliari 4-0 with goals of L. Martinez (29′), A. Sanchez (51′), H. Calhanoglu (66′) and L. Martinez (68′). Inter was vastly superior ball possession (76%) was among the key factors of its victory.
L. Martinez missed a penalty (43′) for Inter.
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Matteo Marchetti with the assistance of Marco Scatragli and Marco Della Croce. The 4th official was Daniele Minelli. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 2.8 degrees Celsius or 37.09 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.
Match Statistics
Inter was in firm control of the ball 76% while Cagliari was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Inter was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 14 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Inter won the encounter.
Inter shot 26 times, 14 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Cagliari shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Inter received 1 yellow card (L. Martinez). On the other side, Cagliari received 2 yellow cards (A. Cragno and A. Deiola).
After this match, Inter will have 37 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Cagliari will stay with 10 points like Genoa to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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29'29'
L. Martinez
H. Calhanoglu
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33'33'
L. Martinez
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43'43'
A. Cragno
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43'43'
L. Martinez
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51'51'
A. Sanchez
N. Barella
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59'59'
C. Lykogiannis
A. Grassi
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66'66'
H. Calhanoglu
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68'68'
L. Martinez
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70'70'
G. Zappa
M. Caceres
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71'71'
L. Pavoletti
K. Balde
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72'72'
F. Dimarco
D. Dumfries
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72'72'
A. Vidal
M. Brozovic
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72'72'
M. Satriano
L. Martinez
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76'76'
S. Sensi
H. Calhanoglu
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76'76'
A. Deiola
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82'82'
A. Obert
A. Carboni
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83'83'
C. Oliva
A. Deiola
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83'83'
M. Zanotti
I. Perisic
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Inter will play away with Salernitana on the 17th of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Cagliari will host Udinese on the 18th of December with a 14-10 head to head record in favor of Udinese (6 draws).
Inter: Formation and Lineups
Inter adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Simone Inzaghi chose to play with the following team: Samir Handanovič , Milan Škriniar , Stefan de Vrij , Alessandro Bastoni , Denzel Dumfries , Nicolò Barella , Marcelo Brozović , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Ivan Perišić , Lautaro Martínez and Alexis Sánchez .
Substitutes
Inter made 5 changes: D. Dumfries for F. Dimarco (72′), M. Brozovic for A. Vidal (72′), L. Martinez for M. Satriano (72′), H. Calhanoglu for S. Sensi (76′) and I. Perisic for M. Zanotti (83′).
Top player: Nicolò Barella
The player who no doubt impressed Inter the most was Nicolò Barella even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 113 passes (94% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Cagliari: Formation and Lineups
Also Cagliari adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Walter Mazzarri played with: Alessio Cragno , Martín Cáceres , Diego Godín , Andrea Carboni , Raoul Bellanova , Alessandro Deiola , Alberto Grassi , Răzvan Marin , Dalbert , Keita Baldé and João Pedro .
Substitutes
Cagliari made 5 changes: A. Grassi for C. Lykogiannis (59′), K. Balde for L. Pavoletti (70′), M. Caceres for G. Zappa (70′), A. Carboni for A. Obert (82′) and A. Deiola for C. Oliva (83′).
Best player: Alessio Cragno
The player that probably impressed the most for Cagliari was the goalkeeper: Alessio Cragno. His rating is 8.23. He performed 11 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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