MILANO. Inter destroys Cagliari 4-0 with goals of L. Martinez (29′), A. Sanchez (50′), H. Calhanoglu (66′) and L. Martinez (68′). Inter was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (75%) was among the factors of its victory.​

L. Martinez squandered a penalty (44′) 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 collaboration of Marco Scatragli and Marco Della Croce. The 4th official was Daniele Minelli. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 2.8 degrees Celsius or 37.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Inter had a strong ball possession 75% while Cagliari was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Inter was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 14 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Inter won the match​.

Inter shot 26 times, 14 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cagliari shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Inter received 1 yellow card (L. Martinez). Regarding the opposition, Cagliari received 2 yellow cards (A. Cragno and A. Deiola).

Standings

After this match, Inter will have 40 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Cagliari will stay with 10 points like Genoa to remain in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Inter will play away with Salernitana on the 17th of December with a 0-0 head to head.

Cagliari will host Udinese on the 18th of December with a 14-10 head to head statistic in favor of Udinese (6 draws).

Inter – Formation

Inter adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Simone Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: Samir Handanovič (7.2), Milan Škriniar (8.0), Stefan de Vrij (7.5), Alessandro Bastoni (7.8), Denzel Dumfries (7.4), Nicolò Barella (9.4), Marcelo Brozović (7.7), Hakan Çalhanoğlu (8.7), Ivan Perišić (6.6), Lautaro Martínez (8.4) and Alexis Sánchez (8.3).

The home team had on the bench: Andrei Radu, Mattia Zanotti (6.6), Andrea Ranocchia, Federico Dimarco (7.1), Roberto Gagliardini, Arturo Vidal (6.8), Edin Džeko, Danilo D’Ambrosio, Matías Vecino, Martín Satriano (6.9), Aleksandar Kolarov and Stefano Sensi (6.7).

Substitutions

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 (82′).

Best player: Nicolò Barella​

The most impressive player for Inter was Nicolò Barella even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.4) with 113 passes (94% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Cagliari – Formation

Also Cagliari adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Walter Mazzarri played with: Alessio Cragno (8.4), Martín Cáceres (6.0), Diego Godín (6.5), Andrea Carboni (6.3), Raoul Bellanova (6.8), Alessandro Deiola (6.2), Alberto Grassi (6.6), Răzvan Marin (6.4), Dalbert (6.1), Keita Baldé (6.3) and João Pedro (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Christian Oliva (6.2), Damir Ceter, Gabriele Zappa (6.6), Boris Radunović, Simone Aresti, Leonardo Pavoletti (6.6), Charalampos Lykogiannis (6.0), Adam Obert (6.4), Gastón Pereiro and Giorgio Altare.

Substitutions

Cagliari made 5 changes: A. Grassi for C. Lykogiannis (59′), M. Caceres for G. Zappa (70′), K. Balde for L. Pavoletti (71′), A. Carboni for A. Obert (82′) and A. Deiola for C. Oliva (82′).

Best player: Alessio Cragno​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cagliari was the goalkeeper: Alessio Cragno. His rating is 8.43. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 11 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​

• Hellas Verona – Atalanta – 1-2
• Inter – Cagliari – 4-0
• Napoli – Empoli – 0-1
• Sassuolo – Lazio – 2-1
• Torino – Bologna – 2-1