MILANO. Inter recovers against Cagliari with a goal on the E. Shomurodov 64′ and a goal on the N. Viola 82′. Inter was surely better in terms of ball possession (63%)
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 Francesco Fourneau assisted by Domenico Palermo and Dario Garzelli. The 4th official was Giacomo Camplone. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.06 degrees Celsius or 77.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Inter had a strong ball possession 63% while Cagliari was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Inter was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Inter to win the match.
Inter shot 15 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Cagliari shot 10 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Inter didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Cagliari received 2 yellow cards (Matteo Prati and Yerry Mina).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Inter has 83 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Cagliari will has 31 points to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Inter will play away with Milan on the 21st of April with a 25-10 head to head in favor of Inter (9 draws).
Cagliari will host Juventus on the 21st of April with a 24-3 head to head record in favor of Juventus (5 draws).
Inter – Formation
Inter
86'
74'
Inter adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Simone Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: Yann Sommer , Yann Bisseck , Francesco Acerbi , Alessandro Bastoni , Matteo Darmian , Nicolò Barella , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Federico Dimarco , Alexis Sánchez and Marcus Thuram .
The home team had on the bench: Denzel Dumfries , Stefano Sensi, Stefan de Vrij , Juan Cuadrado , Marko Arnautovic , Raffaele Di Gennaro, Davy Klaassen, Davide Frattesi , Tajon Buchanan , Kristjan Asllani, Carlos Augusto and Emil Audero.
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Davide Frattesi (64′), Federico Dimarco for Carlos Augusto (76′), Alessandro Bastoni for Tajon Buchanan (86′), Alexis Sánchez for Marko Arnautovic (76′) and Matteo Darmian for Denzel Dumfries (75′).
Player of the match: Hakan Çalhanoğlu
The most impressive player for Inter was Hakan Çalhanoğlu .
His rating is with 1 goal, 88 passes (99% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.
Cagliari – Formation
Cagliari
73'
Also Cagliari adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Claudio Ranieri played with: Gaetano Oristanio, Simone Scuffet , Alessandro Di Pardo , Pantelis Hatzidiakos , Yerry Mina , Adam Obert , Tommaso Augello , Zito Luvumbo , Ibrahim Sulemana , Antoine Makoumbou and Jakub Jankto , Eldor Shomurodov .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Boris Radunović, Matteo Prati , Simone Aresti, Mateusz Wieteska , K. Mutandwa, Paulo Azzi, Gianluca Gaetano , Gabriele Zappa , Alberto Dossena, Nicolas Viola and Gianluca Lapadula .
Cagliari could not rely on the presence of Mateusz Wieteska (injured).
Substitutions
Cagliari made 5 changes: Jakub Jankto for Matteo Prati (29′), Zito Luvumbo for Nicolas Viola (78′), Alessandro Di Pardo for Gabriele Zappa (78′), Pantelis Hatzidiakos for Mateusz Wieteska (88′) and Eldor Shomurodov for Gianluca Lapadula (78′).
Player of the match: Gianluca Lapadula
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cagliari was Gianluca Lapadula.
His rating is with 6 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was sensational also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 78′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
