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75% Ball Possession INTER and 25% Ball Possession CAGLIARI
Inter 4 – 0 Cagliari
29′ Lautaro Martínez
50′ Alexis Sánchez
66′ Hakan Çalhanoğlu
68′ Lautaro Martínez

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 19th position with 10 points and a negative goal difference of -13
Inter, 2nd position with 37 points and a positive goal difference of +24

Inter with a leapfrog taking the 1st position after winning the Serie A Week 17 game against Cagliari on Sunday 12 December 2021 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy.   Inter reaching 40 points being now +1 point above AC Milan in the 2nd position with 39 points.  Cagliari come from four consecutive draws in Serie A: the Sardinians have not recorded five draws in a row in the competition since October 2006, under the guidance of Marco Giampaolo (six in that case).

Inter opening the score in the 29th minute. Forward Lautaro Martínez defeating Cagliari goalkeeper Alessio Cragno with a headed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner conceded by Diego Godín.

👉Inter 1 – 0 Cagliari, 29th minute, ⚽️ goal by Lautaro Martínez for @Inter_en with a headed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner conceded by Diego Godín. https://t.co/TkitYmiqzt

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 12, 2021

Inter increasing the score in the 50th minute. Alexis Sánchez with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Nicolò Barella.

👉Inter 2 – 0 Cagliari, 50th minute, ⚽️ goal by Alexis Sánchez for @Inter_en with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Nicolò Barella. https://t.co/gsh8URURlJ

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 12, 2021

Cagliari conceding another goal. In the 66th minute, forward Hakan Çalhanoğlu scoring with a right footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Alexis Sánchez.

👉Inter 3 – 0 Cagliari, 66th minute, ⚽️ goal by Hakan Çalhanoğlu for @Inter_en with a right footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Alexis Sánchez. https://t.co/VxmaP7ZG1Q

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 12, 2021

Inter with a poker giving a tough lesson to Cagliari. In the 68th minute, Lautaro Martínez with a brace delivering a right footed shot to the center. The assist is by Nicolò Barella.

👉Inter 4 – 0 Cagliari, 68th minute, ⚽️ goal by Lautaro Martínez for @Inter_en with a right footed shot to the center. The assist is by Nicolò Barella. https://t.co/5R8vW1X9g4

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 12, 2021

Stats before the game.  Cagliari have drawn 28 games against Inter in Serie A (14V, 40P), the Sardinians have the most draws only against Sampdoria (31) in the top flight.
Inter have won seven of their last nine Serie A matches against Cagliari (1N, 1P), averaging 2.4 goals in the period (22 goals overall).Among the opponents against which Inter have always scored at home in the era of three points to win, the Sardinian is the team that the Nerazzurri have faced several times in the period (21): the last external clean sheet of Cagliari against the Nerazzurri dates back to March 1992.  In 2021, Inter are the team that have won the most home games in the top 5 European leagues: 17 out of 19 (2N). In his history in Serie A only in 1989 did he record more domestic successes (18) in a single calendar year.Challenge between the team that has earned the most points on average in home games in this league (Inter, 2.4) and the one that has collected the least away (Cagliari, 0.4 on average).  Inter scored 94 goals in Serie A in 2021, only in 1950 did the Nerazzurri score more goals (99) in a single calendar year in the tournament.

👉Lineup Inter (3-5-2): Handanovic; Skriniar, de Vrij, A. Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Calhanoglu, Perisic; Lautaro, Sanchez.

👉Lineup Cagliari (3-5-2): Cragno; Caceres, Godin, Carboni; Bellanova, Marin, Grassi, Deiola, Dalbert; Joao Pedro, Keita Balde.

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📺 Click the video to watch Inter 4 – 0 Cagliari highlights including all goals on Sunday 12 December 2021

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👉First half is over. Inter 1 – 0 Cagliari

⚽️Goals: 29′ Lautaro Martínez (I)

Penalty: ⛔️ 44′ Lautaro Martínez

✍️Ball Possession: 77% @Inter_en and 23% @CagliariCalcio

✅https://t.co/KqLSmcuLQs@InterClubDC @InterClubLA @TheCalcioGuys @SerieASitdown @intermilan https://t.co/z2LezLIjzT

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 12, 2021

👉Result Inter 4 – 0 Cagliari

⚽️Goals: 29′ 68′ Lautaro Martínez, 50′ Alexis Sánchez, 66′ Hakan Çalhanoğlu

Penalty: ⛔️ 44′ Lautaro Martínez

✍️Ball Possession: 75% @Inter_en and 25% @CagliariCalcio

✅https://t.co/KqLSmcuLQs@InterClubDC @InterClubLA @inter_calcio https://t.co/unovQkrUD3

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 12, 2021

2021 – 2022 Italian Serie A Week 17

Inter 4 – 0 Cagliari
Sunday 12 December 2021
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy

20:45

Referee: MARCHETTI
Assistants: SCATRAGLI – DELLA CROCE
Fourth Official: MINELLI
VAR: PAIRETTO
AVAR: RANGHETTI

Goals: 29′, 68′ Lautaro Martínez, 50′ Alexis Sánchez, 66′ Hakan Çalhanoğlu,

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

👉Lineup Inter (3-5-2): Handanovic; Skriniar, de Vrij, A. Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Calhanoglu, Perisic; Lautaro, Sanchez.

Subs: Cordaz, I. Radu, Gagliardini, Dzeko, Vecino, Satriano, Sensi, Vidal, Dimarco, Cortinovis, Zanotti, Carboni.

Coach: Simone Inzaghi

👉Lineup Cagliari (3-5-2): Cragno; Caceres, Godin, Carboni; Bellanova, Marin, Grassi, Deiola, Dalbert; Joao Pedro, Keita Balde.

Subs.: Radunovic, Aresti, Zappa, Ceppitelli, Altare, Obert, Nandez, Oliva, Pereiro, Pavoletti, Lykogiannis.

Coach: Walter Mazzarri