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39% Ball Possession CAGLIARI and 61% Ball Possession INTER
Cagliari 1 – 2 Inter 
78′ Juan Pablo Carrizo (o.g) 47′ Mateo Kovacic
. 68′ Mauro Icardi
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 18th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -13
Inter, 11th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +7
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Inter | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 37:30 | 7 | 32 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 30:43 | -13 | 20 |
Inter causing an upset at the Sant’Elia Stadium defeating Cagliari. A Cagliari needed a victory to leave the relegation zone, yet, it failed. Inter gaining momentum and hope to reach towards the European zone is the clear objective.
Inter opening the score in the 47th minute. It is midfielder Mateo Kovacic to defeat Cagliari goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic with a left footed shot in the top left corner. It’s the 5th goal by Kovacic this season.
Chaos for Cagliari as Inter increase the score. In the 68th minute forward Mauro Icardi scoring his 14th goal this season. Icardi defeating goalkeeper Brkic with a left footed shot in the top left corner.
Ironically, the honor goal is an own goal… Yep,, Inter goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo scoring an own goal in the 74th minute.
There are 35 precedents for Cagliari – Inter. Stats showing Cagliari with 6 wins, 18 draws, and Inter with 11 wins.
Here is CAGLIARI official starting lineup by coach Gianfranco Zola:
CAGLIARI (4-3-2-1): Brkić; Dessena, Rossettini, Capuano, Avelar; Donsah, Crisetig, Conti; Cossu, M’Poku; Cop.
Here is INTER official starting lineup by coach Roberto Mancini:
INTER (4-3-1-2): Carrizo; Campagnaro, Vidić, Juan Jesus, Santon; Guarín, Medel, Brozović; Kovačić; Icardi, Podolski.
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for CAGLIARI: Danilo Avelar, Albin Ekdal, and Marco Sau with 4 goals each
Top scorer for INTER: Forward Mauro Icardi with 14 goals
| Cagliari | Goals | Goals | Inter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avelar, Danilo | 4 | 14 | Icardi, Mauro |
| Ekdal, Albin | 4 | 5 | Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel |
| Sau, Marco | 4 | 5 | Guarin, Fredy |
| Joao Pedro Galvao | 3 | 5 | Kovacic, Mateo |
| Farias, Diego | 3 | 3 | Palacio, Rodrigo Sebastian |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI: 1 draw, 2 lost
| 15/02/15 | SA | Turin – Cagliari | 1:1 | Round 23 | |||
| 08/02/15 | SA | Cagliari – Roma | 1:2 | Round 22 | |||
| 01/02/15 | SA | Atalanta – Cagliari | 2:1 | Round 21 |
Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 19/02/15 | UELK | Celtic – Inter | 3:3 | Round 1 | |||
| 15/02/15 | SA | Atalanta – Inter | 1:4 | Round 23 | |||
| 08/02/15 | SA | Inter – Palermo | 3:0 | Round 22 |
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 24
Cagliari – Inter
Monday 23 February 2015
Sant’Elia Stadium
Cagliari, Italy
21:00
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: GIALLATINI – PEGORIN
Fourth Official: DOBOSZ
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: GHERSINI
Goals: 47′ Mateo Kovacic (I), 68′ Mauro Icardi (I), 74′ Juan Pablo Carrizo (own goal)
Official formations – lineups:
CAGLIARI (4-3-2-1): Brkić; Dessena, Rossettini, Capuano, Avelar; Donsah, Crisetig, Conti; Cossu, M’Poku; Cop.
Subs.: Colombi, Cragno, González, Murru, Longo, João Pedro, Pisano, Farias, Barella, Hušbauer, Ceppitelli, Diakité.
Coach: Gianfranco Zola.
Inter (4-3-1-2): Carrizo; Campagnaro, Vidić, Juan Jesus, Santon; Guarín, Medel, Brozović; Kovačić; Icardi, Podolski.
Subs.: Berni, Andreolli, Palacio, Kuzmanović, Obi, Dodô, Ranocchia, Pușcaș, D’Ambrosio, Hernanes, Shaqiri, Dimarco.
Coach.: Roberto Mancini.
Match Stats
| Cagliari | Match Stats | Inter |
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 13(5) | Shots (on goal) | 19(9) |
| 18 | Fouls | 21 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 39% | Ball Possession | 61% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Saves | 5 |