90′ – There will be 2 minutes of added time.
87′ – Now Inter manage without pressing too much.
84′ – Sommer saves again, on an attempt by Felici!
79′ – Asllani, Taremi and Frattesi join Inter, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan and Thuram leave.
78′ – GOOOOOLL!!! CALHANOGLU MAKES NO WRONG AND GOES 0-3!!
78′ – PENALTY FOR INTER! Header from De Vrij, touch from Wieteska!
72′ – Inzaghi also changes: Zielinski and Carlos Augusto in, Barella and Dimarco out.
71′ – Cagliari takes action: Viola comes in for Makoumbou.
71′ – HERE’S LAUTARO MARTINEZ!! INTER GOES 0-2!! Cross from Barella, the Argentine doesn’t make a mistake this time!
69′ – Mkhitaryan opportunity, Scuffet sends the corner to his feet. However, there was offside.
64′ – Sommer saves everything on Piccoli: exit with the right timing from the Swiss.
61′ – Lautaro tries again: high header from a corner!
59′ – Double substitution in Cagliari: Pavoletti and Marin come on for Obert and Gaetano.
56′ – LAUTARO! Ball goes out by a whisker, shot from the edge of the area by the Argentine who tries to break free!
54′ – GOOOL!! STICKS UNLOCK THE GAME!! Cross from Barella, Bastoni heads a ball that deceives Scuffet and ends up at the far post!
49′ – Inter opportunity! Barella’s shot from outside, scrum and then Bisseck sends it wide.
46′ – Off to recovery in Cagliari!
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45+3′ – The first half ends here: 0-0, 3 score-saving interventions by Scuffet and an error by Lautaro Martinez from close range.
45+3′ – DUMFRIES OPPORTUNITY! The Dutchman controls with his chest in front of the goalkeeper, but is then put back and commits a foul in attack.
45′ – There will be 3 minutes of added time.
45′ – There were some protests from Inter due to a contact between Mina and Lautaro, but it still happened outside the penalty area.
42′ – STRETCHER ON THE FLY! Scuffet somehow saves himself from the midfielder’s shot from outside the area.
39′ – Sardinians still ahead, Sommer finally suffers a foul, he had been fouled on the way out.
38′ – Cagliari still dangerous, Bisseck providential here at the end.
34′ – CAGLIARI VERY CLOSE TO THE GOAL! Piccoli fails to deflect from two steps, then Dumfries takes refuge in a corner.
30′ – Inzaghi encourages his attacker. Inter had at least 3 clear scoring opportunities in this first half hour to take the lead against a never-subdued Cagliari.
28′ – LAUTARO EATS THE 0-1! Cross from Calhanoglu, Toro dives from two steps and sends it high!
24′ – Cagliari held up Inter’s attack well, not disdaining to respond blow for blow at the start.
20′ – Unipol Domus appreciates Cagliari’s proactive attitude: here Zortea crosses too much towards Sommer.
18′ – Dimarco high! It was a good chance for someone with his feet, the ball went over the bar on his shot from 20 metres.
17′ – LATER! Ball out of nothing after a deflection.
16′ – Scuffet saves on Dumfries! Then Doveri blew the whistle for offside, but in the event of a goal it would have been removed because it wasn’t there.
15′ – Mkhitaryan high! The Armenian tries a lob as Scuffet was outside the posts, but sends it over the crossbar.
13′ – Dimarco’s first action, but his cross is out of bounds.
11′ – LAUTARO’S VEIL! Thuram was surprised by the genius of Toro who could actually send him through on goal.
8′ – Cagliari enterprising in this start. Two runs to the right by Zortea already, with a corner earned and then managed well by the Inter defence.
5′ – Cagliari looks forward, but Piccoli is closed well by De Vrij.
3′ – THURAM! First chance for Inter, volley from the Frenchman, Scuffet saves himself with a dive!
1′ – Off you go! The match begins in Cagliari!
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17.50 – Everything is ready at the Unipol Domus: Cagliari and Inter will battle in a few minutes ahead of 6pm in Serie A.
5.00pm Here are the official lineups
Cagliari (4-2-3-1): Scuffet; Zappa, Mina, Luperto, Obert; After, Makoumbou; Zortea, Gaetano, Augello; Small. Coach: Davide Nicola
Inter (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Lautaro, Thuram. Coach: Simone Inzaghi. Available: J.Martinez, Di Gennaro, Palacios, Zielinski, Carlos Augusto, Frattesi, Asllani, Buchanan, Arnautovic, Taremi, Correa
Saturday 28 December at 6pmInter by Simone Inzaghi will be engaged in the last match in 2024 before diving into the Italian Super Cup and thinking about Atalanta. After having collected 6 victories in the last 8 matches, the Nerazzurri want to confirm themselves in order to remain hooked to the Scudetto train and not to give breathing space to their direct competitors.
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