FC Internazionale Milano vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2025-26

FC Internazionale Milano

3 – 0

Full Time

Cagliari Calcio

Fri 17 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC Giuseppe Meazza 74,209 HT 45' · FT 45'

Marcus Thuram-Ulien 52' 1–0

Nicolo Barella 56' 2–0

Piotr Zielinski 90+2' 3–0

Y 23' Sebastiano Esposito

Y 25' Gennaro Borrelli

Overview

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FC Internazionale Milano vs Cagliari Calcio — Serie A at Giuseppe Meazza.

FC Internazionale Milano 5 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Cagliari Calcio 5 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matteo Marchetti (Italy)
Assistant 1 Luigi Rossi
Assistant 2 Alex Cavallina (Italy)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AS Roma	5	13
2	FC Internazionale Milano	5	13
3	SS Lazio	5	13
4	Cagliari Calcio	5	12
5	Como 1907	4	10
6	AC Milan	4	8
7	US Sassuolo Calcio	5	7
8	Juventus FC	4	7
9	Frosinone Calcio	4	7
10	SSC Napoli	4	6
11	Atalanta BC	4	6
12	US Lecce	4	6
13	Udinese Calcio	5	4
14	Torino FC	5	4
15	AC Monza	5	4
16	ACF Fiorentina	4	3
17	Bologna FC 1909	5	2
18	Parma Calcio 1913	4	1
19	Genoa CFC	4	1
20	Venezia FC	5	0

Head-to-Head

FC Internazionale Milano 15 games · Avg 2.8 goals Cagliari Calcio

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-17 FC Internazionale Milano 3–0 Cagliari Calcio 2025-09-27 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 FC Internazionale Milano 2025-04-12 FC Internazionale Milano 3–1 Cagliari Calcio 2024-12-28 Cagliari Calcio 0–3 FC Internazionale Milano 2024-04-14 FC Internazionale Milano 2–2 Cagliari Calcio

Recent Form

FC Internazionale Milano

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Cagliari Calcio	H	3–0	W
12 Apr	Como 1907	A	4–3	W
05 Apr	AS Roma	H	5–2	W
22 Mar	ACF Fiorentina	A	1–1	D
14 Mar	Atalanta BC	H	1–1	D
08 Mar	AC Milan	A	0–1	L

Cagliari Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	FC Internazionale Milano	A	0–3	L
11 Apr	US Cremonese	H	1–0	W
04 Apr	US Sassuolo Calcio	A	1–2	L
20 Mar	SSC Napoli	H	0–1	L
15 Mar	AC Pisa 1909	A	1–3	L
07 Mar	Como 1907	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

FC Internazionale Milano		Cagliari Calcio
#2	Position	#4
13	Points	12
5	Played	5
4 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	4 / 0 / 1
15	Scored	5
8	Conceded	2
+7	GD	+3
2.60	PPG	2.40
80%	Win %	80%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
FC Internazionale Milano this season

50% Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season

FC Internazionale Milano are 2nd (13 pts). Cagliari Calcio are 4th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Internazionale Milano

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

5/2

61-75

2/–

76+

4/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cagliari Calcio

0-15

–/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Internazionale Milano

Marcus Thuram-Ulien	2 G	1 A
Francesco Esposito	2 G	1 A
Hakan Calhanoglu	2 G
Lautaro Martinez	2 G
Piotr Zielinski	1 G	1 A

Cagliari Calcio

Daniel Maldini	2 G
Alessandro Romano	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Internazionale Milano is hosting Cagliari Calcio for another epic battle.
5' Cagliari Calcio have won 285 goals from 419 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Cagliari Calcio are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
23' That looks like a foul for a card for Sebastiano Esposito.
25' It’s a booking for Cagliari Calcio player. Gennaro Borrelli gets a card.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Michel Adopo made 429 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Internazionale Milano must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' It’s high time Cristian Chivu made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
50' FC Internazionale Milano started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
52' Marcus Thuram-Ulien is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
56' Nicolo Barella adds to his 1 season tally! FC Internazionale Milano lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
57' The supporters are chanting for Paul Mendy. He replaces Gennaro Borrelli on 57 minute.
62' Spain international Josep Martinez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
67' FC Internazionale Milano are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cagliari Calcio backline.
72' The travelling Cagliari Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
76' A tactical swap from Cagliari Calcio — Gabriele Zappa on, Adam Obert off on 76 minutes.
81' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
85' It is a substitution in FC Internazionale Milano team. Hakan Calhanoglu is replaced by Davide Frattesi on 85 minute.
87' A tactical swap from Cagliari Calcio — Andrea Belotti on, Ze Pedro Figueiredo off on 87 minutes.
89' A tactical swap from FC Internazionale Milano — Andy Diouf on, Nicolo Barella off on 89 minutes.
Cagliari Calcio will have plenty to reflect on. FC Internazionale Milano were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Internazionale Milano Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

2
Denzel Dumfries
22
Henrikh Mkhitaryan ↓ Piotr Zielinski 76'
25
Manuel Akanji
23
Nicolo Barella ↓ Andy Diouf 89'
20
Hakan Calhanoglu ↓ Davide Frattesi 85'
6
Stefan de Vrij
32
Federico Dimarco ↓ Luis Henrique 76'
9
Marcus Thuram-Ulien ↓ Ange-Yoan Bonny 76'
13
Josep Martinez
30
Carlos Augusto Lobaton
94
Francesco Esposito

Bench

Coach Cristian Chivu

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

26
Yerry Mina
1
Elia Caprile
10
Gianluca Gaetano ↓ Alessandro Deiola 57'
94
Sebastiano Esposito
33
Adam Obert ↓ Gabriele Zappa 76'
32
Ze Pedro Figueiredo ↓ Andrea Belotti 87'
8
Michel Adopo
25
Ibrahim Sulemana ↓ Michael Folorunsho 76'
29
Gennaro Borrelli ↓ Paul Mendy 57'
2
Marco Palestra
15
Juan Martin Rodriguez

Bench

Coach Fabio Pisacane

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lautaro Martinez	12
Hakan Calhanoglu	4
Marcus Thuram-Ulien	2
Nicolo Barella	2
Matteo Darmian	2
Alexis Sanchez	2
Babis Lykogiannis	2
Romelu Lukaku	2

Head to Head

FC Internazionale Milano Form

2026-04-17 FC Internazionale Milano 3–0 Cagliari Calcio W 2026-04-12 Como 1907 3–4 FC Internazionale Milano W 2026-04-05 FC Internazionale Milano 5–2 AS Roma W 2026-03-22 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 FC Internazionale Milano D 2026-03-14 FC Internazionale Milano 1–1 Atalanta BC D 2026-03-08 AC Milan 1–0 FC Internazionale Milano L

Cagliari Calcio Form

2026-04-17 FC Internazionale Milano 3–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2026-04-11 Cagliari Calcio 1–0 US Cremonese W 2026-04-04 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 Cagliari Calcio L 2026-03-20 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 SSC Napoli L 2026-03-15 AC Pisa 1909 3–1 Cagliari Calcio L 2026-03-07 Cagliari Calcio 1–2 Como 1907 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.92 FC Internazionale Milano xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.87 Cagliari Calcio xG

I would bet for: FC Internazionale Milano to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Internazionale Milano63% Draw22% Cagliari Calcio15%

Actual: FC Internazionale Milano win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.79

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

FC Internazionale Milano or Draw

85%

Draw or Cagliari Calcio

37%

FC Internazionale Milano or Cagliari Calcio

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Internazionale Milano43% Draw44% Cagliari Calcio13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.1%

1 – 0

11.1%

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

7.9%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.1%

0 – 1

4.5%

1 – 2

4.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

3.4%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — FC Internazionale Milano

Handicap	FC Internazionale Milano covers	Push	Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	19%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	24%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FC Internazionale Milano keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.