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Matchday 2 · Sunday 30 August, 20:45 · Unipol Domus

Cagliari vs Inter Milan: line-ups and result

Cagliari 9 · 6 points
0 - 1
Inter Milan 2 · 9 points
  • 9' Hakan Çalhanoğlu

Line-ups Cagliari vs Inter Milan

Cagliari 4-2-3-1 · Fabio Pisacane
1 Caprile
33 Obert
15 Rodríguez
14 Deiola
2 Pedro
6 Winks
4 Romano
10 Fazzini
70 Maldini
8 Adopo
31 Mendy
  • 57' Raphael Kofler Harry Winks
  • 57' Alieu Fadera Jacopo Fazzini
  • 57' Kevin Paul Mendy
  • 78' Gennaro Borrelli Daniel Maldini
  • 83' Riccardo Ciervo Alessandro Deiola

Line-up for Cagliari: Caprile, Obert, Rodríguez, Deiola, Pedro, Winks, Romano, Fazzini, Maldini, Adopo, Mendy

Bench
  • 23 B. Radunovic
  • 12 A. Sherri
  • 24 G. Aurelio
  • 21 N. Cavuoti
  • 32 I. Sulev
  • 27 J. Liteta
  • 30 A. Akarakiri
  • 17 M. Felici
  • 22 R. Kofler 57'
  • 39 A. Fadera 57'
  • 29 G. Borrelli 78'
  • 9 Kevin 57'
  • 20 R. Ciervo 83'
Absentees Cagliari

Idrissi, Mina, Trepy (injured), Kevin, Nzola, Sugawara (unavailable)

Inter Milan 3-5-2 · Cristian Chivu
1 Martínez
95 Bastoni
25 Akanji
28 Pavard
32 Dimarco
8 Sučić
20 Çalhanoğlu
23 Barella
11 Henrique
94 Esposito
10 Martínez
  • 65' Piotr Zieliński Hakan Çalhanoğlu
  • 65' Curtis Jones Petar Sučić
  • 65' Marcus Thuram Francesco Esposito
  • 68' John Stones Manuel Akanji
  • 81' Yann Aurel Bisseck Luis Henrique

Line-up for Inter Milan: Martínez, Bastoni, Akanji, Pavard, Dimarco, Sučić, Çalhanoğlu, Barella, Henrique, Esposito, Martínez

Bench
  • 49 I. Provedel
  • 12 R. Di Gennaro
  • 6 J. Stones 68'
  • 31 Y. Bisseck 81'
  • 7 P. Zielinski 65'
  • 22 H. Mkhitaryan
  • 21 C. Jones 65'
  • 17 A. Diouf
  • 5 A. Stankovic
  • 30 Carlos Augusto
  • 9 M. Thuram 65'
  • 14 A. Bonny
Absentees Inter Milan

Spence (injured), Spinaccè (unavailable)

Which English players could feature in Cagliari vs Inter Milan?

4 players
  • Harry Winks Cagliari Starting Confirmed by the club.
  • Curtis Jones Inter Milan Not in the matchday squad
  • John Stones Inter Milan On the bench
  • Djed Spence Inter Milan Unavailable Injury

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Cagliari

  1. Alessandro Romano Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  2. Daniel Maldini Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Michel Adopo Midfielder 0 goals 1 assists
  4. Jacopo Fazzini Midfielder 0 goals 1 assists

Inter Milan

  1. Lautaro Martínez Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Hakan Çalhanoğlu Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  3. Francesco Esposito Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Yann Aurel Bisseck Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Piotr Zieliński Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Cagliari

Player Starts Min. Form
Elia Caprile 3/3 270 strong
Michel Adopo 3/3 270 solid
Alessandro Romano 3/3 270 strong
Adam Obert 3/3 267 strong
Alessandro Deiola 3/3 263 solid
Zé Pedro 3/3 246 solid
Juan Rodríguez 3/3 246 strong
Harry Winks 3/3 237 mixed

Inter Milan

Player Starts Min. Form
Josep Martínez 3/3 270 strong
Nicolò Barella 3/3 270 strong
Alessandro Bastoni 3/3 259 strong
Federico Dimarco 3/3 242 strong
Lautaro Martínez 3/3 234 strong
Manuel Akanji 3/3 233 strong
Francesco Esposito 3/3 200 strong
Yann Aurel Bisseck 2/3 189 strong

Stats

Cagliari Match Inter Milan
  • 0.48 xG 3.67
  • 35% Possession 65%
  • 10 Shots 31
  • 0 Shots on target 7
  • 8 Shots off target 17
  • 8 Corners 6
  • 6 Fouls 5
  • 4 Offsides 1
  • 2 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

CAG home Per match INT away
1.50 Points 3.00
0.50 Goals for 1.00
0.50 Goals against 0.00
1.52 xG for 2.83
1.99 xG against 0.83
7.5 Corners 6.0
LW Home and away form W

Head-to-head record Cagliari vs Inter Milan

34 previous meetings
5 Cagliari 7 draws 22 Inter Milan
  • Goals per match3.06
  • Both teams scored62%
  • Over 2.5 goals68%
  • Apr 2026 Inter Milan 3 - 0 Cagliari
  • Sep 2025 Cagliari 0 - 2 Inter Milan
  • Apr 2025 Inter Milan 3 - 1 Cagliari
  • Dec 2024 Cagliari 0 - 3 Inter Milan
  • Apr 2024 Inter Milan 2 - 2 Cagliari
  • Aug 2023 Cagliari 0 - 2 Inter Milan
  • May 2022 Cagliari 1 - 3 Inter Milan
  • Dec 2021 Inter Milan 4 - 0 Cagliari
  • Apr 2021 Inter Milan 1 - 0 Cagliari
  • Dec 2020 Cagliari 1 - 3 Inter Milan

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Cagliari against Inter Milan?

Cagliari are without Kevin (personal reasons), M'Bala Nzola (lacking match fitness), Riyad Idrissi (knee injury), Yerry Mina (calf injury), Yukinari Sugawara (not registered) and Yael Trepy (injury).

Who is unavailable for Inter Milan against Cagliari?

Inter Milan are without Djed Spence (injury) and Matteo Spinaccè (not registered).

What formation do Cagliari play?

Cagliari have used a 4-2-3-1 in 2 of their last 3 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-3-2-1.

What formation do Inter Milan play?

Inter Milan have used a 3-5-2 formation in their last 3 matches under C. Chivu.

How did the last meeting between Cagliari and Inter Milan finish?

On 17 April 2026, Inter Milan vs Cagliari finished 3-0.

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