Cagliari-Inter is a match in the second day of Serie A and is played Monday at 8:45 pm: lineups, predictions, TV and streaming.
On Monday night in Serie A, Simone Inzaghi’s Inter aim to be the fourth full-scoring team after Milan, Napoli and Verona, the only ones so far to make it two from two. Despite a market that has left several doubts, the Nerazzurri on their debut won 2-0 over Monza thanks to a brace from their leader as well as most representative player, Lautaro Martinez: the years pass but the Argentine remains a factor.
Inter will try to replicate to the Rossoneri cousins and to the reigning Italian champions but to do so they will first have to deal with an “old fox” like Claudio Ranieri, who at 70 years old was able to bring Cagliari back to Serie A through the playoffs, hitting yet another promotion in Sardinia after those achieved at the turn of the 80s and 90s. It will not be easy to deal with the Rossoblù, who already showed themselves to be a tough and combative team in their first outing, ready to fight tooth and nail in order to maintain their category and bring home the goal. Cagliari debuted with a good draw (0-0) at home to Ivan Juric’s Torino and had no problem containing the granata’s offensive flurries. An opponent to be taken with caution, then, for Inzaghi. Who, to avoid being left behind in the fight for the tricolor as happened (too early) last year, cannot afford to make mistakes in such matches. Meanwhile, the coach from Piacenza is anxiously awaiting the arrival of Benjamin Pavard: the Frenchman, on his way out of Bayern Munich, would complete the backline, orphaned by Skriniar.
Cagliari-Inter: the latest lineup news
Ranieri will not be able to count on Lapadula, out for at least 2 months, as well as the unfortunate Rog, whose season is already over. Mancosu and Gaston Pereiro are also absent. The form chosen by the Roman coach will be the 4-4-2: to flank Pavoletti (favored over Luvumbo) in attack will be the turn of the young talent Oristanio, who grew up right in the youth of Inter.
Di Pardo
In Inter Milan, Darmian should make it in extremis, who will complete the defensive trio with de Vrij and Bastoni. No dice instead for Acerbi, still unavailable. Both Calhanoglu and Mkhitaryan are in midfield, while up front it’s a ballot between Thuram and Arnautovic.
The Prediction
The Sardinians have not beaten Inter since 2019 and the last four confrontations have been the Nerazzurri’s prerogative. Inzaghi’s team may not have a quiet night in Sardinia, given the great organization in the non-possession phase of Ranieri’s Cagliari, but in the long run the greater quality of the vice-champions of Europe will be decisive. The enthusiasm in the air at the Unipol Domus could, however, rub off on the hosts: it is likely that the Rossoblù will also score, following the trend that has seen the goal sign come out in the clashes on Sardinian soil between the two teams for eight matches in a row.
The probable lineups of Cagliari-Inter
- CAGLIARI (4-4-2): Radunovic; Zappa, Dossena, Obert, Augello; Nandez, Makoumbou, Sulemana, Azzi; Pavoletti, Oristanio.
- INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Darmian, de Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2
