Serie A Gameweek 33 Fri, Apr 17 2026 · 19:45 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
Inter
3–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 2.12 – 0.35
Cagliari
  • M. Thuram 52’
  • N. Barella 56’
  • P. Zieliński 90+2’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Inter cruise past Cagliari

Inter entered as clear favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Thuram, Barella and Zieliński. Inter finished with the higher xG (2.12 vs 0.35).

Inter ✓72%
Draw19%
Cagliari9%

Model vs reality

Inter goals
3
Model 2.17 · xG 2.12
Cagliari goals
0
Model 0.65 · xG 0.35
Total goals
3
Model 2.82 · xG 2.47
Score 3–0
10%
Most likely 2–0 (14%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 54%
Both scored
No
Model 43%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchN. BarellaInter · 1 goal
8.2
  • RefereeMatteo Marchetti
  • Coaches— · Fabio Pisacane
  • VenueStadio Giuseppe Meazza
  • Table before kick-offInter 1st · Cagliari 16th

Timeline

  1. S. EspositoYellow card · Foul
    23’
  2. G. BorrelliYellow card · Roughing
    25’
  3. Half time · 0–0
  4. M. Thuram 1–0Assist F. Dimarco
    52’
  5. N. Barella 2–0
    56’
  6. ⇄ Paul MendyFor G. Borrelli
    57’
  7. ⇄ A. DeiolaFor G. Gaetano
    57’
  8. ⇄ P. ZielińskiFor H. Mkhitaryan
    76’
  9. ⇄ A. BonnyFor M. Thuram
    76’
  10. ⇄ L. de LimaFor F. Dimarco
    76’
  11. ⇄ M. FolorunshoFor I. Sulemana
    76’
  12. ⇄ G. ZappaFor A. Obert
    76’
  13. ⇄ D. FrattesiFor H. Çalhanoğlu
    85’
  14. ⇄ A. BelottiFor Zé Pedro
    88’
  15. ⇄ A. DioufFor N. Barella
    89’
  16. P. Zieliński 3–0Assist D. Dumfries
    90+2’
  17. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Inter17 shots · 12 in box, 5 outside
Cagliari9 shots · 4 in box, 5 outside
InterCagliari
56% Possession 44%
2.12 Expected goals (xG) 0.35
2.53 Expected points (xPts) 0.31
17 Shots 9
4 Shots on target 1
8 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 4
12 Shots inside the box 4
5 Shots outside the box 5
508 Passes 404
90% Pass accuracy 84%
4 Corners 8
1 Goalkeeper saves 1
17 Fouls 6
1 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
7.04 Team rating 6.66

Line-ups

Inter 3-5-2

136.7 Josep Martínez(G)
306.2 Carlos Augusto 67.9 S. de Vrij 257.0 M. Akanji
327.7 F. Dimarco A↓76’ 226.6 H. Mkhitaryan ↓76’ 207.3 H. Çalhanoğlu ↓85’ 238.2★ N. Barella ↓89’ 26.2 D. Dumfries A
97.0 M. Thuram ↓76’ 946.9 F. Esposito
  • 13Josep Martínez (G)6.7
  • 30Carlos Augusto6.2
  • 6S. de Vrij7.9
  • 25M. Akanji7.0
  • 32F. DimarcoA↓76’7.7
  • 22H. Mkhitaryan↓76’6.6
  • 20H. Çalhanoğlu↓85’7.3
  • 23N. Barella ★↓89’8.2
  • 2D. DumfriesA6.2
  • 9M. Thuram↓76’7.0
  • 94F. Esposito6.9

Substitutes used

  • 7P. Zieliński↑76’6.3
  • 11L. de Lima↑76’6.9
  • 16D. Frattesi↑85’
  • 17A. Diouf↑89’
  • 14A. Bonny↑76’6.9

Unused: Y. Sommer, R. Di Gennaro, F. Acerbi, C. Alexiou, M. Darmian, Mattia Mosconi

Cagliari 3-5-2

16.2 E. Caprile(G)
156.7 J. Rodríguez 266.7 Y. Mina 326.0 Zé Pedro ↓88’
337.0 A. Obert ↓76’ 256.3 I. Sulemana ↓76’ 106.9 G. Gaetano ↓57’ 87.7 M. Adopo 27.0 M. Palestra
296.2 G. Borrelli ↓57’ 946.6 S. Esposito
  • 1E. Caprile (G)6.2
  • 15J. Rodríguez6.7
  • 26Y. Mina6.7
  • 32Zé Pedro↓88’6.0
  • 33A. Obert↓76’7.0
  • 25I. Sulemana↓76’6.3
  • 10G. Gaetano↓57’6.9
  • 8M. Adopo7.7
  • 2M. Palestra7.0
  • 29G. Borrelli↓57’6.2
  • 94S. Esposito6.6

Substitutes used

  • 14A. Deiola↑57’6.7
  • 31Paul Mendy↑57’6.2
  • 28G. Zappa↑76’6.7
  • 90M. Folorunsho↑76’6.6
  • 19A. Belotti↑88’

Unused: G. Ciocci, A. Sherri, A. Dossena, O. Raterink, Agustín Albarracín, J. Liteta, S. Kılıçsoy, Yael Trepy

Coach: Fabio Pisacane

Player stats

Top rated
N. BarellaInter8.2
2nd
S. de VrijInter7.9
3rd
F. DimarcoInter7.7

Inter

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Josep Martínez G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 95% 20 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Carlos Augusto D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 46 0 2 0/2 2/0 6.2
S. de Vrij D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 61 2 3 0/1 1/3 7.9
M. Akanji D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 93% 68 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.0
F. Dimarco D 76 0 1 2 (1) 3 90% 42 3 1 0/0 3/0 7.7
H. Mkhitaryan M 76 0 0 0 (0) 2 92% 38 1 0 0/0 2/1 6.6
H. Çalhanoğlu M 85 0 0 2 (0) 1 92% 88 2 0 0/0 3/0 7.3
N. Barella M 89 1 0 2 (1) 1 86% 74 0 0 2/4 0/1 8.2
D. Dumfries D 90 0 1 3 (0) 0 85% 20 0 0 0/1 2/0 6.2
M. Thuram F 76 1 0 1 (1) 0 75% 12 1 0 0/1 1/1 7.0
F. Esposito F 90 0 0 2 (1) 3 67% 18 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.9
P. Zieliński M 14 1 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
L. de Lima F 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 8 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.9
D. Frattesi M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Diouf M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Bonny F 14 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 3 0 0 3/3 1/0 6.9

Cagliari

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
E. Caprile G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 67% 27 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
J. Rodríguez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 34 1 1 0/0 0/2 6.7
Y. Mina D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 50 2 0 0/0 1/2 6.7
Zé Pedro D 88 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 62 1 1 0/1 0/0 6.0
A. Obert D 76 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 22 3 1 0/0 0/1 7.0
I. Sulemana M 76 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 23 1 1 0/1 0/1 6.3
G. Gaetano M 57 0 0 1 (0) 0 70% 20 1 0 1/1 0/0 6.9
M. Adopo M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 33 6 1 0/0 0/1 7.7
M. Palestra M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 88% 26 1 0 3/6 0/5 7.0
G. Borrelli F 57 0 0 0 (0) 1 78% 9 0 0 0/1 3/1 6.2
S. Esposito F 90 0 0 1 (1) 2 80% 54 3 1 1/2 1/3 6.6
A. Deiola M 33 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 24 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
Paul Mendy F 33 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
G. Zappa D 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
M. Folorunsho M 14 0 0 1 (0) 0 92% 12 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
A. Belotti F 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.