Cagliari lasts a half against Inter: at the Domus - sold out - the rossoblù hold out for 54', then Bastoni breaks the deadlock with the help of Scuffet (back and among the best up to that point) and the match ends 0-3.
One of the surprises in Davide Nicola's lineup is the return of Simone Scuffet in goal : immediately engaged in the 3rd minute to save a great right-footed shot from outside by Thuram. In the 14th minute, indecision by the Cagliari defense, who with a touch puts Barella back into play, otherwise offside: the Cagliari midfielder skips past Scuffet but cannot shoot, Mkhitaryan does so from the edge with a high right-footed shot.
In the 16th minute, Mkhitaryan is launched, a touch in the center for Lautaro Martínez who passes to Dumfries and his right-footed shot is saved by another great intervention by Scuffet. The Armenian is flagged for offside, but he was in a regular position: the save by the Cagliari goalkeeper counts a lot, because in the event of a goal, the VAR would have validated it . After a period without any particular emotions, in the 28th minute Inter reappears: a great cross from Çalhanoğlu from the right and Lautaro Martínez dives with his head in the six-yard box, but misses the 0-1 by sending it high.
Cagliari's response was not long in coming: in the 33rd minute, a great cross from Zappa, just a little long for Piccoli. Six minutes later, he crossed for Augello, with Bisseck's intervention being decisive. On a corner for Inter that was rejected by the Cagliari defense, former player Barella coordinated, a great shot from the edge and Scuffet was again in the way .
The second half is without Mina, recovered at the last minute but who throws in the towel at half-time: Wieteska is there. At 54' Inter takes the lead: a free kick is parried, a counter-cross from Barella and a header from Bastoni that should have been a pass but becomes a shot, surprising Scuffet - the great protagonist up until that point - who stands still and watches the ball go into the net. Immediately after, Lautaro Martínez is freed in the area on the right, a diagonal shot just wide.
Nicola puts Pavoletti and Marin for Gaetano (another disappointing performance) and Obert (change of formation to 3-5-2). Marin himself in the 64th minute gives a great through ball to Piccoli, Sommer beats him by a hair's breadth in a low exit taking the ball just before touching the opponent . In the 71st minute the doubling, another assist from Barella and in the six-yard box Lautaro Martínez this time scores.
After the 0-2, Inzaghi takes off Barella, booed by his former fans. But the game is slipping away for Cagliari and to make matters worse, Wieteska jumps with her arm high to tackle de Vrij on a corner: handball, penalty and conversion by Çalhanoğlu who displaces Scuffet . The game ended with twelve minutes to spare on the 90th minute, with the Curva Nord protesting before and after the final whistle.
