Inter-Cagliari 2-0 at 45': Arnautović and Lautaro Martínez on target, Piccoli misses the 1-1

A difficult first half for Cagliari, down 2-0 at the home of league leaders Inter. Nerazzurri strikers Arnautović and Lautaro Martínez scored, while Piccoli missed a huge chance for the Rossoblu.

First great chance in the 8th minute, Dimarco frees Lautaro Martínez on the left who eludes Mina's intervention and in front of Caprile shoots to the outside of the net. But Cagliari doesn't sit back and watch and in the 11th minute orchestrates a nice move with Coman, who serves Augello whose perfect cross for Piccoli is decisively anticipated by Bisseck with a header in the six-yard box. The goal arrives, for Inter, in the 13th minute: a suggestion on the left for Carlos Augusto, a touch on the edge of the box for Lautaro Martínez but the one to collect the ball is Arnautović, who comes in from the left and kicks hard under the crossbar for 1-0 .

Cagliari has a huge chance to equalize in the 25th minute. On a ball lost by Barella, an immediate verticalization, Piccoli takes time out from Bisseck but once in the area he shoots cross and Sommer blocks. From a possible 1-1, one minute and the 2-0 arrives: Arnautović makes a great assist in the center for Lautaro Martínez, Palomino left on the spot and touched under in front of Caprile for the doubling .

The last quarter of an hour with Inter managing and looking for classy plays, which almost fail. As on two occasions with Lautaro Martínez, once again on target against Cagliari (11 goals in 11 games, his favorite victim in his career). And in the 43rd minute the Argentine is once again one step away from scoring, with an overhead kick that goes wide on a cross from the right by Zalewski . The break is called after two minutes of added time and a ball from Barella to Frattesi that is slightly long.