Lautaro Martinez and the debut Serie A aim for Francesco Pio Esposito allowed Inter to safe a 2-0 victory away to on type Cagliari.
The Nerazzurri had been stuttering, dropping two straight Serie A video games earlier than , and beating Ajax 2-0 away within the Champions League. Lautaro Martinez returned to after shaking off a again downside, with Ange-Yoan Bonny not at 100 per cent. Brothers Sebastiano and Francesco Pio Esposito confronted off on reverse sides, because the Sardinians missed Zito Luvumbo, Gabriele Zappa, Boris Radunovic and Nicola Pintus. They had been coming off back-to-back Serie A victories over Parma and Lecce, plus a midweek 4-1 Coppa Italia success in opposition to Frosinone.
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CAGLIARI, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 27: Michael Folorunsho of Cagliari in distinction through the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and FC Internazionale at Stadio Sant’Elia on September 27, 2025 in Cagliari, Italy. (Picture by Enrico Locci/Getty Pictures)
The captain made a right away affect on his return, as inside 9 minutes he was prepared on the again submit to steer within the header on an Alessandro Bastoni cross from the left. Remarkably, this was the twelfth aim Lautaro Martinez has scored in opposition to Cagliari in his profession.
Marcus Thuram did not shock Elia Caprile with a back-heel flick, then Josep Martinez rushed out to pluck an extended ball off the pinnacle of Andrea Belotti, however the striker slipped and sprained his left knee within the course of.
CAGLIARI, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 27: Andrea Belotti of Cagliari lies on the bottom with an damage through the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and FC Internazionale at Stadio Sant’Elia on September 27, 2025 in Cagliari, Italy. (Picture by Enrico Locci/Getty Pictures)
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Inter had been unfortunate to not double their lead on 53 minutes, as Barella laid it off for Hakan Calhanoglu to comb first-time from outdoors the D, because the low drive bounced off the within of the upright and again out.
Moments later, Thuram skinned Yerry Mina to get away and his strike in direction of the far prime nook was nicely palmed away by Caprile.
Federico Dimarco volleyed a harmful ball throughout the six-yard line, however Thuram didn’t get there in time for what would’ve been a simple tap-in, whereas Lautaro Martinez flicked an extended ball large after Caprile mistimed the push off his line.
CAGLIARI, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 27: Michael Folorunsho of Cagliari in distinction through the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and FC Internazionale at Stadio Sant’Elia on September 27, 2025 in Cagliari, Italy. (Picture by Enrico Locci/Getty Pictures)
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Cagliari thought that they had equalised on 73 minutes when Michael Folorunsho bought his head to a nook, but it surely thumped the bottom of the close to submit from seven yards.
Dimarco, Manuel Akanji and Francesco Pio Esposito turned large from promising positions, however Dimarco wanted a decisive block to throw himself within the path of Gennaro Borrelli’s ferocious half-volley from 12 yards.
Riyad Idrissi wanted a determined goal-line clearance to disclaim Davide Frattesi, however the transfer continued and Dimarco pulled again from the by-line for Pio Esposito to show in his first ever Serie A aim.
Cagliari stored pushing, Michel Adopo’s glancing header flashing inches large, whereas Henrikh Mkhitaryan thumped the close to submit with a scuffed end one-on-one.
Lautaro Martinez 9 (I), Pio Esposito 82 (I)
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