The complete guide to Cagliari vs Inter

The last match of the year for Inter, who will face Cagliari at the Unipol Domus on Saturday 28 December at 18:00 CET. The Nerazzurri come into the match against the Rossoblu after the victory against Como: Inzaghi's team occupies third place in the standings with 37 points and one match in hand.

Let's analyse the match between Cagliari and Inter, the match that will mark the end of the Nerazzurri's 2024.

BACKGROUND

There are 86 previous fixtures in Serie A between Inter and Cagliari: the Nerazzurri lead the tally with 43 wins compared to 14 for the Rossoblu, with 29 draws in between. Inter have won 10 of their last 13 matches against Cagliari in Serie A (2 draws, 1 defeat), scoring 33 goals in the period (2.5 average per match); the Sardinians' last success against the Nerazzurri in the league dates back to 1 March 2019 (2-1 at the Unipol Domus). Overall, Inter have scored the most goals in Serie A against Cagliari: 149 in 86 matches, 1.7 per match.

THE NERAZZURRI'S YEAR

For the calendar year 2024 in the league, Inter have won the most matches (26 out of 37), scored the most goals (89), lost the fewest matches (2) and conceded the fewest goals (29). Not only that, in 2024 Inter have collected 27 clean sheets in all competitions: no team in the top five European leagues has done better, with Real Sociedad second at 25. Inter have scored a total of 89 goals in Serie A since the start of 2024, which is the Nerazzurri's fourth best record: 104 in 2021, 99 in 1950, 93 in 1949 and 91 in 1951.

INTER'S NUMBERS

Inter have scored 42 goals in this championship: a record for the Nerazzurri after the first 16 games of a Serie A tournament in the last 70 years. The Nerazzurri have won their last four away matches with an overall score of 15-0. Inter are also the team that has spent most time at the top of this league: 683 minutes. Inzaghi's men have also conceded the fewest shots, 146.

THE OPPONENT: CAGLIARI

Davide Nicola's Cagliari come into the match against Inter Milan after being defeated 2-1 by Venezia at the Penzo in the last round. More generally, the Rossoblu are coming off three consecutive defeats (Fiorentina, Atalanta, Venezia), which came after the home win at the end of November against Hellas Verona. Cagliari are currently in 18th with 14 points, 16 goals scored and 28 conceded. A team of great determination and grit, Cagliari have gained 17 points from losing situations during this championship: in addition, the Rossoblu have hit 10 goals in Serie A, a record shared with Atalanta. The top scorer of the Sardinian team is Roberto Piccoli, who bagged 5 goals this season (4 of which in the league): the Romanian Razvan Marin follows with three goals. The wing-backs, who are also very active in the attack, is fundamental in Cagliari's game: Gabriele Zappa and Nadir Zortea have two goals each in the league.

ATTACKING DEFENDERS

Inter are the team with the most goals scored by defenders in Europe's top five leagues: the Nerazzurri are on 11, more than twice as many as Cagliari (five, on a par with four other teams in our Serie A).

Carlos Augusto has scored in each of the last two Serie A matches, after a 50-game fast: the Brazilian is one of four defenders with at least eight goals and eight assists in the last three Serie A seasons, along with Denzel Dumfries (8G+9A), Theo Hernández (11G+9A) and Federico Dimarco (12G+12A).

Alessandro Bastoni has provided four assists in this Serie A, a personal record in a single season in the top league.

EL TORO AND CAGLIARI

Lautaro Martínez has scored nine goals in nine matches against Cagliari in the league; no Inter player has ever scored more goals against Cagliari in Serie A (Roberto Boninsegna also scored nine). The first of these nine goals is also his first goal in an Inter shirt, from 29 September 2018.

DISCIPLINARY SITUATION

DISQUALIFIED

Cagliari: -

Inter: -

BOOKED

Cagliari: Marin

Inter: Inzaghi (coach)

REFEREE

The referee for Cagliari vs Inter, the match on MD18 of Serie A, will be Daniele Doveri from the Roma 1 section. The assistants will be Mondin and Moro, with fourth official Giua, VAR Serra, and VAR assistant Maresca.

CAGLIARI VS INTER, WHERE TO WATCH IT ON TV

Cagliari vs Inter will be played on Saturday 28 December at 18:00 CET and will be broadcast live exclusively by DAZN. It will be possible to follow the match through the DAZN app on smart TVs and in streaming through mobile devices such as PCs, smartphones and tablets.

UPDATES ON INTER TV

On Inter TV, as always, there will be updates and comments pre-match, all the way to the kick-off. Our Livematch before Cagliari vs Inter will be live from 16:45 CET and will also be available on YouTube via the club's official channel until 17:30. At the end of the match, tune in for all the insights, analysis and interviews.