Just like many times before, Simone Inzaghi’s Inter struggled for quite some time before breaking the deadlock and, subsequently, killing their rival.That was the case with Cagliari today, too, as the Nerazzurri clinched an important 3-0 Serie A away victory after a goalless first half. Although far from impressive, they won all three points thanks to second-half goals from Alessandro Bastoni, Lautaro Martinez and Hakan Calhanoglu.The impression is that the Nerazzurri could have solved everything even before the break, but they missed a couple of promising opportunities. The most surreal was that Lautaro’s sitter, one of the biggest in the entire league since the start of the season.Vabbè ma a Lautaro Martinez hanno tolto i poteri come in Space Jam…se no non si spiega#CagliariInter #Lautaro pic.twitter.com/2QplcSADOB— Nicolò Colnago (@nicolocolnago) December 28, 2024 What they missed then, the favourites manage to bag after the restart. They dominated the pitch, and Bastoni’s opener made all the difference. It was a breakthrough they needed so much, a turning point of the game that decided the outcome.From that moment on, it was only a question of when the Nerazzurri would stop. Lautaro decided to make up for his first-half miss and scored his sixth goal of the Serie A season. Calhanoglu put the cherry on the top as Cagliari just couldn’t bounce back with a single shot on target for 90 minutes.3 is the magic number 😎#ForzaInter #CagliariInter pic.twitter.com/olHU6ZiyOK— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) December 28, 2024 SERIE A – MATCHDAY 18Saturday Empoli – Genoa 1-2 (0-0)/Esposito 74 – Badelj 46, Ekuban 68/Parma – Monza 2-1 (0-0)/Hernani 56 pen, Valenti 90+8 – Pereira 85/Cagliari – Inter 0-3 (0-0)/Bastoni 53, Martinez 71, Calhanoglu 78 pen/Lazio – Atalanta IN PROGRESSSunday 14.30: (2.35) Udinese (3.10) Torino (3.30)17.00: (1.28) Napoli (5.70) Venezia (10.5)20.00: (2.00) Juventus (3.40) Fiorentina (3.90)22.45: (2.25) Milan (3.40) Roma (3.20)Monday 20.30: (1.75) Como (3.50) Lecce (5.00)22.45: (1.48) Bologna (4.20) Verona (7.25)***odds are subject to change***
