Marko Arnautovic scored one and assisted Lautaro Martinez before Yann Bisseck’s header, as Inter swept Cagliari aside to top off a perfect week. The Nerazzurri were fresh from a 2-1 Champions League quarter-final victory away to Bayern Munich.
Inter broke the deadlock when Carlos Augusto chested down a dinked Hakan Calhanoglu pass over the top, seemingly for Lautaro Martinez, but Arnautovic pounced instead and blasted into the roof of the net from eight yards. Moments later, Inter showed how it’s done with a similar situation, as Arnautovic’s sweeping pass from the left touchline sent Lautaro Martinez through for a delicate dinked finish over Elia Caprile.
Cagliari wasted a golden opportunity to equalise when Roberto Piccoli out-sprinted Stefan de Vrij to go clear on goal, failing to keep his cool and seeing Yann Sommer deny him one-on-one. However, Cagliari pulled a goal back within 120 seconds of the second half starting with Piccoli allowed a totally free header from eight yards on the Tommaso Augello cross from the left.
Inter reacted and restored their two-goal cushion with a powerful Yann Bisseck header on Federico Dimarco’s out-swinging corner kick. The match ended 3-1 in favor of Inter, with Arnautovic’s performance inspiring the leaders to victory.
“Arnautovic was stood so close to the Inter bench that he was immediately hugged by Simone Inzaghi – and kicked in the backside by Marcus Thuram,”
Match Details:
Inter 3-1 Cagliari
Arnautovic 13′ (I), Lautaro Martinez 26′ (I), Piccoli 48′ (C), Bisseck 55′ (I)
Date: April 12, 2025
Time: 17:00
Stadium: San Siro Stadium (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza)
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