Cagliari vs Inter Lineups, Preview, Prediction and Team News | Serie A, December 28, 2024

Cagliari vs Inter Preview

• Tournament: Serie A
• Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024
• Time: 5:00 pm GMT
• Venue: Sardegna Arena

Cagliari will take on Inter Milan at the Sardegna Arena in their final Serie A clash of the year on Saturday. It is a proper David vs Goliath clash as the two sides sit at the contrasting ends of the table.

Cagliari are in the relegation zone in 18^th place, sitting just a point below safety. They have three wins, five draws and nine defeats in their 17 league games. They sit just a point above 19^th-placed Venezia and four above bottom-placed Monza.

Inter, meanwhile, are third in the Serie A standings, sitting three points behind leaders Atalanta with a game in hand. They have won 11, drawn four and lost one of their 16 league games this season.

While Atalanta and Napoli have proven to be great competitors this season, Inter are providing a good title defence. They will look to continue in the same vein against Cagliari.

Cagliari Team News

Cagliari will be without Zito Luvumbo due to his ankle injury. He is expected to return later next month.

Inter Team News

Inter, meanwhile, will be without Benjamin Pavard, Francesco Acerbi, and Raffaele Di Gennaro due to their respective injuries.

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Predicted Lineups

Cagliari predicted lineup (3-5-1-1):

Goalkeeper: Alen Sherri

Defenders: Sebastiano Luperto, Yerry Mina, Gabriele Zappa

Midfielders: Tommaso Augello, Alessandro Deiola, Antoine Makoumbou, Michel Ndary Adopo, Nadri Zortea

Attackers: Gianluca Gaetano, Roberto Piccoli

Inter predicted lineup (3-5-2):

Goalkeeper: Yann Sommer

Defenders: Yann Aurel Bisseck, Alessandro Bastoni, Carlos Augusto

Midfielders: Denzel Dumfries, Nicolo Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Federico Dimarco

Attackers: Marcus Thuram, Lautaro Martinez

Cagliari vs Inter H2H Record

In their previous 26 meetings, Inter have won 16 times, Cagliari have won four times while six matches ended in a draw.

Last 5 results:

Key Players to watch in Cagliari vs Inter

Roberto Piccoli

The Italian centre-forward joined Cagliari on loan from Atalanta in the summer and has had a great impact so far. Roberto Piccoli is the side’s top scorer with five goals in 20 games across competitions and he’s also provided three assists on top of that.

Piccoli, however, has failed to find the back of the net in his last four appearances and will be keen to change that against Inter. A win for Cagliari could also help his parent club Atalanta in the title race, which will give him extra motivation.

Marcus Thuram

While Lautaro Martinez stole the show for Inter last season, it is Marcus Thuram who has been on fire this season. He has scored 12 goals and provided six assists in 16 Serie A games this season. He sits jointly on top of the goalscoring charts ties with Mateo Retegui.

Overall, Thuram has registered 13 goals and six assists in 21 games across competitions this season. He has scored three goals in his last four appearances and will be keen to keep his brilliant run going on Saturday.

Cagliari vs Inter Prediction

Cagliari are evidently struggling and find themselves in the relegation zone. They have lost all of their last four games across competitions after a three-game unbeaten run. They lost 1-0 against Fiorentina and 1-0 against Atalanta in Serie A before losing 4-0 against Juventus in the Coppa Italia. They then lost 2-1 against Venezia last time out.

Inter, meanwhile, have just one defeat since September across competitions. They lost 1-0 against Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League earlier this month but followed it up with three straight wins.

Inter beat Lazio 6-0 in Serie A, Udinese 2-0 in Coppa Italia, and Como 2-0 in Serie A again. They are favorites on paper to beat Cagliari and given their quality, they should be able to do so as well.

With the likes of Atalanta and Napoli in great form, the Nerazzurri can ill-afford to lose any points.

Predicted Score: Cagliari 0-3 Inter

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