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Internazionale

Ibrahimovic 76’

Cagliari

Acquafresca 65’

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Live Commentary
Time:90'
- Internazionale
- Cagliari
- 90+4 And that's the final whistle, a cracker of a game that either side could have won. 1-1 at the Giuseppe Meazza. We'll be back tomorrow with more Serie A action as Becks makes his Milan debut (from the bench).
- 90+4 Free-kick to Inter on the right, it's swung over and headed down AND MANCINI FINISHES FOR A DRAMATIC WINNER but noooo, offside! The right decision.
- 90+2 Matri on the left, he cuts inside and just has Samuel to beat but in trying to turn him gives the Argentine enough time to get across and intercept.
- 89' FOUR minutes added time being played.
- 85' Inter swarm forward, Cagliari are all at sea, Muntari on the edhe of the box, wide to Cambiasso who feeds Cruz and he cuts it back FOR MUNTARI WITH AN EASY FINISH BUT HE SOMEHOW DRILLS IT WIDE! What on earth is going on here, no-one can finish!?
- 82' Cossu gets the ball on the edge of the box and he sends a dipping shot that Cesar can only parry AND ACQUAFRESCA WITH AN OPEN GOAL AT THE FAR POST BUT HE SOMEHOW PUTS IT OVER! WHAT A MISS! Inter let off the hook AGAIN!!
- 79' CAGLIARI ALMOST SCORE A SECOND! Great play by Cossu trhough the middle and he plays a one-two with Acquafresca and he must score but he shoots straight at Cesar!!
- 76' Crespo on the left, he beats the full-back twice and gets into the box and drags it low across the six-yard box AND IBRA IS THERE AT THE FAR POST TO LEVEL! 1-1! Great play by Crespo!
- 72' WHAT A MISS BY BIONDINI! Brilliant play by Jeda to hold the ball up finds Biondi with a straightforward finish from the penalty spot but he somehow clips it wide.
- 69' It's all Cagliari since the goal as they win a corner on the right.
- 67' INTER SUBS: Double change for the hosts as Jose Mourinho hits red alert - Mancini and Crespo enter the fray.
- 64' Fini cuts in from the right, he plays it square over the head of Samuel who slips and lets Acquafresca in AND THE FLAG STAYS DOWN FOR ACQUAFRESCA TO PICK HIS SPOT AND FIRE LOW PAST CESAR FOR 1-0! A smash and grab and Samuel at fault!
- 61' Great play by Figo on the left wing, bobbing and weaving like it's 200 before slipping it into Cruz but he falls as he tries to reach it and Cagliari clear.
- 59' Free-kick to Inter on the right which Cambiasso will take but Samuel can't dive onto it and it goes wide of the far post.
- 57' Maxwell on the left and this time the cross is good but Ibra heads over under pressure. Only a half-chance for Inter but it's starting to look like one of those nights for the Nerazzurri...
- 55' Maxwell is in space on the left but the cross is poor, straight at Marchetti.
- 53' Zanetii again gets into space on the right and he drills a perfect low ball TO IBRA WHO MUST SCORE BUT HE SOMEHOW PUTS IT JUST WIDE! Another glaring miss by Zlatan!
- 50' Quaresma cuts inside and has a pop from the left and it beats Marchetti but flies just wide of the far post!
- 46' Second half underway!
- 45+2 Inter come forward again but Ibra can't get a cross in from the left. Half-time, goalless at the Giuseppe Meazza.
- 45' Zanetti comes forward again, he weaves in and out and hits the byline but his cross is blocked for a corner. The veteran Argentine is Inter's key man at the moment.
- 44' Great play down the right from and he cuts it back to AQUAFRESCA WITH THE OVERHEAD but blocked and Inter survive! Now Inter break but Ibra's cross drifts out.
- 43' Zanetti again cuts in from the right and releases an effort that, while easier for Marchetti to save, still results in a corner.
- 42' Zanetii cuts in from the right and sends a rasping drive on goal that Marchetti tips behind for a corner!
- 40' Marchetti is forced to tip over after a cross from the right almost catches him out.
- 36' Ibra on the right, he drills it low for Cruz but the defender gets in ahead of him and puts it behind for a corner.
- 35' Jeda gets in on the left but his cross is far too deep and lands on the roof of Cesar's net.
- 31' Free-kick to Cagliari on the left but headed clear and the follow-up is weak and into Cesar's arms.
- 29' Muntari now with a long-range effort but it bounces well wide with Marchetti covering.
- 28 Free-kick to Inter on the right, just outisde the box and Cambiasso will take it left-footed... it's a great delivery AND SAMUEL ARRIVES BUT HE POKES IT JUST WIDE!
- 26' Figo to take the free-kick, he clips it to the far post AND THEY'RE LINING UP FOR IT AND CRUZ WITH THE DOWNWARD HEADER BUT WIDE! Should have been 1-0!
- 25' Maxwell hoofs clear after some good pressure from the visitors. Inter break now, Cruz finds Figo and he is hacked down, free-kick 35 yards out.
- 23' Nothing of note has happened in the last few minutes but Samuel now has a rather fetching head-dress.
- 21' Nasty looking cut above Samuel's eye, for which he receives treatment on the sidelines.
- 19' Zlatan gets in on the rght but he can't control the bouncing ball and his attempted cross bobbles into Marchetti's arms.
- 18' Aquafresca wide to Jeda, who finds Biondini but the cross is blocked.
- 15' Figo with an Inter corner on the left, it's headed towards goal but Franchitti claims and wins a free kick off Cruz.
- 13' Biondini has a half-chance for Cagliari but shoots low into the side netting.
- 12' Inter break, they have men over as Cruz disposesses the left back and bustles towards the box and, as he falls, slips the ball in for ZLATAN WHO MUST SCORE but he fires weakly at Marchetti! Bad miss.
- 10' The magic spray is out as Muntari gets some knee treatment on the sidelines...
- 8' Figo, Muntari and Ibra link-up and the Swede has a crack from the edge of the box but it flies well over.
- 5' Muntari with a superb diagonal ball that releases Ibrahimovic on the left, he stands it up and waits for Chivu who fires from just inside the area but over! Another good chance for Inter.
- 4' Maxwell cuts in from the left, he beats one man, then another, he drifts to the edge of the box and fires in a dipping drive but Marchetti saves.
- 1' Match underway!
- - Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Inter v Cagliari, starting at 19:30 UK time!

Team Stats

Internazionale	Stats	Cagliari
57%	Possession	43%
23	Shots	13
7	Shots on target	4
2	Saves	2
8	Corners	3
19	Fouls	20
4	Offsides	4
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
21	Tackles	17
340	Accurate passes	246
80	Bad passes	65

Player Stats

G =: Goals
S =: Shots
SoT =: Shot on Target

F =: Fouls
FW =: Fouls Won
O =: Offsides

A =: Assists
AP =: Accurate Passes
BP =: Bad Passes

T =: Tackles

Internazionale
Num	Name	G	S	SoT	F	FW	O	A	AP	BP	T
12	Julio César	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
2	Ivan Cordoba	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0
6	Maxwell Cabelino Andrade	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	29	16	4
26	Cristian Chivu	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	28	6	2
25	Walter Samuel	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	6	0
19	Esteban Cambiasso	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	27	6	0
7	Luis Figo	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	35	6	3
20	Sulley Ali Muntari	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	38	12	2
4	Javier Zanetti	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	41	0	3
8	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	1	8	2	4	2	1	0	26	15	3
9	Julio Cruz	0	3	1	2	5	0	0	27	5	2
18	Hernan Crespo	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	1
77	Ricardo Quaresma	0	3	1	0	3	1	0	22	8	1
11	Luis Jimenez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	Davide Santon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Francesco Toldo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Amantino Mancini	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	0	0
23	Marco Materazzi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cagliari
Num	Name	G	S	SoT	F	FW	O	A	AP	BP	T
22	Federico Marchetti	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
21	Michele Canini	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	11	1	1
31	Alessandro Agostini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	14	3
14	Francesco Pisano	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	0	3
13	Davide Astori	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	9	3	1
5	Daniele Conti	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	42	9	2
7	Andrea Cossu	0	4	3	3	2	0	0	28	7	3
23	Michele Fini	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	32	0	1
8	Davide Biondini	0	3	0	3	2	1	0	29	14	2
9	Robert Acquafresca	1	4	1	1	3	3	0	18	6	0
27	Jedaias Capucho Neves	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	28	11	0
19	Joaquin Larrivey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Alessandro Matri	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
18	Andrea Parola	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Michele Ferri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Andrea Lazzari	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1
25	Carlos Matheu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Cristiano Lupatelli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Summary
- 90+4 Free-kick to Inter on the right, it's swung over and headed down AND MANCINI FINISHES FOR A DRAMATIC WINNER but noooo, offside! The right decision.
- 85' Inter swarm forward, Cagliari are all at sea, Muntari on the edhe of the box, wide to Cambiasso who feeds Cruz and he cuts it back FOR MUNTARI WITH AN EASY FINISH BUT HE SOMEHOW DRILLS IT WIDE! What on earth is going on here, no-one can finish!?
- 82' Cossu gets the ball on the edge of the box and he sends a dipping shot that Cesar can only parry AND ACQUAFRESCA WITH AN OPEN GOAL AT THE FAR POST BUT HE SOMEHOW PUTS IT OVER! WHAT A MISS! Inter let off the hook AGAIN!!
- 79' CAGLIARI ALMOST SCORE A SECOND! Great play by Cossu trhough the middle and he plays a one-two with Acquafresca and he must score but he shoots straight at Cesar!!
- 76' Crespo on the left, he beats the full-back twice and gets into the box and drags it low across the six-yard box AND IBRA IS THERE AT THE FAR POST TO LEVEL! 1-1! Great play by Crespo!
- 72' WHAT A MISS BY BIONDINI! Brilliant play by Jeda to hold the ball up finds Biondi with a straightforward finish from the penalty spot but he somehow clips it wide.
- 64' Fini cuts in from the right, he plays it square over the head of Samuel who slips and lets Acquafresca in AND THE FLAG STAYS DOWN FOR ACQUAFRESCA TO PICK HIS SPOT AND FIRE LOW PAST CESAR FOR 1-0! A smash and grab and Samuel at fault!
- 53' Zanetii again gets into space on the right and he drills a perfect low ball TO IBRA WHO MUST SCORE BUT HE SOMEHOW PUTS IT JUST WIDE! Another glaring miss by Zlatan!
- 50' Quaresma cuts inside and has a pop from the left and it beats Marchetti but flies just wide of the far post!
- 44' Great play down the right from and he cuts it back to AQUAFRESCA WITH THE OVERHEAD but blocked and Inter survive! Now Inter break but Ibra's cross drifts out.
- 42' Zanetii cuts in from the right and sends a rasping drive on goal that Marchetti tips behind for a corner!
- 28 Free-kick to Inter on the right, just outisde the box and Cambiasso will take it left-footed... it's a great delivery AND SAMUEL ARRIVES BUT HE POKES IT JUST WIDE!
- 26' Figo to take the free-kick, he clips it to the far post AND THEY'RE LINING UP FOR IT AND CRUZ WITH THE DOWNWARD HEADER BUT WIDE! Should have been 1-0!
- 12' Inter break, they have men over as Cruz disposesses the left back and bustles towards the box and, as he falls, slips the ball in for ZLATAN WHO MUST SCORE but he fires weakly at Marchetti! Bad miss.
- 5' Muntari with a superb diagonal ball that releases Ibrahimovic on the left, he stands it up and waits for Chivu who fires from just inside the area but over! Another good chance for Inter.

Live Team Line-Up

Referee: B. Pierpaoli
Internazionale

Manager: Jose Mourinho

Captain: Javier Zanetti

Starting line-up
- S. Julio César
- J. Zanetti
- I. Cordoba
- W. Samuel
- C. Maxwell
- E. Cambiasso
- S. Muntari
- C. Chivu
- L. Figo
- Z. Ibrahimovic
- J. Cruz
Subs
- 1. F. Toldo
- 23. M. Materazzi
- 18. H. Crespo 68′
- 77. R. Quaresma 46′
- 33. A. Mancini 68′
- 11. L. Jimenez
- 39. D. Santon
Injured
- 5. D. Stankovic
- 14. P. Vieira
Suspended
- 13. D. Maicon
Cagliari

Manager: Massimiliano Allegri

Captain: Daniele Conti

Starting line-up
- F. Marchetti
- F. Pisano
- M. Canini
- D. Astori
- A. Agostini
- D. Conti
- M. Fini
- D. Biondini
- A. Cossu
- R. Acquafresca
- C. Jeda
Subs
- 24. C. Lupatelli
- 29. M. Ferri
- 10. A. Lazzari 81′
- 18. A. Parola 90′
- 32. A. Matri 84′
- 19. J. Larrivey
- 25. C. Matheu
Injured

None

Suspended
- 20. P. Bianco
- 6. D. Lopez