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Internazionale vs Cagliari

Competition – Italy Serie A

Stadium: San Siro

Date: 17th April 2026

Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT

Internazionale host Cagliari at San Siro on Friday evening in a Serie A fixture that could not be more different in terms of what is at stake for each side. The Nerazzurri sit nine points clear at the top of the table on 75 points, with the title increasingly within their grasp. Cagliari arrive in 15th place on 33 points — six above the relegation zone — and in desperate need of points to secure their top-flight status with six games remaining.

Inter head into this game in encouraging form, albeit with a couple of dropped points in recent weeks. Their most recent outing was a stunning 4-3 win away at Como in the league — a high-scoring, drama-filled result that underlined their attacking quality even in less structured games. Prior to that, a commanding 5-2 home win over AS Roma was as convincing as it gets. Before that, a 1-1 draw away at Fiorentina, and earlier in this run, a 1-1 home draw with Atalanta. The only defeat in the run was a 1-0 loss away at AC Milan in the derby — the sole blemish in an otherwise dominant campaign. Two wins, two draws, and one defeat is the form of a title-winning side managing its resources across a long season.

Cagliari’s form is alarming. Their most recent outing was a 1-0 home win over Cremonese — one of only two sides below them in the table — which provided a vital but slender boost. Prior to that, a 2-1 defeat away at Sassuolo, and before that, a 1-0 home loss to Napoli. Earlier in this run, a 3-1 defeat away at Pisa and a 2-1 home loss to Como. One win from five, with four defeats — the Isolani are firmly in survival territory and cannot afford to be passive on Friday night, despite the scale of the task facing them at San Siro.

The gulf in quality between these sides is significant, but Cagliari will take some encouragement from the fact that Inter have shown they can be opened up — five different sides have scored at least twice against them this season. The challenge is that Inter also score freely at San Siro, and Cagliari’s defensive record of 44 goals conceded in 32 games is one of the worst in the division. If Inter find their rhythm early, this could become a difficult evening for the visitors in a hurry.

The head-to-head record across the last five meetings heavily favours Inter, who have won four, with one draw and no victories for Cagliari. Most recently, Cagliari lost 2-0 at home to Inter in September 2025. In the previous encounter, Inter won 3-1 at home against Cagliari in April 2025.

Inter are simply a different class to Cagliari at this stage of the season, and with the title in their sights, they will be motivated to maintain their points tally and goal difference. Fans will expect a comfortable home win is the most likely outcome on Friday evening however teams struggling sometimes produce magical results when the chips are down.


Internazionale — Last 5 Games

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
W Como 3-4 Internazionale Serie A Apr 12, 2026
W Internazionale 5-2 AS Roma Serie A Apr 5, 2026
D Fiorentina 1-1 Internazionale Serie A Mar 22, 2026
D Internazionale 1-1 Atalanta Serie A Mar 14, 2026
L AC Milan 1-0 Internazionale Serie A Mar 8, 2026

Cagliari — Last 5 Games

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
W Cagliari 1-0 Cremonese Serie A Apr 11, 2026
L Sassuolo 2-1 Cagliari Serie A Apr 4, 2026
L Cagliari 0-1 Napoli Serie A Mar 20, 2026
L Pisa 3-1 Cagliari Serie A Mar 15, 2026
L Cagliari 1-2 Como Serie A Mar 7, 2026

Head to Head — Last 5 Meetings

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Cagliari 0-2 Internazionale Serie A Sep 27, 2025
Internazionale 3-1 Cagliari Serie A Apr 12, 2025
Cagliari 0-3 Internazionale Serie A Dec 28, 2024
Internazionale 2-2 Cagliari Serie A Apr 14, 2024
Cagliari 0-2 Internazionale Serie A Aug 28, 2023

TV Listings / Streaming

Country Channel
Italy DAZN Italia, Sky Sport 251, Sky Go Italia, Sky Sport Calcio, NOW TV
Great Britain DAZN UK
Ireland DAZN UK
USA Paramount+, DAZN USA
Canada DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Germany DAZN Germany, DAZN1 Germany
Australia beIN Sports 3, beIN Sports Connect
Spain DAZN Spain
France DAZN France
Argentina ESPN2 Argentina, Disney+ Premium Argentina

Serie A Table

Pos Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Inter 32 24 3 5 75 29 46 75
2 Napoli 32 20 6 6 48 31 17 66
3 Milan 32 18 9 5 47 27 20 63
4 Juventus 32 17 9 6 55 29 26 60
5 Como 32 16 10 6 56 26 30 58
6 Roma 32 18 3 11 45 28 17 57
7 Atalanta 32 14 11 7 44 28 16 53
8 Bologna 32 14 6 12 42 37 5 48
9 Lazio 31 11 11 9 32 29 3 44
10 Udinese 32 12 7 13 38 42 -4 43
11 Sassuolo 32 12 6 14 39 43 -4 42
12 Torino 32 11 6 15 37 54 -17 39
13 Genoa 32 9 9 14 38 45 -7 36
14 Parma 32 8 12 12 23 40 -17 36
15 Cagliari 32 8 9 15 33 44 -11 33
16 Fiorentina 31 7 11 13 36 44 -8 32
17 Cremonese 32 6 9 17 26 47 -21 27
18 Lecce 32 7 6 19 21 45 -24 27
19 Verona 32 3 9 20 23 55 -32 18
20 Pisa 32 2 12 18 23 58 -35 18

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