1st half
2nd half
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | The first half comes to an end. It's 0-0 so far |
| 45' | Two minutes of added time |
| 43' | Mkhitaryan with a sharp delivery, Esposito tries a challenging backheel but sends it wide |
| 40' | Pio goes for it! Barella sends the ball into the box, Esposito controls the ball and fires a shot at target but Caprile denies him |
| 39' | Another sustained Inter effort ends with Thuram sending a cross into the box, but Caprile manages to get a hold of it |
| 33' | A well-organised set piece finds Carlos on the edge of the box for a strike, but his shot is deflected out for another corner |
| 32' | Inter keep the pressure on for a long spell as Dimarco crosses to the far post for Thuram, but Sulemana gets there first and clears it behind for a corner |
| 30' | Dumfries turns away a dangerous cross from Palestra on the right of a corner: Cagliari are well organised and compact at the back |
| 27' | Dimarco stays down after a heavy collision |
| 25' | Borrelli |
| 23' | Esposito |
| 19' | Esposito with a chance! Dimarco sends in a great low cross from the left, and Pio goes for first time, but his shot is blocked by Mina! |
| 16' | An incredible opportunity wasted by Inter: Thuram sends Esposito through, nd he produces a brilliant bit of skill before playing it back to the Frenchman. Tikus then looks for Pio in the box once again, but can't find him, and the ball finds Dimarco, but Adopo clears his shot off the line |
| 13' | Caprile comes through a spectacular save on Thuram, who took a curled shot at goal, and from the rebound, Esposito is blocked by Zé Pedro. Everything is ruled out because of Thuram being offside initially |
| 12' | A clever one-two gives space to Obert on the left: the defender feeds the ball into Borell, who finds Palestra on the opposite side. The winger has space, but sends his shot too high |
| 8' | Inter are starting to gain more possession, with the Nerazzurri clearly pushing higher up the pitch |
| 3' | Palestra is sent through into space, he comes into the box but is stopped by Dimarco: the loose ball falls to Sebastiano Esposito at the edge of the area, and his shot is pushed out for a corner by Martinez. |
| 2' | Gaetano takes a shot from the middle, but the ball is deflected out for a corner |
| 1' | All set at San Siro! It's time for Inter vs. Cagliari: the Sardinians begin with posession! FORZA INTER! |
| 1' | CAGLIARI (3-5-2): 1 Caprile; 32 Zé Pedro, 26 Mina, 33 Obert; 2 Palestra, 8 Adopo, 10 Gaetano, 25 Sulemana, 15 Rodriguez; 29 Borrelli, 94 Esposito |
| 1' | INTER (3-5-2): 13 Martinez; 25 Akanji, 6 De Vrij, 30 Carlos Augusto; 2 Dumfries, 23 Barella, 20 Calhanoglu, 22 Mkhitaryan, 32 Dimarco; 94 Esposito, 9 Thuram. |
| 1' | Inter are back in action at San Siro to face Cagliari in the early kick-off of matchday 33. Kick-off is scheduled for 20:45 CEST. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 49' | It ends there! Inter cruise to a 12-point lead above Napoli in the table! Goals from Thuram, Barella, and Zielinski make it 3-0 to us. Now it's time to focus on the Coppa Italia semi-final! FORZA INTER! |
| 47' | What a beauty from Zielinski as he seals the game! A great first-time strike from the edge of the box sends the ball into the top bins! 3-0! |
| 47' | Zielinski |
| 45' | Four minutes of added time |
| 45' | Luis Henrique passes to Zielinski, who goes for goal from inside the box but can't find the target |
| 44' | Diouf (Barella) |
| 43' | Belotti (Zappa) |
| 41' | Bonny makes a run down the flank, and his cross goes to Dumfries for a header, but it's just too high to get into the back of the net |
| 40' | Frattesi (Calhanoglu) |
| 37' | Cagliari are calmly trying to build possession in this phase of the game |
| 31' | Folorunsho (Sulemana) |
| 31' | Zappa (Obert) |
| 31' | Luis Henrique (Dimarco) |
| 31' | Zielinski (Mkhitaryan) |
| 31' | Bonny (Thuram) |
| 28' | A shot from Sebastiano Esposito is deflected behind for a Cagliari corner |
| 24' | Palestra is released down the right, but Akanji gets across to intercept his dangerous cross and turn it behind for a corner |
| 20' | Inter continue to press forward. The Nerazzurri have truly found their momentum now |
| 15' | Free-kick from distance taken by Calhanoglu. Calha sends in a curling shot but it drifts just wide |
| 12' | Deiola (Gaetano) |
| 12' | Mendy (Borrelli) |
| 11' | GOALLLLL!!! Barella doubles our lead immediately. The ball drops loose in the box and is fired home with a powerful right-footed strike from Nicolò! 2! COME ON LADS! |
| 11' | Barella |
| 7' | THURAMMMMM! 1-0!!! A great bit of play from Barella as he's brought down but releases Dimarco, who makes a run down the wing and picks out Tikus at the back post with the goal just waiting! INTER HAVE THE LEAD! |
| 7' | Thuram |
| 5' | Spectacular move by Pio as he holds up play in the box to set up Dumfries, who is making a run in, but the Dutchman's effort, coming from a tight angle, misses the target |
| 3' | Dimarco's cross is met by Sulemana, who clears the danger with a header. The ball finds Barella, who goes for a volley, but his shot goes wide |
| 2' | Calhanoglu fires a powerful left-footed shot from distance but it flies well over the crossbar |
| 1' | The second half of Inter vs. Cagliari begins. The Nerazzurri begin with posession. FORZA NERAZZURRI! |