Inter 4 - 0 Cagliari: All you need to know



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Apr 18th 2018
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Together with Opta, all the stats and pieces of trivia from the match at San Siro


MILAN - The Nerazzurri returned to winning ways at San Siro! Goals from Cancelo, Icardi, Brozovic and Perisic proved decisive against Cagliari. 

Together with Opta, here are the statistics from the match: 

  • Prior to tonight, the last time a team failed to attempt a single shot in a Serie A game was in January 2014 (Genoa vs Roma).

  • With João Cancelo’s goal, Inter ended a 315-minute goal scoring drought in Serie A.

  • Brozovic, Icardi and Perisic have all found the net in the same Serie A game since they are playing for Inter. 

  • Mauro Icardi has scored 25 league goals this term, his best tally in a Serie A season.

  • Marcelo Brozovic has scored tonight his first home goal in this Serie A campaign, after three bagged away from home.

  • Inter have kept seven clean sheets over their last eight league fixtures.

  • Cagliari have conceded the most goals from direct free-kicks in Serie A this season (four).

  • Inter have hit the woodwork 22 times in Serie A this season, more than any other side.

  • Inter starting XI had an average age of 26 years 225 days: The youngest used by the Nerazzurri in Serie A this season.

  • Samir Handanovic played tonight his 400th Serie A game – only four current Serie A players (Buffon, Dainelli, Pellissier and De Rossi) have collected more in their career in the Italian top-flight.

  • Inter recorded tonight the highest possession stats in the 2017/18 Serie A season (74%), while Cagliari had their lowest figure this season (26%).