Bastoni and Lautaro Martinez, on a double assist from Barella, and then a penalty from Calhanoglu knock out Cagliari. Good first half for the Sardinians who, however, still collect zero points.
Cagliari held on in the first half but then Nicola’s team is hit in the second half by Inter. The great protagonist, with a double assist, is the great ex Barella. First a header from Bastoni and then Lautaro Martinez’s return to goal after almost two months knock out the Sardinians who, then, at the end also suffer the third final goal on a penalty from Calhanoglu and close the calendar year between the teams at risk of relegation.
Nicola explains the performance of his Cagliari
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Cagliari’s collapse, despite the warnings on the eve of the game, comes after the exit of Mina who only played the first half and Davide Nicola, in his post-match statements, tries to explain this defeat to Dazn’s microphones: “In the first half we have everything what we had, with order and precision. The goal, in a daring way, didn’t take much away from us while the second goal knocked us out. Our team did its best against a very strong team and we accept the result.”
Without Mina, Cagliari collapsed: “I don’t like talking about individuals. Mina has her characteristics which are fundamental in some matches. There are also some matches that we don’t have (for example) Luvumbo. Today we spent and gave everything we could We faced a very strong team. Only if we managed to keep them in the balance until the end could we hope to do more.”
On the fans’ protest, after another defeat (the fifth in the last five): “We come from tough games where we faced big teams or direct clashes (like in Venice, ed.), where we could have done better. The championship doesn’t end today, where to score points we had to be perfect. Against Inter, a team that concedes very few goals, we accept this result and to achieve it we must never lose heart.”
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