There are 6 matches to be played on Sunday in the Italian Serie A, with the first of those taking place at San Siro between Inter Milan and Cagliari. The hosts come into this match in 2nd place in the League, 4 points behind leaders Juventus. Cagliari are in 6th place and currently occupy a Europa League qualifying position.
Inter Milan suffered a disappointing result last weekend as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Lecce. Having taken the lead in the 71st minute it appeared as though Inter Milan were going to take maximum points but they conceded an equaliser just 6 minutes later.
Despite the draw meaning they fell further behind Juventus in the title race it did maintain their unbeaten record which stretches back 6 games in all competitions. Inter Milan are undefeated in their last 13 Serie A matches but have drawn more games than they would have wished recently. 4 of their last 6 League matches have ended in a draw with the only victories coming against Genoa at home and Napoli away.
Trends show Inter Milan have managed to score 2 or more goals in 9 of their last 13 Serie A matches. Both teams scored in 12 of their last 15 games in the league including 5 of their last 7 played at home.
Cagliari come into the match having picked up a point in a 2-2 draw at Brescia last weekend. While it was only a draw, this was an important result for Cagliari as they entered the match on a run of 5 straight defeats in all competitions. 4 of those 5 losses came in Serie A with the other being a 4-1 defeat at Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia.
Serie A form shows 5 games without a win for Cagliari and prior to the draw against Brescia they lost at Udinese and Juventus plus at home against Lazio and AC Milan. Trends show Cagliari have won only 4 of their last 27 away Serie A matches and both teams have scored in 9 of their last 12 league games on the road.
Cagliari have conceded 2 or more goals in their last 9 Serie A games in a row and will need to shore things up defensively if they are to take anything from this match.
Team news and Inter Milan are without the suspended midfielder Antonio Candreva. Kwadwo Asamoah and Danilo D'Ambrosio are struggling with a knee and thigh injury respectively.
Cagliari travel to Milan without Fabio Pisacane who is suspended. Leonardo Pavoletti will definitely miss the game due to a knee injury and they have doubts over the fitness of Daniele Ragatzu, Luca Ceppitelli and Federico Mattiello.
This appears to be a match Inter Milan should win but it may be a closer game than the home fans would like. Expect to see both teams find the back of the net but for Inter Milan to take maximum points, possibly by just a single goal margin.