• Dutch defender Denzel Dumfries scored the winning goal in the 21st minute, who was effectively crossed by Inter’s summer player Markus Thiram.
• Nine minutes later, Lautaro Martinez scored his third goal of the season, doubling AC Milan’s lead.
• The Argentine has scored nine goals in nine career appearances against Cagliari.
• In the second half, Simone Inzaghi’s side barely moved forward, with just one shot against Cagliari’s goal in 45 minutes. Cagliari were more active, which often ended attacks, although they were unsuccessful.
• At the end of normal time, hosts striker Paulo Adzi didn’t take advantage of a better opportunity to close the gap from close range. The Brazilian’s shot was saved by Inter goalkeeper Jan Sommers, who played his second clean sheet in the Italian championship.
• With six points in two matches International went to the top of the standings along with three other teams that have not yet lost points – Milan, Napoli and Verona.
• In another Monday night game, Salernitana played 1-1 at home against Udinese.
Italian Serie A, round 2
| A game | Result | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|
| Frosinone – Atalanta | 2:1 (2:0) | Harrui 5′ Monterisi 24′ – Zapata 56′ |
| Monza – Empoli | 2:0 (1:0) | Kolpani 45’53’ |
| Milan – Turin | 4:1 (3:1) | Pulisic 33′ Giroud 43′ (11m) 65′ (11m) Hernandez 45’+2 – Shuur 36′ |
| Verona – Rome | 2:1 (2:0) | Duda 4′ Ngons 45’+3 – Avar 56′ |
| Fiorentina – Lecce | 2:2 (2:0) | Gonzalez 3′ Duncan 25′ – Raffia 49′ Krstovic 75′ |
| Juventus – Bologna | 1:1 (0:1) | Vlahovic 80′ – Ferguson 24′ |
| Lazio – Genoa | 0:1 (0:1) | Retegi 16′ |
| Napoli – Sassuolo | 2:0 (1:0) | Osimen 16′(11m) Di Lorenzo 64′ |
| Salernitana – Udinese | 1:1 (0:0) | Dia 72′ – Samardzic 57′ |
| Cagliari – Inter | 0:2 (0:2) | Dumfries 21′ Martinez 30′ |
Overall score
| IN | Team | WITH | You | H | W | Gates | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Milan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:1 | 6 |
| 2. | Naples | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:1 | 6 |
| 3. | Inter Milan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 6 |
| 4. | Verona | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 6 |
| 5. | Fiorentina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6:3 | 4 |
| 6. | juventus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:1 | 4 |
| 7. | Lecce | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:3 | 4 |
| 8. | Atalanta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | 3 |
| 9. | Monza | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 3 |
| 10. | Frosinone | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:4 | 3 |
| eleven. | Genoa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | 3 |
| 12. | Salernitana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3:3 | 2 |
| 13. | Rome | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3:4 | 1 |
| 14. | Bologna | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:3 | 1 |
| 15. | Cagliari | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:2 | 1 |
| 16. | Turin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:4 | 1 |
| 17. | Udinese | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:4 | 1 |
| 18. | Lazio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:3 | 0 |
| 19. | Empoli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:3 | 0 |
| 20. | Sassuolo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:4 | 0 |
top scorers
| IN | Team | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lautaro Martinez | Inter | 3 |
| 2. | Victor Ociman | Naples | 3 (1) |
| 3. | Olivier Giroud | Milan | 3(2) |