2018-2019 Italian Serie A
- Ivan Perisic (31' OG)
- Leonardo Pavoletti (43')
- Lautaro Martínez (38')
Inter Milan lose at Cagliari in blow to Champions League hopes
Inter Milan lost 2-1 to Cagliari on Friday to stay third in Italy's Serie A in a blow to their bid for a Champions League spot.
Inter are on 47 points, two points ahead of fourth-placed AC Milan and three clear of fifth-placed AS Roma who both have a game in hand.
Luca Ceppitelli gave Cagliari a 31st-minute lead before Lautaro Martinez levelled for Inter five minutes later.
But the visitors' joy was short-lived as Leonardo Pavoletti netted the winner with a sublime first-time volley from Darijo Srna's cross two minutes before halftime.
Cagliari could have grabbed a third in stoppage-time but Nicolo Barella blazed his penalty over the crossbar.
Game Information
Unipol Domus
7:30 PM, 1 March 2019
Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 16,223
Italian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 33 | 27 | 5 | 1 | +61 | 86 |
| AC Milan | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | +25 | 69 |
| Juventus | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | +21 | 64 |
| Bologna | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | +22 | 62 |
| AS Roma | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | +19 | 55 |
| Atalanta | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | +22 | 54 |
| Lazio | 33 | 16 | 4 | 13 | +7 | 52 |
| Napoli | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | +9 | 49 |
| Fiorentina | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | +9 | 47 |
| Torino | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | +2 | 46 |
| Monza | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 43 |
| Genoa | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | -5 | 39 |
| Lecce | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | -18 | 35 |
| Cagliari | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -20 | 32 |
| Hellas Verona | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -13 | 31 |
| Empoli | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -22 | 31 |
| Udinese | 32 | 4 | 16 | 12 | -18 | 28 |
| Frosinone | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -23 | 28 |
| Sassuolo | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -26 | 26 |
| Salernitana | 33 | 2 | 9 | 22 | -44 | 15 |
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