Inter play host to relegation-threatened Cagliari at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday early afternoon. The Nerazzurri are on the brink of ending an 11-year Serie A title wait as the season approaches the crunch period.
A 2-1 home win over Sassuolo in midweek brought Inter’s winning streak in Serie A to ten matches. The Lombardians last enjoyed a longer victorious streak in 2007 when they won the title under Roberto Mancini.
Antonio Conte’s men have been a force to be reckoned with since the calendar flipped to 2021, notably winning 80% of their league outings since the turn of the year. Unbeaten in their last 13 Serie A fixtures, Inter hold a comfortable 11-point lead on closest chasers AC Milan.
Since being held to a 1-1 draw to Parma back in October, the hosts have racked up 11 consecutive Serie A triumphs at home, returning an intimidating +22 goal difference from that spread of games (GF:31, GA:8).
Odds-on favorites to come out on top of this encounter, Inter have won 12 of their last 19 top-flight home matches against Cagliari, losing just two of the remaining seven. Furthermore, they have failed to get on the scoresheet just once in their last 39 league fixtures versus the Sardinians, scoring 2+ goals seven of their previous ten such clashes.
Coming into this matchday, Cagliari have lost three consecutive Serie A matches by an aggregate score of 7-2, letting in precisely two second-half goals in the last two.
Additionally, Leonardo Semplici’s men have claimed just one victory in their last 12 away league games, courtesy of a 2-0 triumph over rock-bottom Crotone back in February.