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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoli | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | +14 | 38 |
| Atalanta | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | +22 | 37 |
| Internazionale | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | +25 | 34 |
| Lazio | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | +8 | 34 |
| Fiorentina | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 31 |
| Juventus | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | +14 | 28 |
| Bologna | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 28 |
| AC Milan | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | +9 | 26 |
| Udinese | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 20 |
| Empoli | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | -2 | 19 |
| AS Roma | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| Torino | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 19 |
| Genoa | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -12 | 16 |
| Lecce | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -18 | 16 |
| Como | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -10 | 15 |
| Parma | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -10 | 15 |
| Hellas Verona | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | -19 | 15 |
| Cagliari | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 14 |
| Venezia | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -13 | 13 |
| Monza | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -7 | 10 |
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