In the early morning of August 29, Beijing time, the second round of the Serie A season, Inter Milan away to Cagliari. Dumfries took the lead in the first half, Lautaro extended the scoreline, and in the second half, Çalhanoğlu hit the post, and Inter won comfortably 2-0, winning the opening game with two consecutive wins.
Last season, Inter achieved good results, finishing second in the Champions League, third in Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the Serie Super Cup, which was the most brilliant season since Zhang Kangyang became the club's president.
Entering the new season, Zhang Kangyang's Inter reorganized the squad in a large area, Onana, Pinamonti and Brozovic left the team successively, while introducing Sommer, Thuram Jr., Cuadrado, Sanchez, Arnautovic and many new signings.
In the first round of the league, Inter beat Monza 2-0, and now away to Cagliari, the team continues to win a complete victory, easily winning, becoming the fourth team to start the new season with two consecutive wins, the other three teams include AC Milan, Napoli and Verona. However, Inter became the only team that did not concede a goal.
One of the biggest scorers, Lautaro scored two consecutive goals, scoring a total of three goals, including two goals in the first round, tied with Olivier Giroud and Osmeyne for first place in the top scorers' list.
As one of Inter's main strikers, Lautaro made 57 appearances in all competitions last season, scoring 28 goals and assisting 10 times, and after Romelu Lukaku's departure from the team, Lautaro's forward partner became Arnautovic or Thuram.
Detailed review of the competition——
In the 21st minute, Thuram sent in a straight shot and Dumfries inserted into the box with a low shot into the far corner to give Inter a 1-0 lead.
In the 29th minute, Di Marco crossed and Lautaro wrapped up the ball and scored with a shot to help Inter extend the score 2-0.
In the 72nd minute, Luvenbo broke through in the box and fell to the ground, the Cagliari player complained about a foul, and the referee ruled that it was not a penalty.
In the 87th minute, Çalhanoğlu met the ball and fired a volley into the post to seal Inter's victory.
Inter starters: 1 Sommer, 36 Darmian, 6 De Vry, 95 Bastoni, 2 Dumfries, 23 Barrera, 20 Çalhanoğlu, 22 Mkhitaryan, 32 Di Marco, 9 Thuram, 10 Lautaro
Cagliari starters: 1 Radunovic, 28 Zappa, 4 Dosena, 33 Obert, 27 Ogello, 8 Nandes, 29 Makumb, 25 Suleimana, 21 Yanctor, 30 Pavoletti, 19 Oristanho