In the early morning of April 15, Beijing time, in the 32nd round of the 2023-24 Serie A season, the leader Inter Milan faced Cagliari at the home stadium of Meazza Stadium. Thuram broke the deadlock in the first half, and in the second half, Shomurodov equalised, Frattesi created a penalty and Calhanoglu converted the penalty to give Inter the lead again, and Viola equalised twice before the break. In the end, Inter Milan drew 2-2 at home to Cagliari, 14 points ahead of second-placed AC Milan. The next round of Serie A welcomes the Milan derby, and if Inter can win the derby, they will win the title five rounds in advance.
In the 7th minute, Sanchez picked up the ball on the right side of the front field and picked up a pass, and Dimarco on the left side of the penalty area volleyed wide of the far corner. In the 11th minute, the visiting team's Lu Wenbo fired a left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, and the ball went slightly wide of the post. In the 12th minute, Inter Milan went straight to the front, Sanchez inverted a triangle back pass in front of the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area, and Thuram, who was outflanked in the middle, pushed the goal, Inter 1-0 Cagliari.
In the 24th minute, Lu Wenbo seemed to pass and shoot on the right side of the penalty area, and the ball went directly out of the bottom line. In the 26th minute, Shomurodov fired a low left-footed shot from inside the box, and Sommer fell to the ground to get the ball. In the 29th minute, Inter Milan picked up a pass in front, and Barella, who stepped forward into the penalty area, shook his head and pushed the ball into the far corner. However, VAR showed that Barella was slightly offside and the goal was disallowed.
In the 39th minute, Inter Milan went straight forward, Dimarco received the ball into the penalty area, and his left-footed shot was blocked by the goalkeeper, but he was also offside. At the end of the first half, Inter led by one goal.
In the second half, the right corner kick of Inter Milan was cleared in the penalty area, and Dimarco at the top of the arc volleyed with his left foot, and the ball was lifted off the crossbar by the goalkeeper with his fingertips. In the 62nd minute, Inter won a free kick in front of the penalty area, Calhanoglu took a direct shot at the goal, and the goalkeeper saved the ball sideways.
In the 64th minute, Cagliari made a long pass from the left side of the midfield, Lu Wenbo turned his back to the ball in the penalty area, and Shomurodov, who was following him, volleyed hard, Cagliari 1-1 Inter.
In the 66th minute, Inter Milan reversed the triangle back in front of the bottom line on the right side of the front, and Sanchez in the middle leaned over and rushed to the top, and the ball was slightly off. In the 73rd minute, Inter Milan crossed from the right side of the field, and Frattesi in the box headed the goal, the ball was on the raised arm of the defender who defended him, and the referee awarded a penalty.
The penalty was taken by Calhanoglu, who fired a powerful low right-footed shot into the bottom right corner to make it 2-1 Cagliari.
In the 82nd minute, Cagliari headed a succession in front, the ball was pushed into the penalty area, Viola scored with a volley, Cagliari 2-2 Inter. However, slow motion showed Viola's teammate suspected of handball before Viola scored.
In the end, the game ended at full-time with Inter Milan drawing 2-2 with Cagliari.