Serie A line-ups: Cagliari vs. Inter | OneFootball

Inter still have injury issues in defence, but Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram lead the way for the visit to a Cagliari side who raise their game against the big teams.

It kicks off at the Unipol Domus Arena at 17.00 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s four Serie A games on the Liveblog.

The Nerazzurri continue the defence of their title and are three points off leaders Atalanta with a game in hand.

However, this also begins a packed fixture list that includes the Supercoppa Italiana in Saudi Arabia on January 2.

Stefan de Vrij is back in the starting XI after a knee issue, but Matteo Darmian, Francesco Acerbi and Benjamin Pavard are still out of action.

Thuram is now the joint Capocannoniere of Serie A with Mateo Retegui on 12 goals, but Lautaro Martinez has not found the net in Serie A for Inter since November 3.

FLORENCE, ITALY – DECEMBER 8: Yerry Mina of Cagliari Calcio in action during the Serie A match between Fiorentina and Cagliari at Stadio Artemio Franchi on December 8, 2024 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Cagliari have lost their last three on the bounce, with a 2-1 defeat to Venezia plunging them into the relegation zone.

However, two of those were very narrow 1-0 losses to Atalanta and Fiorentina, while this season they have held Milan, Juventus and Roma to draws, beating Torino and Parma.

Yerry Mina has seemingly shaken off a knock, but Zito Luvumbo is still out with a sprained ankle.

Roberto Piccoli is the centre-forward with Nadir Zortea and Tommaso Augello providing the crosses.

Cagliari: Sherri; Zappa, Mina, Luperto, Obert; Zortea, Adopo, Makoumbou, Augello; Gaetano; Piccoli

Inter: Sommer; Bisseck, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez

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