Serie A: Cagliari vs. Inter – probable line-ups and where to watch on TV | OneFootball

Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram are expected to lead the Inter attack against Sebastiano Esposito’s Cagliari this evening.

It kicks off at 20:45 CET (19:45 BST) at the Unipol Domus in Cagliari.

CAGLIARI, ITALY – AUGUST 24: Sebastiano Luperto of Cagliari celebrates his goal 1-1 with teammates during the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Sant’Elia on August 24, 2025 in Cagliari, Italy. (Photo by Enrico Locci/Getty Images)

Surprisingly, the home side comes to this game having collected one more point than Inter in the opening four Serie A rounds.

Boris Radunović, Gabriele Zappa and Zito Luvumbo are unavailable for Cagliari, while Inter coach Cristian Chivu can rely on a full squad.

MILAN, ITALY – AUGUST 25: Lautaro Martinez of Internazionale runs with the ball whilst under pressure from Gvidas Gineitis of Torino during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Torino FC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on August 25, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

It’s a derby between the Esposito brothers, but while Cagliari’s Sebastiano is expected to feature in the Sardinians’ XI, Pio will likely start on the Inter bench, making room for Thuram and Lautaro Martinez in attack.

The Cagliari XI seems quite settled with Yerry Mina returning after a mid-week Coppa Italia round and Andrea Belotti joining Esposito in attack.

The same goes for Inter, even if there are doubts on the wings, according to Sky, with either Matteo Darmian or Luis Henrique starting on the right flank and Carlos Augusto battling Federico Dimarco for the left wing-back position.

Cagliari vs. Inter – where to watch on TV

The match will be shown live on DAZN in the UK and Ireland and Paramount+ in the USA. As usual, Football Italia will follow the live updates from Sardinia with a dedicated liveblog, including Como-Cremonese and Juventus-Atalanta as well.

Cagliari vs. Inter – probable line-ups

Cagliari (3-5-2): Caprile; Mina, Luperto, Obert; Palestra, Adopo, Prati, Deiola, Folorunsho; Sebastiano Esposito, Belotti.

Inter (3-5-2): Sommer, Akanji, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Çalhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco, Lautaro Martinez, Thuram.