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

Lautaro Martinez returns to the Inter starting XI with Marcus Thuram and Hakan Calhanoglu, as they visit a Cagliari side coming off two consecutive victories.

It kicks off at the Unipol Domus at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).

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

MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 21: Manuel Akanji of Internazionale looks on as he warms up prior to the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and US Sassuolo Calcio at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

The Nerazzurri have struggled in recent weeks, losing back-to-back matches against Udinese and Juventus, then scraping past Sassuolo 2-1.

They also won their Champions League opener 2-0 away to Ajax and with the match against Slavia Prague coming up, there is a little squad rotation.

Lautaro Martinez has recovered from a back problem to start with Thuram, but Ange-Yoan Bonny is not at 100 per cent with an ankle issue.

Yann Sommer, Denzel Dumfries, Francesco Acerbi and Federico Dimarco are rested.

This will always be a special match for Sardinian native and former Cagliari hero Nicolò Barella.

TURIN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 13: Kenan Yildiz of Juventus is tackled by Nicolo Barella and Hakan Calhanoglu of Internazionale during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and FC Internazionale at on September 13, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

There is also a family atmosphere, because brothers Sebastiano and Francesco Pio Esposito are on opposite sides.

Cagliari are coming off back-to-back victories against Parma and Lecce, plus a 4-1 midweek Coppa Italia win over Frosinone.

Zito Luvumbo, Gabriele Zappa, Boris Radunovic and Nicola Pintus are out of action.

Veteran striker Andrea Belotti leads the attack, with Yerry Mina in defence.

LECCE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 19: Andrea Belotti of Cagliari celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal goal during the Serie A match between US Lecce and Cagliari Calcio at Stadio Via del Mare on September 19, 2025 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)

Cagliari vs. Inter line-ups

Cagliari: Caprile; Ze Pedro, Mina, Luperto; Palestra, Adopo, Deiola, Folorunsho, Obert; S Esposito, Belotti

Inter: J Martinez, Akanji, De Vrij, Bastoni; Luis Henrique, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto; Lautaro Martinez, Thuram