Inter take on the visitors Cagliari in the round 33 match of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Friday, April 17th at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) (Milan).
Inter are trying not to repeat last season’s outcome. “Nerazzurri,” after winning the Scudetto in 2024, clearly aimed to defend it and add two or three more trophies, but ultimately fell short at the decisive stages everywhere. The final match for Simone Inzaghi ended in a heavy 0–5 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League. Recently, however, their form has started to improve again, with the team showing more confidence in attacking play. They have been scoring regularly and managing to turn difficult matches in their favor. His successor, Cristian Chivu, began with an early exit at the Club World Cup, followed by clear failures in the Super Cup and the Champions League, where they were knocked out in the very first playoff round by modest Bodø/Glimt. Now the main task is not to repeat this in Serie A — after leading confidently for a long time, they noticeably slowed down toward spring. Still, in recent rounds they have once again been delivering entertaining wins: first they thrashed AS Roma, and then against Como 1907, after conceding twice by the 45th minute, they turned it around to win 4–3. Incidentally, they will face the same opponent again next week in the return leg of the cup semi-final.
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Cagliari were relegated to Serie B not so long ago. They were immediately brought back by the experienced Claudio Ranieri, who had achieved his first coaching successes there in the past. Recently, their performances have been less stable, with the team struggling to maintain distance from the relegation zone. They have dropped points more frequently, especially in matches against direct competitors. After securing survival at the end, Claudio retired in 2024, but even without him they coped, finishing as high as 15th place with 36 points. This season in Calcio they looked more confident overall, although in spring the number of setbacks increased and the relegation zone began to creep closer. After the break, they also lost to US Sassuolo. In the latest round, against a direct rival US Cremonese, they at least managed to score and keep a clean sheet, finally securing an important win.
Over the past decade, “The Islanders” have won only once, while “The Nerazzurri” have taken 8 victories in the last 9 encounters. “The Nerazzurri” are clearly stronger and should convert that into another win with a solid margin — backing Inter with a -1.0 handicap looks like the right choice.
Prediction for the match: Inter to win with -1.0 handicap.
