Our prediction for this Serie A match:
After rolling over Roma 3-0 at Stadio Olimpico, Inter will be aiming to overtake Milan in top position when they welcome Cagliari to their Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Matchday 17. The Nerazzurri are eyeing their fifth consecutive league win, but they can’t afford any complacency in Sunday’s clash. Summer signing Edin Dzeko is not getting any older, and the former Roma attacker is likely to make life difficult the opposition defenders.
All Darmian, Ranocchia, and Correa are out of contention with injuries for the home team, but Simone Inzaghi can count on key players. The Sardinians, on the other hand, have been struggling on the travels this season, and they are unlikely to spoil Inter’s party in Milano. All Walukiewicz, Rog, and Strootman should miss out with injuries for the visiting team. In their last meeting at “Meazza” Inter defeated Cagliari thanks to Matteo Darmian’s goal.
Highlighted Player (Christian Eriksen):
Christian Eriksen born on 14th of February 1992 is a Danish football who plays as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur. Eriksen played in the youth of Odense BK and Ajax Amsterdam where he got picked up by Tottenham Hotspur after 3 seasons.
On 29th of August Eriksen got transferred for 13 million euro and is one of the most expensive Danish football players of all time. Christian Eriksen made his debut in March 2010 for the Danish national team and was the youngest player during the World Cup in 2010.
So far Eriksen played for over 200 club games for Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur. Eriksen is known for his great passing skills and game overview. In his career Eriksen managed to become national champion with Ajax 3 times and won several individual prices for being one of the most talented player of the moment.
Highlighted Team (Cagliari):
Cagliari are a professional football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. I Rossoblu (The Red and Blues) compete in Italian Serie A and the club’s biggest success came in 1970, when they won the national championship.
Cagliari finished the season in top position in the standings, four points clear of Juventus and it has to be noted that Luigi Riva led Cagliari to their first Serie A trophy.
I Rossoblu welcome their rivals at Stadio Sant’Elia and the capacity of the stadium is 16,000. In the 1993/1994 season Cagliari made it to the UEFA Cup semis, with the team suffering a loss to fellow Italian club Inter in the two-legged tie.
Giuseppe Pancaro helped Cagliari record a 3-2 win over Inter in the first leg, but I Rossoblu were hammered by the Nerazzurri in the second leg (3-0). Palermo are regarded as Cagliari’s main rivals and the two teams square off against each other in the Derby delle Isole.