§ Serie A · 2025-26 · Matchday 33

Inter 3–0 Cagliari

  • Thuram 52'
  • Barella 56'
  • Zieliński 90+2'

17 April 2026

The match in data

Inter got the better of Cagliari, 3–0, on 17 April 2026, on matchday 33 of the 2025-26 Serie A.

Player of the match: Stefan de Vrij (Inter), rated 59, thanks above all to 3 interceptions and 6 final-third passes. de Vrij produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.

For Cagliari, the highest-rated player was Sebastiano Esposito, with 53.

59
Player of the match

Stefan de Vrij

Inter · 90'

Produced 1.15× and cost 0.51× their position's average

Added
  • 3 interceptions 3.0×
  • 6 final-third passes 1.2×
  • 7 duels won 1.6×
Took away
  • 4 duels lost 1.1×
  • 1 failed dribble 2.4×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Inter
PlayerPositionMinRating
Stefan de Vrij ★ Defender 90 59
Nicolò Barella Midfielder 89 59
Manuel Akanji Defender 90 58
Marcus Thuram Forward 76 51
Hakan Çalhanoğlu Midfielder 85 50
Josep Martínez Goalkeeper 90 47
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Midfielder 76 41
Federico Dimarco Defender 76 39
Pio Esposito Forward 90 38
Carlos Augusto Defender 90 28
Denzel Dumfries Defender 90 22
Ange-Yoan Bonny Forward 14 no rating
Luis Henrique Midfielder 14 no rating
Piotr Zieliński Midfielder 14 no rating
Davide Frattesi Midfielder 5 no rating
Andy Diouf Midfielder 1 no rating
Cagliari
PlayerPositionMinRating
Sebastiano Esposito Forward 90 53
Michel Adopo Midfielder 90 50
Marco Palestra Defender 90 48
Juan Rodríguez Defender 90 46
Gennaro Borrelli Forward 57 42
Adam Obert Defender 76 41
Ibrahim Sulemana Midfielder 76 39
Gianluca Gaetano Midfielder 57 36
Alessandro Deiola Midfielder 33 36
Elia Caprile Goalkeeper 90 34
Yerry Mina Defender 90 34
Zé Pedro Defender 87 27
Paul Mendy Forward 33 27
Gabriele Zappa Defender 14 no rating
Michael Folorunsho Midfielder 14 no rating
Andrea Belotti Forward 3 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Inter player won the most duels?

Stefan de Vrij, with 7 duels won. Next: Denzel Dumfries 3, Hakan Çalhanoğlu 3.

In Inter's win, de Vrij stood out in individual duels with 7 won, more than double the tallies of Dumfries and Çalhanoğlu.

Which Cagliari player completed the most dribbles?

Marco Palestra, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Gianluca Gaetano 1, Sebastiano Esposito 1.

Even in Cagliari's 3–0 defeat, Marco Palestra provided individual flair with 3 completed dribbles. Gianluca Gaetano and Sebastiano Esposito managed just 1 apiece.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Inter 3–0 Cagliari, Serie A 2025-26. Player of the match: Stefan de Vrij, 59
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.