Inter 3-2 Cagliari: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 15 January 2006

Result

Inter 3-2 Cagliari

Serie A · Sunday 15 January 2006, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

Inter · Cagliari · Serie A predictions

Inter 3-2 Cagliari: match report

Inter defeated Cagliari 3-2 in Serie A on Sunday 15 January 2006. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Obafemi Martins opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Inter's goals came from Obafemi Martins (10'), Adriano (14') and Adriano (58', penalty). Cagliari scored through Mauro Esposito (20') and Óscar Suazo Velázquez (81').

Discipline: Inter received 2 yellow cards; Cagliari received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Inter were 3rd on 39 points from 18 and Cagliari 17th on 15 points from 18. Inter went on to finish that season 3rd with 76 points, and Cagliari 16th with 39.

Going into the match Inter's last five read D-W-W-W-W and Cagliari's W-L-W-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Goal · Obafemi MartinsInter · 1-0
  • 14'Goal · AdrianoInter · 2-0
  • 16'Yellow card · Giuseppe FavalliInter
  • 20'Goal · Mauro EspositoCagliari · 2-1
  • 37'Yellow card · Nelson Abeijón PessiCagliari
  • 56'Yellow card · Massimo GobbiCagliari
  • 58'Penalty goal · AdrianoInter · 3-1
  • 81'Goal · Óscar Suazo VelázquezCagliari · 3-2
  • 82'Yellow card · Francesco BegaCagliari
  • 87'Yellow card · Obafemi MartinsInter

Team news

Inter line-up

Júlio César, Ivan Cordoba, Javier Zanetti, Giuseppe Favalli, Walter Samuel, Luis Figo, Esteban Cambiasso, Adriano, Obafemi Martins, D. Stanković, Cristiano Zanetti

Cagliari line-up

Antonio Chimenti, Joe Bizera Bastos, Michele Canini, Francesco Bega, Massimo Gobbi, Alessandro Agostini, Daniele Conti, Mauro Esposito, Nelson Abeijón Pessi, Andrea Capone, Óscar Suazo Velázquez