After a potentially decisive lead in the standings over Conte’s Napoli, Cristian Chivu‘s Inter returns to the friendly walls of San Siro for the 33rd matchday of Serie A, where they will face Fabio Pisacane‘s Cagliari. Here are the probable lineups of the two coaches.
April 17, 2026 – 8:45 PM
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Inter
3-5-2
3-5-2
Lineup
1 – Sommer 25 – Akanji 15 – Acerbi 95 – Bastoni 2 – Dumfries 23 – Barella 20 – Calhanoglu 7 – Zielinski 32 – Dimarco 9 – Thuram 94 – Pio Esposito Cristian Chivu
Bench
13 J. Martinez, 12 Di Gennaro, 36 Darmian, 11 Luis Henrique, 6 De Vrij, 16 Frattesi, 17 Diouf, 22 Mhitaryan, 14 Bonny
Contested positions
70% Acerbi-30% Bisseck
Suspended
Sucic (1)
Unavailable
Lautaro Martinez
At risk of suspension
Akanji
Cagliari
4-3-2-1
4-3-2-1
Lineup
1 – Caprile 2 – Palestra 26 – Yerry Mina 15 – Rodriguez 33 – Obert 14 – Deiola 4 – Mazzitelli 10 – Gaetano 94 – S. Esposito 90 – Folorunsho 29 – Borrelli Fabio Pisacane
Bench
None
Contested positions
None
Suspended
None
Unavailable
Dovbyk, Ferguson, Dybala, Konè, Wesley
At risk of suspension
El Aynaoui, Mancini
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