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90' +3
S. Sensi gets yellow.
FULL-TIME: INTER 4-1 CAGLIARI
90' +2
A silly booking for Sensi just before the referee blows his whistle for full-time.
90'
Three minutes of added time are to be played.
89'
Biraghi tries to find Barella breaking down the left but Farago clears the ball for a throw-in.
87'
Esposito wins a free-kick in a dangerous position around 20 yards from Olsen's goal. Lukaku may fancy his chances here in search of his hat-trick.
Biraghi forces a good save from Olsen as the Swedish goalkeeper pushes the ball away to safety.
85'
Inter look to break through Lukaku but the pass by Lazaro is too heavy and rolls out for a goal kick.
82'
Inter are just seeing this game out now. The home side are happy to let Cagliari have the ball and wait for their counter opportunities.
80'
V. Birsa enters the game and replaces N. Nández.
A. Ranocchia has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by C. Biraghi.
Nandez is replaced by Birsa in the visitor's third and final change.
Ionita is replaced by Pedro in Cagliari's second change of the game.
GOAL! RANNOCHIA HEADS IN FOR FOUR! A whipped corner finds Rannochia who glances his header in at the far post. That will be game over.
A whipped cross from Biraghi's corner finds the head of the tall defender Rannochia who glances his header in past Olsen. It's not 4-1 to Inter.
79'
JP Galvão enters the game and replaces A. Ioniţă.
78'
C. Biraghi enters the game and replaces F. Dimarco.
Dimarco is replaced by Biraghi in a straight swap down the left for Inter. Just over 10 minutes left in this match.
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72'
C. Oliva has scored a goal for Cagliari! Assist by A. Cerri.
What an assist that is from Cerri! The striker holds the ball up well and flicks a pass back towards Oliva who fires home.
GOAL!! OLIVA GETS ONE BACK! Oliva redeems himself somewhat after his earlier error gifted a goal to Lukaku. The midfielder drifts into the box and fires home just inside the penalty box! It's now 3-1.
70'
S. Sensi enters the game and replaces M. Brozović.
Another change for Inter as Brozovic is replaced by Sensi as Conte freshens things up in midfield.
69'
S. Esposito enters the game and replaces A. Sánchez.
A decent shift from Sanchez who is replaced by Esposito as Conte looks to see this game out and progress to the next round.
67'
Sanchez has looked sharp considering it's only his first start since September. He has consistently pressed the Cagliari defence throughout the match and given space to Lukaku to work opportunities.
65'
D. Godín gets yellow.
Godin is booked after being judged to have pulled back Ionita as Cagliari looked to break on the counter.
63'
Skriniar is deemed to have fouled Oliva near the touchline. Conte isn't happy about that one and is very animated by the bench.
61'
The game has slowed down in pace now as Inter let Cagliari have some possession. Conte looks as if he's going to be making some changes soon.
59'
Nainggolan sneaks in behind the Inter defence but Rannochia does well to recover and deflect the ball behind for a corner.
58'
Inter win a corner after Dimarco's cross deflects behind.
54'
Inter are in full control now after getting the third goal. Cagliari need a miracle if they're to come back from this deficit.
49'
R. Lukaku has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by N. Barella.
A quick corner is worked well by Lazaro who finds Barella. The Italian midfielder clips a ball to the near post for Lukaku to nod home.
GOALLL! IT'S LUKAKU AGAIN! Lukaku converts from close range with a powerful header after a short corner is worked well by Inter. It's now 3-0 to the hosts.
46'
M. Rog enters the game and replaces L. Castro.
C. Lykogiannis gets yellow.
Cagliari make their first change of the match as Rog replaces Castro as they look to get back into this game.
The referee gives a yellow card to Lykogiannis after he accidentally caught Brozovic with his elbow. Not enough to be deemed as a red card.
The second half is under way.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: INTER 2-0 CAGLIARI
45'
Two minutes added on at the end of the half. Cerri has won a freekick about 30 yards from goal but Nainggolan can't find a team-mate with the cross.
42'
Castro fortunate to win a freekick as Inter looked to be in after Brozovic won the ball off of him on the edge of the away side's penalty box.
40'
Lazaro has looked really bright down the right for Inter. Constantly driving at the Cagliari defence and causing havoc whenever he picks the ball up.
37'
Lukaku starts a counter-attack this time, pinging the ball out to Dimarco down the left. The ball eventually finds Sanchez who wins a freekick after a nice bit of skill near the corner flag.
34'
Dimarco whips in a corner which is cleared by Pisacane. Inter looking to kill this game off before half time.
32'
Cerri is so isolated at striker for Cagliari that whenever he receives the ball in an attacking position, Inter's midfield are able to track back and win possession again. Not looking good so far for the visitors.
30'
There's a stoppage in play as the referee decides there needs to be a switch of match ball.
28'
Lazaro is screaming for a penalty after he clips the ball against Pisacane's arm but the referee waves the protests away.
26'
Valero attempts to find Sanchez with a lofted through ball, but it runs out for a goal kick for Cagliari.
24'
Despite being 2-0 up, Conte is continuing to bark orders from the touchline, specifically at Brozovic and Barella telling them to close down the ball more. Conte wants this game over and done with early.
22'
Borja Valero has scored a goal for Inter Milan!
GOALLLL! Borja Valero! The Spaniard ghosts in at the back post and converts from Barella's whipped ball past Olsen from close range making it 2-0! Inter are cruising at San Siro.
20'
Inter are playing the ball around patiently and waiting for their opening. They haven't been at their attacking best tonight but Cagliari's defending has meant they haven't had to be. Conte's side are looking very comfortable halfway through the first half.
17'
Handanovic collects a cross from Castro comfortably. Cagliari need to get Nainggolan and Nandez linking up more as that's where they've had their most of their joy so far.
15'
Cagliari haven't threatened Handanovic at all in the opening 15 minutes. Sanchez clips a ball to the back post but it fails to reach a team-mate as Inter look to grab a second goal.
10'
Good work from Lazaro down the right forces the visitors into conceding a corner. Olsen is urging his players to keep their concentration.
8'
A free-kick from Sanchez is cleared easily by Cagliari who are looking to get a foothold in the game afer an early setback.
6'
Lukaku picks the ball up on the edge of the box but his shot is deflected. Brozovic's follow up shot is deflected into Olsen's hands.
4'
A good counter-attack from Inter after Sanchez's backheel pass found Valero and returned the ball to the Chilean down the left. Lukaku fails to find Sanchez with a one-two in Cagliari's box and the attack fizzles out.
3'
Inter have started this game strongly whilst Cagliari look shellshocked by the quick opener by Lukaku.
1'
R. Lukaku has scored a goal for Inter Milan!
GOALLLL! LUKAKU! Just 22 seconds on the clock and the home side are in front with the Belgian scoring on his debut in the Coppa Italia! Oliva gifts the ball to Lukaku who composes himself before firing the ball past Olsen into the net!
We're underway here at the San Siro.
Lazaro finds Sanchez down the right, he pulls the ball back to the edge of the box but no one is there to collect the ball and Cagliari clear.
SUBS: Daniele Padelli, Tommaso Berni, Stefan De Vrij, Lautaro Martinez, Stefano Sensi, Sebastiano Esposito, Lorenzo Pirola, Lucien Agoume, Cristiano Biraghi, Antonio Candreva, Bastoni.
SUBS: Rafael, Marko Rog, Luca Cigarini, Joao Pedro, Valter Birsa, Ragnar Klavan, Alessio Cragna, Luca Pellegrini, Giovanni Simeone.
CAGLIARI (4-3-3): Robin Olsen; Paolo Farago, Fabio Pisacane, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Bambis Lykogiannis; Nahitan Nandez, Christian Oliva, Artur Ionita; Lucas Castro, Radja Nainggolan, Alberto Cerri.
The players are exiting the tunnel onto the pitch now. We're just moments away from kick-off here.
Inter face a tough Coppa Italia round of 16 home tie against an impressive Cagliari side. Whilst Inter are embroiled in an intense title race with Juventus, Cagliari have surprised many and sit 6th in the Serie A. This cup tie has the potential to excite fans with Inter failing to keep a clean sheet in all but one of their last five games. Meanwhile, Cagliari haven't picked up a win in their last five domestic matches.
INTER (3-5-2): Samir Handanovic; Diego Godin, Milan Skriniar, Andrea Rannochia; Valentino Lazaro, Nicolo Barella, Marcelo Brozovic, Federico Dimarco, Borja Valero; Alexis Sanchez, Romelu Lukaku.
Inter are looking to progress and win their first domestic silverware for the first time in over a decade. Cagliari are looking to cause a significant upset tonight and progress to the quarter-finals after failing to make it past this stage last season. The winners of this tie will face either Atalanta or Fiorentina in the quarter-final.
Welcome to tonight's Inter v Cagliari Coppa Italia round of 16 text commentary. The game kicks off in 30 minutes and you can stay up to date with the latest news on the match here.
As things stand, it's Inter that will progress to face either Fiorentina or Atalanta in the quarter-final. Cagliari look like a side struggling for confidence and could be heading out at the round of 16 stage for the second season in a row unless things change drastically for the away side. Kick-off for the second-half coming up shortly.
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