Inter Stretch Lead and Clinch Champions League Spot With 3-0 Win Over Cagliari

Overview

• Inter beat Cagliari 3-0 at San Siro with goals from Marcus Thuram, Nicolò Barella and Piotr Zielinski.
• The victory confirmed Champions League qualification with five league matches still to play, according to head coach Cristian Chivu.
• The result left Inter 12 points clear at the top pending rivals’ games, though Chivu stopped short of any Scudetto celebration.
• Chivu said halftime tweaks sped up passing, raised the press and targeted spaces between the lines to crack Cagliari’s low block.
• Inter now prepare for the Coppa Italia semifinal second leg against Como after a 0-0 first leg left the tie open.