With goals from Marko Arnautovic, Lautaro Martinez, and Yann Aurel Bisseck, Inter Milan easily defeated Cagliari 3-1 at home on Saturday to maintain their lead in Serie A. With six matches remaining, Inter leads second-place Napoli by six points. Napoli will visit lowly Empoli on Monday.
After 13 minutes, Arnautovic gave the home team the lead with a close-range strike. Roberto Piccoli faced Inter keeper Yann Sommer one-on-one and had the opportunity to tie the score for Cagliari. But the Swiss goalie responded quickly, deflecting the attempt. In the 26th minute, Martinez increased Inter's advantage by timing a perfectly weighted ball to go past Cagliari's defenders and chipping keeper Elia Caprile, who appeared to pause too long before hurrying out. Martinez's spectacular bicycle try almost missed the post, denying him a third goal before halftime.