(Reuters) – First-half goals by Denzel Dumfries and Lautaro Martinez earned Inter Milan a comfortable 2-0 win at newcomers Cagliari in Serie A on Monday.
After 21 minutes, a midfield mishap by Cagliari gave Marcus Thuram the chance to skilfully thread the ball to Dumfries, who executed an angled drive to break the deadlock.
At the half-hour mark, Martinez latched on to Federico DiMarco’s pass and clinically finished from close range to extend the visitors’ lead.
Cagliari had a golden opportunity to reduce the score in the last minutes of the match through Paulo Azzi but Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer produced a reflex save from point-blank range.
(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk)
