Staff Reporter.
Inter Milan cruised to a 3-1 win at home to Cagliari thanks to goals from Marko Arnautovic, Lauro Martinez and Yann Aurel Bisseck to maintain their grip on top spot in Serie A on Saturday.
Inter are six points clear of second-placed Napoli, who host lowly Empoli on Monday, with six matches to go.
Arnautovic gave the home side an early lead when he collected a loose ball inside the penalty area before sending an emphatic finish into the roof of the net.
Martinez doubled Inter’s advantage with a delicate finish, moments after goalkeeper Yann Sommer had denied Cagliari forward Roberto Piccoli in a one-on-one.
Piccoli made amends for that first-half miss when he sent a firm header past Sommer three minutes after the restart, but Yann Bisseck’s header from Federico Dimarco’s corner restored Inter’s two-goal lead and completed the scoring.
Cagliari remain six points above the relegation zone but have played a game more than two of the five teams below them in the table.