Inter were held to a third successive 1-1 draw in Serie A on Sunday as Radja Nainggolan cancelled out Lautaro Martinez's opener.
Match Report
Radja Nainggolan struck late on against his parent club as 10-man Inter's winless run in Serie A extended with a 1-1 draw at home to Cagliari on Sunday.
The Belgium international was loaned to Cagliari for the season in August and found a way through 12 minutes from time to deny Inter a first win in three league games – their misery compounded in stoppage time as Lautaro Martinez was sent off.
Inter debutant Ashley Young had earlier set up Martinez for what appeared to be the winning goal, but the hosts failed to kill off the match and were pegged back.
And Antonio Conte's men were then reduced to 10 men late on when Martinez was shown a straight red card for dissent, as Inter lost further ground on Juventus in the title race.
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Match Events
0' Happy Lunar New Year! Inter stars wear Chinese edition shirt today
14' OFFSIDE! Barella's goal disallowed
18' SUB! Godin replaces Skriniar
29' GOAL! Inter 1-0 Cagliari (Lautaro)
Martinez makes it 1-0 to Inter! The ball is played back to Young in space on the rigth flank, and the winger sizes up his options before clipping a delivery into the centre of the box which is nodded home by Martinez.
41' SO CLOSE! Lautaro's shot saved
60' SO CLOSE! Sensi's shot wide out
78' GOAL! Inter 1-1 Cagliari (Nainggolan)
Pedro tussles for the ball on the left flank before squaring it into the centre, and it runs right through to Nainggolan on the edge of the box who sees his low first-time strike take a heavy touch off Bastoni before deflecting off the left-hand post and into the net.
83' GREAT CHANCE! Lukaku's shot wide out
94' Red Card! Lautaro sent off
Martinez is shown the red card after protesting the referee's decision to book him, and the striker is evidently furious with the decision.