Round two of Serie A comes to an end on Monday night when Cagliari host Inter Milan at the Sardegna Arena. While Inter - who have missed out on several potential recruits - took care of business against Monza on the opening day, their Sardinian counterparts settled for a point on their top-flight return. Cagliari were denied a dream start on their return to the top flight, as they were held to a goalless draw by Torino on Monday. Before that, Claudio Ranieri‘s men booked their spot in the Coppa Italia second round with a 2-1 extra time win over Palermo on August 12. Meanwhile, Inter kicked off their new Serie A campaign on Saturday with a comfortable 2-0 win over Monza. Lautaro Martinez double brought the Nerazzurri the 2-0 victory. Having experienced a 2022-23 campaign of contrasts, losing nearly a third of their league games but also lifting two trophies and coming close to European glory, Simone Inzaghi's side are now seeking a sustained push for the Scudetto in the months ahead. For this encounter, I am expecting a win for Inter for the following reasons:

Firstly. After dropping out of the top flight in 2021-22, Cagliari managed to get ahold an express return to Calcio's elite level thanks to a 2-1 aggregate victory over Bari in the play-off final. 71-year-old coach Claudio Ranieri, who was largely responsible for the Sardinian club's lightning promotion, can be proud of his chosen ones on their Serie A debut as they held Torino to a goalless draw. Cagliari have a good run of form presently, but they have won only one of their last 11 league games against the Nerazzurri, losing on nine occasions. So the size of their task is quite clear ahead of the first home match of their Serie A comeback campaign.

Secondly. The Nerazzurri had a disappointing 2022/23 season by their standards, and they finished third in the league table. They will be hoping to win the league title this year, and these are matches they should be winning in order to match up to their title rivals. Inter kicked off the new Serie A campaign on Saturday with a comfortable 2-0 win over Monza. That was in keeping with their impressive performance in pre-season, where they went unbeaten in five friendlies, winning four. With the new skipper Martinez starting 2023-24 like he finished last term, and both Arnautovic and French forward Marcus Thuram available to support him, Inter will surely be confident of extending that record in Sardinia, where they have won on six of their last seven visits.

Inter possess the type of firepower that few clubs in Serie A can compete with. With the aim of offering a stronger battle for the Scudetto than the previous term, the Nerazzurri must not afford themselves the luxury of spilling points against far weaker rivals than them. With Inter possessing superior quality in their team, I am expecting a win for them tonight.

意甲第二轮比赛将在周一晚上结束，卡利亚里主场迎战国际米兰。虽然国米错过了几名潜在的新援，但他们在开幕日对阵蒙扎的比赛中表现得很好，他们的撒丁岛对手在顶级联赛的回归中得到了一分。卡利亚里在重返顶级联赛的过程中失去了一个梦幻般的开局，因为他们在周一的比赛中被都灵逼平。在此之前，拉涅利的球队在8月12日加时赛2-1战胜巴勒莫，锁定了意大利杯第二轮的席位。与此同时，国米周六以2:0轻松战胜蒙扎，开启了他们新的意甲征程。劳塔罗·马丁内斯梅开二度，帮助蓝黑军团2-0取胜。在经历了2022-23赛季的对比之后，他们输掉了近三分之一的联赛，但也举起了两座奖杯，接近欧洲冠军，西莫尼·因扎吉的球队现在正在寻求在未来几个月里继续争夺联赛冠军。对于这场比赛，我希望国米能取得胜利，原因如下:

首先。在2021-22赛季退出顶级联赛后，卡利亚里在附加赛决赛中以总比分2-1战胜巴里，迅速回到了甲级联赛的顶级水平。71岁的主教练克劳迪奥·拉涅利是撒丁岛俱乐部闪电升级的主要负责人，他可以为自己选择的球员在意甲首秀中感到自豪，他们以0比0逼平了都灵。卡利亚里目前状态不错，但他们在最近11场联赛中只赢了一场，输了9场。因此，在意甲联赛的第一场主场比赛之前，他们的任务是相当明确的。

其次。按照他们的标准，蓝黑军团在2022/23赛季表现令人失望，他们在联赛中排名第三。他们希望今年能赢得联赛冠军，为了赶上他们的冠军对手，他们应该赢得这些比赛。国米在周六以2:0轻松战胜蒙扎，拉开了新赛季的序幕。这与他们在季前赛中令人印象深刻的表现保持一致，他们在5场友谊赛中保持不败，其中4场获胜。随着新队长马丁内斯像上赛季一样在2023-24赛季首发，阿瑙托维奇和法国前锋马库斯·图拉姆都可以支持他，国米肯定有信心在撒丁岛延续这一纪录，他们最近7次访问撒丁岛中有6次获胜。

国米拥有的火力是意甲很少有俱乐部可以匹敌的。蓝黑军团的目标是为意甲冠军提供一场比上个赛季更激烈的战斗，他们不能让自己在面对比他们弱得多的对手时浪费积分。国米拥有一支实力出众的球队，我希望他们今晚能取得胜利。