Pisacane: ‘Cagliari knew even being perfect might not be enough’

Pisacane: ‘Cagliari knew even being perfect might not be enough’

Fabio Pisacane admits the two Inter goals in quick succession left Cagliari ‘dazed’ in an eventual 3-0 defeat at San Siro and warns Serie A safety is not guaranteed yet.

The Sardinians managed to muzzle the Serie A leaders for long spells at San Siro, but capitulated after Inter scored two goals in the space of three minutes with Marcus Thuram and Nicolò Barella.

Piotr Zielinski made the final result a little harsh with a powerful strike from distance in added time.

Pisacane saw strong Inter against Cagliari

MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 17: Gennaro Borrelli of Cagliari is challenged by Manuel Akanji of Inter during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Cagliari Calcio at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on April 17, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

“It’s natural that the double blow really knocked us down and we were dazed after that,” Pisacane told Sky Sport Italia.

“Until then, we were playing well, and knew that even if we were perfect, that Inter would cause us problems. We are against the best team in Serie A, but the regret is that we could’ve dealt with the assist for the opening goal differently.

MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 17: Marcus Thuram of Inter scores his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Cagliari Calcio at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on April 17, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

“The trouble with Serie A is that every game is difficult. The ones that seemed on paper to be easier are precisely those where we tended to get it wrong. We must always be on our toes, and at the same time realise that like today, doing everything right isn’t necessarily enough.

“We’ve got to be realistic, keep picking up points where we can, and continue to chase our objective.”

MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 17: Michel Ndary Adopo of Cagliari challenges Henrikh Mkhitaryan of FC Internazionale Milano during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Cagliari Calcio at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on April 17, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

This is Pisacane’s debut Serie A season as a coach, and they still have a significant cushion from the relegation zone, but have lost seven of their last 10 matches.

“It has been an unusual campaign, we had a lot of serious injuries, but tried to stay alert, play our football, and I think we saw many young players impress tonight too. I feel they will be the ones, guided by the old guard, who can take us to the objective.”

Cagliari went into the weekend with a six-point gap from the bottom three, but if Cremonese or Lecce win, it could get halved.

“It’s not over yet, if you look at the table, Torino had almost the same number of points as us a few weeks ago, and now they are a long way ahead, so that’s going to be a tricky match.”