Hello and welcome to live text coverage of this afternoon's Serie A clash between Cagliari and struggling Inter Milan.

Full-time: Inter 2-1 Cagliari. Inter Milan hold on to secure an important three points in their bid to climb up the Serie A table. For Cagliari, their own winless drought continues.

The game has become scrappy in this injury time as Cambiasso is hauled down in Cagliari's half. The ball is pumped forward but Inter can clear.

Pazzini strays offside after being played through on the Cagliari goal.

Three minutes of stoppage time to be played at the end of the match. Can Cagliari get that late equaliser?

GOAL FOR CAGLIARI! INTER MILAN 2-1 CAGLIARI (Joaquin Larrivey). Could this be the start of a late comeback? Radja Nainggolan crosses low from the left and Larrivey sticks out a leg to bring the visitors right back into this match with only minutes left.

Inter sub: Jonathan comes off for Davide Faraoni

Booking for Ricardo Alvarez after protesting fiercely after the Argentine had pulled back Alessandro Agostini.

As we enter into the final five miuntes, it is Inter who hold all the cards as they look comfortable 2-0 up.

Corner for Inter, and it's a well-worked one as Alvarez finds Stankovic loitering outside the Cagliari box, but his sweetly-struck volley flies into the arms of Agazzi. Great technique from the Serb though.

Cagliari sub: Fernando Rui Sampaio comes on for Davide Biondini

Close for Pazzini, as the striker almost runs onto a long through-ball but Agazzi comes out quick to extinguish the opportunity.

Cagliari growing in confidence as Inter sit deeper and deeper, but Biondini's delivery from the left flies straight into the arms of Julio Cesar.

Cagliari's subs have looked lively since coming on, as Segundo Ibarbo darts down the right before his cutback has to be scrambled away by Inter.

Lavezzi is offside following a long-ball played forward.

Cagliari have looked a little more threatening since falling behind for the second time, and an incisive Nainggolan through-ball finds sub Larrivey who fires past Julio Cesar only to be flagged offside.

Inter sub: Coutinho comes off for Joel Obi.

Substitute Larrivey sends Cagliari's first shot on goal - turning and sending a low shot towards the near post, which Julio Cesar pounces on and smothers.

Coutinho finds Pazzini arriving at the back post but his header is off-balance and flies wide of Agazzi's goal.

The game has become more stretched since Inter'ssecond goal, and that will most likely suit the Nerazzurri as the visitors begin to lose shape.

Dejan Stankovic is called on to head clear from just a couple of yards out from his Inter goal, as Cagliari press forward to find a way back into this match.