Cagliari-Milan 1-2 at 45': Zortea gives illusions, then a comeback and two rossoblù goals disallowed

The first half of Cagliari-Milan ends 1-2. Zortea's lightning lead in the 2nd minute is not enough, Rafael Leão turns the result around with a brace. The Rossoblù are very unlucky: punished on the only two shots on target by the guests and with two goals disallowed.

Compared to Monday, Cagliari scored immediately: one minute and a handful of seconds for the first corner of the match, Viola took it with a header from Luperto to the far post and Zortea coordinated perfectly for a right-footed shot on the rebound that beat Maignan diagonally . The score was unlocked after just 63''.

But Milan reacts and equalizes in the 15th minute, with Reijnders who gives a great ball in a high through ball to Leão, who goes around Zappa and lobs it over the debutant Sherri for 1-1 . With Cagliari who immediately after tests Maignan with a header from Luperto saved. The rossoblù would have scored again in the 28th minute, a great pass for Piccoli who beats Thiaw and beats Maignan with a touch under, but the number 91 is offside and the goal is disallowed by the flag raised by assistant Capaldo.

Nice move by Cagliari in the 39th minute, cross by Augello and header by Zortea to the far post that Maignan blocks on the line. But on the following move Milan scores again: throw from the back again for Rafael Leão, badly positioned rossoblù defense and the Portuguese slips between Palomino and Zappa to skip Sherri and score into an empty net . A minute later Piccoli freed in the area, shot with a sure shot and Maignan saves the result. Right in the 45th minute Cagliari again with a long cross by Zortea from the right, Luvumbo deflects with a header and Piccoli from two steps fails to correct into the net again on an aerial play.

The 2-2 would materialize in the second minute of injury time: cross from Augello, right-footed shot from Zappa and the ball in the net with Viola who almost scores but there is an offside and this goal is also disallowed. The ball would probably have gone in even without the touch of the number 10. The half-time break takes place after six minutes of injury time.