Cagliari bids farewell to the Italian Cup in the round of 16. A match without history at San Siro, with the rossoblù beaten 4-1 by Milan, who took the field with second and third lines.
Ranieri also fields a lineup full of reserves, where the only starters are Makoumbou (absent last Saturday due to suspension) and Luvumbo (who will reach Angola after the match to play in the Africa Cup of Nations). And it was Cagliari who started strong and, after 4', Petagna came close to taking the lead with a header from a Mancosu corner, but Mirante saved himself with a half-miracle. Milan's reply arrives in the 8th minute, with Adli setting Jovic in motion, Radunovic is ready for the close-range shot. Cagliari again, in the 16th minute, with a too central shot from Makoumbou, Mirante saved easily. The rossoblù slow down the pace and the hosts pass in the 29th minute, with Jovic taking advantage of Hernandez's assist and Hatzidiakos' hole. Cagliari tries to shake themselves off, but in the 42nd minute the encore arrives: the ball is lost by Jankto, Theo Hernandez escapes on the counterattack and serves Jovic, whose not irresistible shot does not find the best opposition from Radunovic.
We start again with the same twenty-two and, after 5', another bad mistake from Radunovic, who is let in by a central shot from the young Chaka Traoré.
The 3-0 ends the game and the match goes away with a long countdown. There is just enough time to also see Azzi, Pereiro, Sulemana and Zappa on the pitch, but Cagliari simply controls. In the 42nd minute the winner came, with a long-range shot by Azzi that surprised Mirante. There was also time for the fourth Rossoneri goal with a personal action by Leao, who took over midway through the second half.
It ends 4-1 for Milan, better to forget this evening and concentrate on the match in Lecce and on the search for reinforcements on the market .
