Cagliari's miserable streak against AC Milan continues, with the Rossoneri losing 1-0 at the sold-out Unipol Domus. Rafael Leão's goal early in the second half sealed the win.

Cagliari lined up with a 3-5-2 formation mirroring Milan's . The match began after a minute's silence for the victims of the Crans-Montana massacre. The Rossoblu got off to a promising start, with Prati shooting wide after less than a minute, and Palestra in the third minute ( a run down the right, whose shot went wide ). Kılıçsoy, fresh from back-to-back goals against Pisa and Turin, instead worked to undermine the Rossoneri defense.

The Rossoblu's strong momentum from the first quarter of an hour faded as the minutes passed, though the match didn't become a Rossoneri dominance. The team led by former player Allegri, who signed his photo at the stadium museum during the warm-up , made its presence felt in the 29th minute with a deflected shot from Saelemaekers following a corner.

A beautiful cross from Esposito in the 32nd minute found Adopo in the center of the box, but Maignan saved. There was a threat in the 38th minute, when Milan played Saelemaekers down the right, whose cross Luperto anticipated Rafael Leão and nearly scored an own goal, but his shot went wide . From the corner, Fofana (with a suspicious handball) received the ball in the box but was unable to get it. Cagliari returned in the 41st minute, with Prati's chip finding Mazzitelli, who controlled the ball on the left side of the box and fired wide with his left foot.

Before halftime, Fofana's left-footed shot from the edge of the box was blocked. In the only minute of added time, Rodríguez naively fouled Loftus-Cheek on the left: it would have been a penalty, but an earlier offside by Rafael Leão saved Cagliari .

The second half was played without any changes, with Rafael Leão immediately hitting the crossbar with a curling right-footed shot, but the ball had gone out beforehand. In the 49th minute, Saelemaekers crossed, but in the center of the area, Loftus-Cheek headed it over. Milan's forceful comeback led to their lead in the 50th minute: Rabiot broke down the right and crossed low, Zappa met it, and Rafael Leão controlled it in the box before beating Caprile with a powerful left-footed shot .

The opening goal was a blow for Cagliari, who struggled to recover. In the 59th minute, Bartesaghi attempted a free kick, but the curling effort was saved by Caprile. Pisacane realized something was wrong and made a double substitution in the 61st minute, Idrissi and Borrelli coming in for Obert and Prati. But in the 66th minute, he was forced to make a substitution when Esposito, while controlling the ball in midfield, slipped and hurt his ankle. Gaetano came on, and Cagliari switched to a 3-4-1-2 formation .

For Milan, goal-scorer Rafael Leão was removed, not fully recovered, in favor of debutant Füllkrug, and Ricci replaced Fofana in the 69th minute. Kılıçsoy attempted an overhead kick on the ensuing move, but Ricci's deflection sent the ball out for a corner . Allegri brought on Pulišić and Gabbia in the 79th minute for Loftus-Cheek and Estupiñán, with Bartesaghi moving down the flank.

Cagliari's final substitutions (83') were Cavuoti and Pavoletti for Mazzitelli and Kılıçsoy. But it's still Milan, with Füllkrug replacing the other newcomer Pulišić. for a left-footed shot to the near post that Caprile did well to prevent . In the 90th minute, the Rossoblu goalkeeper blocked a low Modrić free kick, then four minutes of injury time began.

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