Game without history at San Siro: Cagliari humiliated, Milan wins 5-1
Bennacer scored, Pulisic twice, Reijnders and Leao scored, Nandez's goal was useless. The countdown has already begun for the match against Sassuolo, which is decisive at this point
Leao's 4-1 goal (Ansa)
Too much Milan for Cagliari, who surrendered to the Rossoneri with a heavy 5-1 and now have to wait for the results of their direct competitors, in view of Sunday's direct clash with Sassuolo in Reggio Emilia.
Without the suspended Augello and Gaetano and the injured Makoumbou and Jankto, Ranieri is aiming for a 3-5-2, with Zappa among the three central defenders and Obert as a left-footed winger. Up front, room for the Shomurodov and Luvumbo cycles. The game was played mainly in the rossoblù half of the pitch, but in the first half hour Scuffet only had to intervene on an attempt by Florenzi from distance (11'). The rossoblù, perched around the Mina totem, control and, when they can, try to start on the counterattack. But in the 35th minute the home team went ahead: counter-attacks in the Cagliari area and a decisive touch from Bennacer. Cagliari holds on and goes into halftime down by a goal .
In the second half, we start again with a trio of changes in Milan: Okafor, Tomori and Leao come on for Giroud, Gabbia and Chukwueze. Leao was immediately the protagonist, with the crossbar (4') from close range following Pulisic's cross. Cagliari can also be seen, with Prati challenging Sportiello in the corner. But in the 14th minute Milan conceded an encore: Leao's lightning counterattack, assist for Pulisic and there was no escape for Scuffet . In the 18th minute, however, Ranieri's team opened it up again with Nandez , assisted by Zappa. But in the 29th minute, a long-range strike from Reijnders brought the gap between the two teams back to two goals .
Oristanio, Azzi and Lapadula enter for Deiola, Dossena and Nandez to try to get back into the game. The opportunity arrives at the foot of Shomurodov , after a poisonous corner from Oristanio, but the Uzbek's shot stops on the crossbar . Cagliari raises the white flag and, in the 38th minute, Leao scores the 4-1 on the counterattack . In the 42nd minute the fifth goal also arrived, again with Pulisic , despite Mina's last-gasp attempt.
A match without history ends 5-1, the countdown to the match against Sassuolo has already begun .
