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. .
