Italian Serie A

AC Milan vs Cagliari, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
AC Milan
  • 13': Luca Ceppitelli (OG)
  • 22': Lucas Paquetá
  • 62': Krzysztof Piatek
FT
3 - 0
Cagliari

    Milan ease past Cagliari with goals from new signings Paqueta and Piatek

    AC Milan's January signings Krzysztof Piatek and Lucas Paqueta were both on the scoresheet in a 3-0 win against Cagliari.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Foul by Paolo Faragò (Cagliari).
    • 3': Lucas Paquetá (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Davide Calabria (Milan).
    • 4': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
    • 5': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Suso.
    • 8': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
    • 11': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan).
    • 11': Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
    • 13': Own Goal by Luca Ceppitelli, Cagliari. Milan 1, Cagliari 0.
    • 18': Foul by Mateo Musacchio (Milan).
    • 18': Nicolò Barella (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
    • 22': Goal! Milan 2, Cagliari 0. Lucas Paquetá (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davide Calabria with a cross.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Krzysztof Piatek (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 26': Darijo Srna (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Milan).
    • 27': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simone Padoin with a cross.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 27': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
    • 28': Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
    • 31': Attempt saved. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Simone Padoin (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 34': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Franck Kessié.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Dangerous play by Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari).
    • 36': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Suso (Milan).
    • 36': Simone Padoin (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Milan).
    • 39': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
    • 45': Mateo Musacchio (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Milan 2, Cagliari 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Milan 2, Cagliari 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
    • 49': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan).
    • 49': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Krzysztof Piatek (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Franck Kessié following a fast break.
    • 51': Davide Calabria (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari).
    • 53': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
    • 54': Davide Calabria (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari).
    • 57': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan).
    • 57': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luca Pellegrini with a cross.
    • 60': João Pedro (Cagliari) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range.
    • 60': Foul by Fabio Pisacane (Cagliari).
    • 60': Krzysztof Piatek (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Krzysztof Piatek (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 62': Goal! Milan 3, Cagliari 0. Krzysztof Piatek (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Suso.
    • 65': Substitution, Milan. Patrick Cutrone replaces Krzysztof Piatek.
    • 66': Substitution, Milan. Andrea Conti replaces Davide Calabria.
    • 67': Delay in match Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) because of an injury.
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Substitution, Cagliari. Alessandro Deiola replaces Simone Padoin.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Conti.
    • 69': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Suso with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Offside, Milan. Tiemoué Bakayoko tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Suso.
    • 71': Foul by Paolo Faragò (Cagliari).
    • 71': Lucas Paquetá (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Darijo Srna (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Milan).
    • 73': Attempt missed. Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
    • 75': Foul by Paolo Faragò (Cagliari).
    • 75': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Paolo Faragò (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Darijo Srna (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Milan).
    • 76': Darijo Srna (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan).
    • 76': Substitution, Cagliari. Kiril Despodov replaces Artur Ionita.
    • 77': Substitution, Milan. Fabio Borini replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
    • 78': Delay in match Lucas Paquetá (Milan) because of an injury.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 80': Substitution, Cagliari. Filip Bradaric replaces João Pedro.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Fabio Borini (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
    • 84': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Darijo Srna with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Pavoletti with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 87': Darijo Srna (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Foul by Fabio Borini (Milan).
    • 88': Offside, Cagliari. Filip Bradaric tries a through ball, but Leonardo Pavoletti is caught offside.
    • 88': Fabio Borini (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Foul by Darijo Srna (Cagliari).
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Milan 3, Cagliari 0.
    • 90'+1': Match ends, Milan 3, Cagliari 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 2
    9 Saves 2
    47.2 Possession 52.8
    9 SHOTS 19
    2 ON GOAL 11
    0.2 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    385 Accurate Passes 454
    459 Passes 528
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    6 Accurate Crosses 2
    25 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    52 Long Balls 54
    28 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 0
    6 Effective Tackles 15
    14 Tackles 24
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 10
    10 Effective Clearances 18
    10 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
    Location: Milano, Italy
    Attendance: 45,576

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
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    2 Napoli 38 +22 76
    3 AS Roma 38 +28 73
    4 Como 38 +36 71
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    Line-Ups

    MIL AC Milan (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    99 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
    13 Alessio Romagnoli
    22 Mateo Musacchio
    68 Ricardo Rodríguez
    2 Davide Calabria
    14 Tiemoué Bakayoko
    39 Lucas Paquetá
    79 Franck Kessié
    19 Krzysztof Piatek
    10 Hakan Çalhanoglu
    8 Suso
    AC Milan Substitutes:
    Fabio Borini, Andrea Conti, José Mauri, Lucas Biglia, Antonio Donnarumma, Andrea Bertolacci, Ignazio Abate, Patrick Cutrone, Samu Castillejo, Riccardo Montolivo, Alessandro Plizzari, Diego Laxalt.

    CAG Cagliari (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    28 Alessio Cragno (GK)
    19 Fabio Pisacane
    23 Luca Ceppitelli
    3 Luca Pellegrini
    33 Darijo Srna
    18 Nicolò Barella
    21 Artur Ionita
    20 Simone Padoin
    24 Paolo Faragò Yellow Card
    30 Leonardo Pavoletti
    10 João Pedro
    Cagliari Substitutes:
    Filippo Romagna, Alessandro Deiola, Luca Cigarini, Maxime Leverbe, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Riccardo Doratiotto, Filip Bradaric, Simone Aresti, Rafael, Alberto Cerri, Christian Oliva, Kiril Despodov.

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