Italian Serie A

Cagliari vs AC Milan, 2020-21 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Cagliari
    FT
    0 - 2
    AC Milan
    • 7': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (P)
    • 52': Zlatan Ibrahimovic
    • Red Card 74': Alexis Saelemaekers

    Ibrahimovic scores twice as leaders Milan ease past Cagliari

    AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice on his first Serie A start since returning from injury, helping his side to a 2-0 win at Cagliari.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Brahim Díaz (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 1': Foul by Diego Godín (Cagliari).
    • 2': Davide Calabria (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari).
    • 4': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
    • 5': Penalty Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 5': Penalty conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 7': Goal! Cagliari 0, Milan 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 8': Offside, Milan. Franck Kessié tries a through ball, but Diogo Dalot is caught offside.
    • 10': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
    • 11': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan).
    • 11': Razvan Marin (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Offside, Milan. Diogo Dalot tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Davide Calabria (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
    • 25': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gastón Pereiro.
    • 32': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Samu Castillejo (Milan).
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
    • 33': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Sandro Tonali.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Diego Godín.
    • 35': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Davide Calabria (Milan) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
    • 37': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
    • 37': Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
    • 39': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (Milan).
    • 39': Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan).
    • 42': Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Razvan Marin (Cagliari).
    • 44': Sandro Tonali (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': First Half ends, Cagliari 0, Milan 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cagliari 0, Milan 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Milan. Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa replaces Simon Kjaer.
    • 46': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Milan).
    • 46': Razvan Marin (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Goal! Cagliari 0, Milan 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davide Calabria.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
    • 52': VAR Decision: Goal Cagliari 0-2 Milan (Zlatan Ibrahimovic).
    • 57': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Luca Ceppitelli.
    • 57': Substitution, Cagliari. Riccardo Sottil replaces Gastón Pereiro.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Franck Kessié (Milan) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Razvan Marin (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 62': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Milan).
    • 62': Riccardo Sottil (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jens Petter Hauge.
    • 65': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari).
    • 65': Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Substitution, Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Jens Petter Hauge.
    • 67': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
    • 67': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Diego Godín (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Samu Castillejo (Milan).
    • 68': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan).
    • 68': Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Substitution, Cagliari. Christian Oliva replaces Joseph Alfred Duncan.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Pedro with a headed pass.
    • 70': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa.
    • 72': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Milan).
    • 72': Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Milan. Soualiho Meité replaces Sandro Tonali.
    • 74': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan).
    • 74': Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Second yellow card to Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan) for a bad foul.
    • 76': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Samu Castillejo.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 76': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Soualiho Meité.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 77': Offside, Milan. Davide Calabria tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
    • 79': Substitution, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti replaces Gabriele Zappa.
    • 80': Substitution, Cagliari. Alberto Cerri replaces Giovanni Simeone.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Radja Nainggolan with a cross.
    • 82': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
    • 83': Diego Godín (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Substitution, Milan. Andrea Conti replaces Brahim Díaz.
    • 84': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Milan).
    • 84': Riccardo Sottil (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 86': Andrea Conti (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Cagliari).
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
    • 86': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Diego Godín.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
    • 87': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Alberto Cerri.
    • 88': Foul by Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari).
    • 88': Soualiho Meité (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Offside, Milan. Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alberto Cerri with a headed pass.
    • 90'+1': Hand ball by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan).
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Diogo Dalot (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a headed pass.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Radja Nainggolan with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Christian Oliva (Cagliari).
    • 90'+4': Soualiho Meité (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cagliari 0, Milan 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Cagliari 0, Milan 2.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    1 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 4
    55.5 Possession 44.5
    10 SHOTS 17
    6 ON GOAL 2
    0.6 On Target % 0.1
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    473 Accurate Passes 345
    542 Passes 412
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 9
    10 Crosses 30
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    57 Long Balls 43
    37 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 7
    8 Effective Tackles 6
    16 Tackles 12
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    17 Interceptions 11
    21 Effective Clearances 10
    21 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Unipol Domus
    Location: Cagliari, Italy

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Internazionale 30 +42 69
    2 AC Milan 30 +24 63
    3 Napoli 30 +16 62
    4 Como 30 +31 57
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CAG Cagliari (4-3-2-1)

    No. Name
    28 Alessio Cragno (GK)
    2 Diego Godín Yellow Card
    23 Luca Ceppitelli Yellow Card
    22 Charalampos Lykogiannis
    25 Gabriele Zappa
    4 Radja Nainggolan
    32 Alfred Duncan
    8 Razvan Marin
    9 Giovanni Simeone
    10 João Pedro
    20 Gastón Pereiro
    Cagliari Substitutes:
    Matteo Tramoni, Isaias Del Pupo, Leonardo Pavoletti, Salvatore Boccia, Fabrizio Caligara, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Christian Oliva, Alessandro Tripaldelli, Alberto Cerri, Riccardo Sottil, Guglielmo Vicario, Simone Aresti.

    MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    99 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
    13 Alessio Romagnoli Yellow Card
    24 Simon Kjaer
    5 Diogo Dalot
    2 Davide Calabria
    21 Brahim Díaz
    79 Franck Kessié
    8 Sandro Tonali
    11 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
    15 Jens Petter Hauge
    7 Samu Castillejo
    AC Milan Substitutes:
    Andrea Conti, Enrico Di Gesù, Lorenzo Colombo, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Nikos Michelis, Mateo Musacchio, Pierre Kalulu, Daniel Maldini, Souahilo Meïté, Antonio Donnarumma, Emil Roback, Alexis Saelemaekers.

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