Italian Serie A

AC Milan vs Cagliari, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
AC Milan
  • 35': Ismaël Bennacer
  • 59': Christian Pulisic
  • 74': Tijjani Reijnders
  • 83': Rafael Leão
  • 86': Christian Pulisic
FT
5 - 1
Cagliari
  • 63': Nahitan Nández

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Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner,AC Milan. Conceded by Ibrahim Sulemana.
  • 3': Corner,AC Milan. Conceded by Eldor Shomurodov.
  • 5': Offside, Cagliari. Zito Luvumbo is caught offside.
  • 8': Corner,AC Milan. Conceded by Alberto Dossena.
  • 10': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
  • 10': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Simone Scuffet (Cagliari).
  • 12': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by Ibrahim Sulemana (Cagliari).
  • 13': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 14': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
  • 14': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Corner,AC Milan. Conceded by Adam Obert.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Simone Scuffet (Cagliari).
  • 18': Adam Obert (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 19': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 19': Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marco Sportiello (AC Milan). Assisted by Alessandro Deiola.
  • 24': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 24': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 28': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Eldor Shomurodov (Cagliari).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Foul by Matteo Prati (Cagliari).
  • 33': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 33': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Foul by Adam Obert (Cagliari).
  • 34': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Simone Scuffet (Cagliari).
  • 35': Goal! AC Milan 1, Cagliari 0. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 39': Corner,AC Milan. Conceded by Alessandro Deiola.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Matteo Prati (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marco Sportiello (AC Milan). Assisted by Alessandro Deiola.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Cagliari 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Cagliari 0.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Fikayo Tomori replaces Matteo Gabbia.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Olivier Giroud.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 48': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
  • 48': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
  • 50': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
  • 50': Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 50': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 50': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Matteo Prati (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 52': Offside, Cagliari. Zito Luvumbo is caught offside.
  • 55': Offside, Cagliari. Nahitan Nández is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Matteo Prati (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marco Sportiello (AC Milan). Assisted by Ibrahim Sulemana.
  • 57': Corner,Cagliari. Conceded by Marco Sportiello.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Eldor Shomurodov (Cagliari) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Obert with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Goal! AC Milan 2, Cagliari 0. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 60': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
  • 60': Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
  • 61': Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marco Sportiello (AC Milan).
  • 62': Attempt saved. Adam Obert (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marco Sportiello (AC Milan).
  • 63': Goal! AC Milan 2, Cagliari 1. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriele Zappa with a cross.
  • 66': Offside, Cagliari. Zito Luvumbo is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, AC Milan. Theo Hernández replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
  • 69': Foul by Yerry Mina (Cagliari).
  • 69': Noah Okafor (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
  • 69': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 72': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Corner,AC Milan. Conceded by Yerry Mina.
  • 74': Goal! AC Milan 3, Cagliari 1. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández following a corner.
  • 76': Substitution, Cagliari. Paulo Azzi replaces Alberto Dossena.
  • 76': Substitution, Cagliari. Gianluca Lapadula replaces Nahitan Nández.
  • 76': Substitution, Cagliari. Gaetano Oristanio replaces Alessandro Deiola.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 79': Corner,Cagliari. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Eldor Shomurodov (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) header from very close range is blocked.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Simone Scuffet (Cagliari). Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 82': Substitution, Cagliari. Kingstone Mutandwa replaces Eldor Shomurodov.
  • 83': Goal! AC Milan 4, Cagliari 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Simone Scuffet (Cagliari). Assisted by Tommaso Pobega.
  • 86': Foul by Gaetano Oristanio (Cagliari).
  • 86': Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Goal! AC Milan 5, Cagliari 1. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noah Okafor with a cross.
  • 88': Substitution, Cagliari. Mateusz Wieteska replaces Yerry Mina.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Gianluca Lapadula (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marco Sportiello (AC Milan). Assisted by Gabriele Zappa with a cross.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 90'+1': Gaetano Oristanio (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Corner,Cagliari. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 90'+3': Offside, AC Milan. Theo Hernández is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, AC Milan 5, Cagliari 1.
  • 0': Match ends, AC Milan 5, Cagliari 1.

Statistics

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0 Fouls 0
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
0 Possession 0
0 SHOTS 0
0 ON GOAL 0
0.0 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 70,612

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 15 +20 33
2 AC Milan 15 +11 32
3 Napoli 15 +9 31
4 AS Roma 16 +7 30
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
57 Marco Sportiello (GK)
28 Malick Thiaw
46 Matteo Gabbia Yellow Card
42 Alessandro Florenzi
20 Pierre Kalulu
4 Ismaël Bennacer Yellow Card
80 Yunus Musah
14 Tijjani Reijnders
9 Olivier Giroud
11 Christian Pulisic
21 Samuel Chukwueze
AC Milan Substitutes:
Theo Hernández, Kevin Zeroli, Tommaso Pobega, Fikayo Tomori, Davide Calabria, Noah Okafor, Rafael Leão, Mattia Caldara, Lorenzo Torriani, Filippo Terracciano, Yacine Adli, Luka Jovic, Lapo Nava.

CAG Cagliari (5-3-2)

No. Name
22 Simone Scuffet (GK)
26 Yerry Mina Yellow Card
4 Alberto Dossena
28 Gabriele Zappa
33 Adam Obert
8 Nahitan Nández
16 Matteo Prati
14 Alessandro Deiola
25 Sulemana
77 Zito Luvumbo
61 Eldor Shomurodov
Cagliari Substitutes:
Mateusz Wieteska, Kingstone Mutandwa, Gaetano Oristanio, Andrea Petagna, Leonardo Pavoletti, Simone Aresti, Marco Mancosu, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Boris Radunovic, Alessandro Di Pardo, Paulo Azzi, Gianluca Lapadula, Nicolas Viola.

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