Cagliari vs AC Milan, 2025-26 Italian Serie A
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Matteo Prati (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 2': Attempt missed. Marco Palestra (Cagliari) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michel Adopo following a fast break.
- 3': Attempt missed. Matteo Prati (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 6': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Adam Obert (Cagliari).
- 7': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 9': Foul by Matteo Prati (Cagliari).
- 9': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 11': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
- 12': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Koni De Winter.
- 15': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari).
- 15': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 19': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan).
- 19': Semih Kiliçsoy (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Luca Mazzitelli.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Koni De Winter (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
- 29': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 32': Attempt saved. Michel Adopo (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
- 33': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 38': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 39': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan).
- 39': Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Prati.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 44': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (AC Milan).
- 44': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Offside, AC Milan. Rafael Leão is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Cagliari 0, AC Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cagliari 0, AC Milan 0.
- 46': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Adam Obert.
- 47': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari).
- 48': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross.
- 50': Goal! Cagliari 0, AC Milan 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot with a cross.
- 51': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 51': Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Semih Kiliçsoy (Cagliari).
- 54': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari).
- 55': Offside, AC Milan. Koni De Winter is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 56': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Sebastiano Esposito.
- 58': Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari).
- 59': Attempt saved. Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Elia Caprile (Cagliari).
- 60': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Juan Rodríguez.
- 61': Substitution, Cagliari. Riyad Idrissi replaces Adam Obert.
- 61': Substitution, Cagliari. Gennaro Borrelli replaces Matteo Prati.
- 61': Foul by Davide Bartesaghi (AC Milan).
- 61': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 64': Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Cagliari. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Sebastiano Esposito because of an injury.
- 69': Substitution, AC Milan. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Rafael Leão.
- 69': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuele Ricci replaces Youssouf Fofana.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Semih Kiliçsoy (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Palestra with a cross.
- 70': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Samuele Ricci.
- 73': Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (AC Milan).
- 73': Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia replaces Pervis Estupiñán.
- 83': Substitution, Cagliari. Nicolò Cavuoti replaces Luca Mazzitelli.
- 83': Substitution, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti replaces Semih Kiliçsoy.
- 83': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Riyad Idrissi (Cagliari).
- 83': Riyad Idrissi (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Elia Caprile (Cagliari). Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
- 87': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
- 89': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Juan Rodríguez (Cagliari).
- 90': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Elia Caprile (Cagliari).
- 90': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Gabriele Zappa.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari).
- 90'+3': Niclas Füllkrug (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cagliari 0, AC Milan 1.
- 0': Match ends, Cagliari 0, AC Milan 1.
Statistics
MIL |
CAG![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 54.1 | Possession | 45.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 470 | Accurate Passes | 389 |
| 538 | Passes | 447 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 13 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 14 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 26 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 16,412
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 25 | +39 | 61 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 24 | +22 | 53 |
| 3 | Napoli | 25 | +13 | 50 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 25 | +15 | 47 |
Line-Ups
Cagliari (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Elia Caprile (GK) |
| 6 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 15 | Juan Rodríguez |
| 28 | Gabriele Zappa |
| 4 | Luca Mazzitelli |
| 8 | Michel Adopo |
| 16 | Matteo Prati |
| 33 | Adam Obert |
| 2 | Marco Palestra |
| 94 | Sebastiano Esposito |
| 9 | Semih Kiliçsoy |
AC Milan (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 5 | Koni De Winter |
| 33 | Davide Bartesaghi |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 12 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 19 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 14 | Luka Modric |
| 2 | Pervis Estupiñán |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
| 8 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
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