Serie A · Fri, 2 Jan 2026 ·
Cagliari vs AC Milan — 0 - 1
Unipol Domus · Referee: Rosario Abisso, Italy
Match report
AC Milan win 1-0 at Cagliari
Cagliari were beaten 1-0 by AC Milan at Unipol Domus on Friday, 2 January 2026 in Serie A matchday 18. R. Leao scored the only goal of the game for AC Milan in the 50th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Cagliari had 46% of the ball and 6 shots (1 on target) against AC Milan’s 11 (4 on target). Rafael Leão (AC Milan) was the top-rated player with 7.7. The result leaves Cagliari 4th in the Serie A table on 12 points and AC Milan 5th on 11.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 50'goalR. LeaoAssist: A. Rabiot
- 60'substitutionA. ObertOff: R. Idrissi
- 61'substitutionM. PratiOff: G. Borrelli
- 66'substitutionS. EspositoOff: G. Gaetano
- 69'substitutionY. FofanaOff: S. Ricci
- 69'substitutionR. LeaoOff: N. Fullkrug
- 79'substitutionR. Loftus-CheekOff: C. Pulisic
- 79'substitutionP. EstupinanOff: M. Gabbia
- 83'yellow cardRiyad IdrissiYellow Card
- 83'substitutionL. MazzitelliOff: N. Cavuoti
- 83'substitutionS. KilicsoyOff: L. Pavoletti
- 90+1'yellow cardMarco PalestraYellow Card
- 90+1'yellow cardAlexis SaelemaekersYellow Card
Lineups
Cagliari
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Fabio Pisacane
Starting XI
- 1E. CaprileG
- 28G. ZappaD
- 6S. LupertoD
- 15J. RodriguezD
- 2M. PalestraM
- 8M. AdopoM
- 16M. PratiM
- 4L. MazzitelliM
- 33A. ObertM
- 9S. KilicsoyF
- 94S. EspositoF
Substitutes
- 24G. CiocciG
- 31B. RadunovicG
- 3R. IdrissiD
- 10G. GaetanoM
- 14A. DeiolaM
- 18A. Di PardoD
- 20M. RogM
- 21N. CavuotiM
- 23N. PintusD
- 26Y. MinaD
- 27J. LitetaM
- 29G. BorrelliF
- 30L. PavolettiF
- 37Y. TrepyF
- 77Z. LuvumboF
AC Milan
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Massimiliano Allegri
Starting XI
- 16M. MaignanG
- 23F. TomoriD
- 5K. De WinterD
- 33D. BartesaghiD
- 56A. SaelemaekersM
- 19Y. FofanaM
- 14L. ModricM
- 12A. RabiotM
- 2P. EstupinanM
- 10R. LeaoF
- 8R. Loftus-CheekF
Substitutes
- 1P. TerraccianoG
- 96L. TorrianiG
- 4S. RicciM
- 9N. FullkrugF
- 11C. PulisicM
- 24Z. AthekameD
- 27D. OdoguD
- 30A. JashariM
- 31S. PavlovicD
- 38A. CastielloF
- 46M. GabbiaD
Match statistics
- 46%Possession54%
- 0.38Expected goals (xG)0.70
- 6Total shots11
- 1Shots on target4
- 4Shots off target4
- 1Blocked shots3
- 4Shots inside the box7
- 2Shots outside the box4
- 6Corners7
- 0Offsides2
- 10Fouls8
- 2Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves1
- 447Passes538
- 389Accurate passes470
- 87%Pass accuracy87%
- 0.02Goals prevented0.02
Player statistics
Cagliari
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elia CaprileG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Sebastiano LupertoD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 15Juan RodríguezD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 28Gabriele ZappaD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 2Marco PalestraM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Luca MazzitelliM | 83 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Michel AdopoM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 16Matteo PratiM | 61 | 6.3 | ||
| 33Adam ObertM | 61 | 7.3 | ||
| 9Semih KılıçsoyF | 83 | 6.2 | ||
| 94Sebastiano EspositoF | 66 | 7.2 | ||
| 24Giuseppe CiocciG | – | – | ||
| 31Boris RadunovićG | – | – | ||
| 3Riyad IdrissiD | 29 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Alessandro Di PardoD | – | – | ||
| 23Nicola PintusD | – | – | ||
| 26Yerry MinaD | – | – | ||
| 10Gianluca GaetanoM | 24 | 7.0 | ||
| 14Alessandro DeiolaM | – | – | ||
| 20Marko RogM | – | – | ||
| 21Nicolò CavuotiM | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Joseph LitetaM | – | – | ||
| 29Gennaro BorrelliF | 29 | 6.3 | ||
| 30Leonardo PavolettiF | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 37Yael TrepyF | – | – | ||
| 77Zito LuvumboF | – | – |
AC Milan
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Mike MaignanG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Koni De WinterD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 23Fikayo TomoriD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 33Davide BartesaghiD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 2Pervis EstupiñánM | 79 | 6.7 | ||
| 12Adrien RabiotM | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 14Luka ModrićM | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 19Youssouf FofanaM | 69 | 6.3 | ||
| 56Alexis SaelemaekersM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Ruben Loftus-CheekF | 79 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Rafael LeãoFTop rated | 69 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 1Pietro TerraccianoG | – | – | ||
| 96Lorenzo TorrianiG | – | – | ||
| 24Zachary AthekameD | – | – | ||
| 27David OdoguD | – | – | ||
| 31Strahinja PavlovićD | – | – | ||
| 46Matteo GabbiaD | 11 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Samuele RicciM | 21 | 7.0 | ||
| 11Christian PulišićM | 11 | 6.5 | ||
| 30Ardon JashariM | – | – | ||
| 9Niclas FüllkrugF | 21 | 6.3 | ||
| 38Alex CastielloF | – | – |