Cagliari and Milan meet at Sardegna Arena, in a match for the 18th round of Serie A. At this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which has recorded 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 11‑01‑2020, for Serie A, which ended with the victory of Milan by (0‑2). The goals of the match were scored by Z. Ibrahimović (64 ‘) and Rafael Leão (46’) for Milan. In this match, the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Cagliari:
After 3 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, the home team is currently in 16th position, with 14 points won. In their last match, they lost to Fiorentina in an away match by (1‑0), after in the previous match having lost by (1‑2) at home, in a match against Benevento. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 1 victory, 5 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with 14 goals scored and 30 suffered; against 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 21 goals scored and 21 suffered. The team comes to this match after a away loss against Atalanta by (3‑1). For the championship, Cagliari won 8 points out of 24 possible, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 8 games they played in their stadium.
For this competition, he hasn’t won in his stadium for 5 games. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑1 (3 out of 8 matches). Their defense has not been very solid, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their home matches, since 8 of the last 8 matches they played for this competition have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 17 matches in the competition, he conceded the first goal 10 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
Cagliari comes to this game unmotivated after a 3-1 away loss to Atalanta. The home team usually plays 4-3-3, giving priority to a style of play of constant transitions, where the three players with the most offensive tasks are Riccardo Sottil, Leonardo Pavoletti and Matteo Tramoni. The midfielder whose main mission will be to lead the attacks of the local club in the best way is the Italian Fabrizio Caligara. Coach Eusebio Di Francesco should not be able to count on Andrea Carboni, Ragnar Klavan, Paolo Faragò, Marko Rog and Zito Luvumbo for being injured. It should be noted that midfielder Nahitan Nández will also be out for sanction.
Milan :
The visiting team is currently in the 1st position, with 40 points won, after 12 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Juventus by (1‑3). In the last match, they won at home against Torino by (2‑0). This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 12 victories and 3 draws as a visitor, with 31 goals scored and 12 suffered; against 9 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium, with 33 goals scored and 20 suffered. The team comes to this match after a home win against Torino by (5‑4), in a penalty shootout.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 8 away matches. In matches played outside their stadium there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 minutes 0‑1 (5 out of 9 matches) and at the end of the match 1‑2 (4 out of 9 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive strength, but its attack has scored regularly, since it always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their away matches, since 8 of the last 8 matches they played for this competition have ended with Over 1.5 goals. This is a team that does not usually find it difficult to open the scoring: they scored the first goal in 13 of the last 17 games for Serie A, of these 13 they reached the break with an advantage in 11 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 12. In 17 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The emblem in front of Stefano Poli enters this motivated match after overtaking Torino, on penalties, counting for the Coppa Italia. The visiting club usually plays in a 4-3-3 tactical system, favoring a more offensive style of play, attacking down the center aisle.
