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Serie A

Season 2025/2026

Serie A

Cagliari vs AC Milan – Lineups & Match Details

AC Milan beat Cagliari 1-0. Goals: Rafael Leão (50'). Cagliari had 46% possession against AC Milan's 54%. Shots on target: 1-4.

Serie A · Regular Season - 18

Friday, 2 January 2026

CagliariCagliari

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

AC MilanAC Milan

Referee: Rosario Abisso, Italy

Lineups

CagliariCagliari3-5-2
E. Caprile1E. CaprileG
G. Zappa28G. ZappaD
S. Luperto6S. LupertoD
J. Rodriguez15J. RodriguezD
M. Palestra2M. PalestraM
M. Adopo8M. AdopoM
M. Prati16M. PratiM
L. Mazzitelli4L. MazzitelliM
A. Obert33A. ObertM
S. Kilicsoy9S. KilicsoyF
S. Esposito94S. 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 MilanAC Milan3-5-2
M. Maignan16M. MaignanG
F. Tomori23F. TomoriD
K. De Winter5K. De WinterD
D. Bartesaghi33D. BartesaghiD
A. Saelemaekers56A. SaelemaekersM
Y. Fofana19Y. FofanaM
L. Modric14L. ModricM
A. Rabiot12A. RabiotM
P. Estupinan2P. EstupinanM
R. Leao10R. LeaoF
R. Loftus-Cheek8R. 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 Events

50'G

Rafael Leão

Assist: A. Rabiot

60'S

A. Obert

Substitution 1

61'S

M. Prati

Substitution 2

66'S

S. Esposito

Substitution 3

69'S

Y. Fofana

Substitution 1

69'S

Rafael Leão

Substitution 2

79'S

R. Loftus-Cheek

Substitution 3

79'S

P. Estupiñán

Substitution 4

83'Y

Riyad Idrissi

83'S

L. Mazzitelli

Substitution 4

83'S

S. Kılıçsoy

Substitution 5

90'+1Y

M. Palestra

90'+1Y

A. Saelemaekers

Statistics

Cagliari
46%54%
AC Milan
0.38Expected Goals (xG)0.7
6Total Shots11
1Shots on Target4
6Corners7
10Fouls8
0Offsides2
87Pass Accuracy (%)87
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Cagliari host AC Milan on Friday, 2 January 2026 at Unipol Domus. The kick-off time is 19:45 local. The fixture is part of the Serie A schedule. Cagliari go into the match 16th in the table; AC Milan sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Cagliari have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. AC Milan have collected 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 11 Jan 2025: Cagliari 1-1 AC Milan; 9 Nov 2024: Cagliari 3-3 AC Milan; 11 May 2024: Cagliari 1-5 AC Milan. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

AC Milan beat Cagliari 1-0. AC Milan replied with Rafael Leão 50'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 50 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Cagliari held 46% of the ball against 54% for AC Milan. Shots on target finished 1-4. Expected goals read 0.38 for Cagliari, 0.70 for AC Milan.

Verdict

AC Milan take the three points; Cagliari look at a thin night for the home crowd. Cagliari sat 16th and AC Milan 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.