Milan come to San Siro with only one objective: to win. Tonight’s match against Cagliari is make-or-break for the Rossoneri, who in these 90 minutes are playing for a place in next season’s Champions League. And they will do so under the eyes of RedBird chief Gerry Cardinale, who will be at the Meazza tonight to watch the match at a hugely delicate moment for Milan.
On the other side, the Rossoblù arrive at San Siro with safety already secured and the certainty of staying in Serie A next year as well. Pisacane’s men are in fact on 40 points, six ahead of Cremonese, who will be fighting for survival tonight.
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🧨 Borrelli EQUALISES at San Siro
After making it 1-0 just a few minutes in, Cagliari showed all their quality and in the 20th minute found the equaliser through a close-range finish by Gennaro Borrelli, who was in the right place at the right time from a corner-kick situation.
Esposito swings it in from the corner flag, Mina heads it, and on the rebound Borrelli is the quickest to react, stabbing it past Maignan and bringing the score level again.
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Shortly before that, Pisacane’s side had threatened again through Gaetano who, from the edge of the box, curled an effort towards the top corner. A goal prevented only by a superb reflex save from Maignan.
⚽️ Saelemaekers!! JUST 2 minutes is enough
Milan could not have asked for a better start, with Saelemaekers finding the net after just 2 minutes by taking advantage of a defensive hole in the Cagliari back line. The move starts with a long ball from Tomori towards Gimenez’s area. The Mexican gets just enough on a header to lay the ball into Saelemaekers’ path, and he is ready to pounce and beat Caprile.
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🔥 THE MATCH HAS STARTED 🔥
🎙️ Tare: “Modric? I think in the end he will stay”
Rossoneri sporting director Igli Tare spoke to Dazn shortly before kick-off against Cagliari: “We tried to shut out the rumours; it happened last week and again this week. Tonight’s match is crucial for the objective we set ourselves at the start of the season and we want to celebrate with our fans. “
There was also reference to his own future and that of Luka Modric: “I think in the end he will stay, he is a Milan fan, he cares a lot about this team. I am convinced that in the end he will stay. As for me, I don’t know whether my future is linked to the Champions League. We are paid to get results. As Allegri said, it is important for all of us to focus on this target. If we win tonight, we will have achieved what they brought me in for. From tomorrow we will plan everything concerning the future”.
🤬 Chants and banners outside San Siro against the club
The Rossoneri fans’ protests are not stopping. Once again, just as happened in recent weeks during the 3-2 defeat to Atalanta, they targeted the club outside San Siro: “Furlani, get out. Ibra, Moncada and Scaroni, follow him quickly.”
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✅ The OFFICIAL line-ups
MILAN (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Jashari, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Gimenez, Nkunku.
CAGLIARI (3-5-2): Caprile; Zé Pedro, Mina, Rodríguez; Zappa, Adopo, Gaetano, Deiola, Obert; Esposito, Borrelli.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.
