Having obtained a visa, Milan will defeat Cagliari in the match of the 18th round of Serie A. The only and final goal of the match in Sardinia was scored by Rafael Leau, who went into the other half.
The first half has passed by an equal struggle with moments of both sides. Cagliari several times unsafely approached Mike Maignan's Volodymyr, while Milan showed strong flank attacks. At the end of the first half, the Hospodars were awarded a penalty - a foul against Ruben Loftus-Cheek was not cleared due to offside in the forward phase of the attack.
After the break, the guests significantly increased their intensity and quickly converted the advantage into a goal. On the 50th line, Adrien Rabo broke through the right flank and picked up the ball at the penalty area, de Leau accepted the pass and pushed hard at the far upper corner of the crooked corner - 0:1.
In the other half, Niklas Fullkrug made his debut for Milan, who was the best replacement after his recent move from West Gema.
Cagliari wanted to turn the match around, creating a number of dangerous moments, but Maignan and the visiting defense held the minimum advantage.
Finally, Milan gained an important three points in the fight for a high place in the standings, while Cagliari continues to balance close to the villio zone.
Cagliari — Milan 0:1.
Goal: Leau, 50 Cagliari: Caprile - Zappa, Rodriguez, Luperto - Palaestra, Adopo, Prati (Borrelli, 61), Mazzitelli (Cavuoti, 83), Obert (Idrissi, 61) - Esposito (Gaetano, 66) - Quilicsoy.