AC Milan, after winning the EA SPORTS FC Supercup, will return to the league and host Cagliari

AC Milan vs Cagliari will close out the first Serie A Saturday in 2025. The Rossoneri, who returned home with the Supercup, will want to continue to do well in the league, where they have scored five points in their last five matches. Too few to match their ambitions.

The Sardinians, on the other hand, returned to winning ways last week in Monza after four consecutive defeats and are looking for more salvation points in Lombardy.

HEAD TO HEAD

Milan are unbeaten in their last 13 games against Cagliari in Serie A (W10 D3); following a 3-3 draw in the reverse fixture however, the Rossoneri could fail to beat the Rossoblù home and away in a single Serie A season for the first time since 1999/2000 (two draws in that case).

In the 2000s, Milan faced Cagliari at home 18 times in Serie A (46 goals scored, 11 conceded), winning on 17 occasions; against no other team have the Rossoneri achieved more successes at the San Siro in this period of the competition (17 also against Lazio).

DID YOU KNOW

Sergio Conceição won his first two matches as AC Milan coach (both in the Super Cup): the last manager to win his first three games in charge of the club was Arrigo Sacchi in August 1987.

Cagliari continue to concede goals from set piece situations: 14 of the 32 goals they have conceded in Serie A this season have come from set pieces, 44%; both negative records in the competition this term.

PLAYERS

Cagliari are one of Rafael Leão`s two favorite opponents in Serie A (5 goals, also against Lecce): the Portuguese forward has scored in both of his last two home league games against the Rossoblù.

Roberto Piccoli has scored 18 goals in Serie A with those coming against 18 different teams: he has however never scored against Milan in the competition (7 apps – 387 minutes) - only against Lazio (418) has he had played more minutes in Serie A without finding the back of the net.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none

Cautioned: Fofana, Morata (Milan); Marin, Mina (Cagliari)

REFEREE

MARCHETTI (ALASSIO – CIPRESSA), IV: PERENZONI, VAR: DI PAOLO, AVAR: CAMPLONE

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Como-Milan (Tuesday 14 January, 18.30 CET)

Cagliari-Lecce (Sunday 19 January, 15.00 CET)

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