
Milan vs Cagliari 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Giroud double fires AC Milan to win over Cagliari
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Striker Oliver Giroud's first goals for AC Milan helped them to a comfortable 4-1 victory over Cagliari on Sunday as Stefano Pioli's team continued
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Dalbert (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Goal! AC Milan 1, Cagliari 0. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 15': Goal! AC Milan 1, Cagliari 1. Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 17': Goal! AC Milan 2, Cagliari 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 24': Goal! AC Milan 3, Cagliari 1. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz following a fast break.
- 38': Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Kevin Strootman (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 43': Goal! AC Milan 4, Cagliari 1. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 62': Diego Godín (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Cagliari. Gabriele Zappa replaces Luca Ceppitelli because of an injury.
- 68': Substitution, AC Milan. Ante Rebic replaces Rafael Leão.
- 68': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 68': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Sandro Tonali.
- 73': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Cagliari. Charalampos Lykogiannis replaces Dalbert.
- 75': Substitution, Cagliari. Diego Farias replaces Kevin Strootman.
- 84': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, AC Milan. Daniel Maldini replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 85': Substitution, Cagliari. Damir Ceter replaces Leonardo Pavoletti.
- 85': Substitution, Cagliari. Gastón Pereiro replaces Alessandro Deiola.
- 90'+2': Substitution, AC Milan. Samu Castillejo replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, AC Milan 4, Cagliari 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 31,946
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+22 | Napoli | 25 | 56 | 3 |
+34 | Internazionale | 25 | 54 | 3 |
+28 | Atalanta | 25 | 51 | 4 |
+21 | Juventus | 25 | 46 | 1 |
Statistics
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MIL![]() |
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11 | Fouls | 13 |
5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
1 | Saves | 1 |
43 | Possession | 57 |
7 | SHOTS | 18 |
2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
337 | Accurate Passes | 464 |
392 | Passes | 517 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
14 | Crosses | 22 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
40 | Long Balls | 46 |
25 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
12 | Tackles | 6 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
4 | Interceptions | 6 |
12 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
12 | Clearances | 11 |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
23 | Fikayo Tomori |
24 | Simon Kjaer |
19 | Theo Hernández |
2 | Davide Calabria |
10 | Brahim Díaz |
33 | Rade Krunic |
8 | Sandro Tonali |
9 | Olivier Giroud |
17 | Rafael Leão |
56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
Cagliari (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Boris Radunovic (GK) |
2 | Diego Godín ![]() |
44 | Andrea Carboni |
23 | Luca Ceppitelli |
14 | Alessandro Deiola |
8 | Razvan Marin |
16 | Kevin Strootman ![]() |
29 | Dalbert ![]() |
18 | Nahitan Nández ![]() |
30 | Leonardo Pavoletti |
10 | João Pedro |
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