Italian Serie A

Milan vs Cagliari 2021-22 Italian Serie A

  • 12': Sandro Tonali
  • 17': Rafael Leão
  • 24': Olivier Giroud
  • 43': Olivier Giroud (P)
FT
4 - 1
  • 15': Alessandro Deiola

Giroud double fires AC Milan to win over Cagliari

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

Competition: Italian Serie A

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
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

MIL 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

CAG Cagliari (3-5-2)

No. Name
31 Boris Radunovic (GK)
2 Diego Godín Yellow Card
44 Andrea Carboni
23 Luca Ceppitelli
14 Alessandro Deiola
8 Razvan Marin
16 Kevin Strootman Yellow Card
29 Dalbert Yellow Card
18 Nahitan Nández Yellow Card
30 Leonardo Pavoletti
10 João Pedro

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