AC Milan failed to capitalise on two occasions where they took the advantage, as they played out a 3-3 draw at the Unipol Domus.
2024/2025 Serie A
3-3
Match Report
It took just two minutes for the hosts to take the lead in the game, and it came with Milan looking switched off. A poor corner found its way to Zortea who fired past Mike Maignan. In the minutes that followed, the hosts kept up their pressure, but the Rossoneri eventually made their own chances.
Tijjani Reijnders found Leao brilliantly within the penalty area and the Portuguese winger prodded home to level the scoring. 25 minutes later, the star doubled his tally for the evening with an equally brilliant goal, and it is fair to suggest he looks back to near his best.
Just 10 minutes after the interval, the hosts levelled the game after a really poor backpass from Youssouf Fofana – who struggled more than we have often seen during the game – put Zappa into a nice position, and Maignan could do nothing to prevent a goal.
Just minutes after being brought onto the pitch, Tammy Abraham latched on to a saved shot and tapped the ball home for his first Milan goal from open play. Perhaps, not the most deserved goal, but no one will complain.
Regardless of the tactical changes from Fonseca, the Rossoneri failed to solidify themselves at the back and Zappa was found at the back post from another cross and he fantastically volleyed the ball past the flailing Maignan.
It was certainly not the start that Fonseca would have demanded from his side because, after just two minutes, the hosts took the lead. With the first attack of the game, Cagliari won themselves a corner which Viola delivered. As Milan failed to deal with the ball into the box, it eventually fell to Zortea who volleyed the ball past Maignan.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
2' GOAL! Cagliari 1-0 Milan (Nadir Zortea)
8' Match Event for Cagliari vs Milan
15' GOAL! Cagliari 1-1 Milan (Rafael Leão)
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39' Match Event for Cagliari vs Milan
40' GOAL! Cagliari 1-2 Milan (Rafael Leão)
45' Match Event for Cagliari vs Milan
46' Match Event for Cagliari vs Milan
47' Highlight from Cagliari vs Milan
51' Highlight from Cagliari vs Milan
53' GOAL! Cagliari 2-2 Milan (Gabriele Zappa)
57' Match Event for Cagliari vs Milan
65' Highlight from Cagliari vs Milan
65' Highlight from Cagliari vs Milan
69' GOAL! Cagliari 2-3 Milan (Tammy Abraham)
79' Match Event for Cagliari vs Milan
89' GOAL! Cagliari 3-3 Milan (Gabriele Zappa)
91' Match Event for Cagliari vs Milan
93' Match Event for Cagliari vs Milan
Line-ups
Cagliari XI: Viola, Palomino, Tommaso Augello, Deiola, Luperto, Alen Sherri, Antoine Makoumbou, Gabriele Zappa, Piccoli, Nadir Zortea, Zito Luvumbo
Subs: Pavoletti, Lapadula, Marin, Simone Scuffet, Mateusz Wieteska, Jankto, Gaetano, Adam Obert, Mattia Felici, Giuseppe Ciocci, Paulo Azzi, Matteo Prati, Kingstone Mutandwa
Milan XI: Maignan, Theo, Pulisic, Samuel Chukwueze, Aparecido, Tijjani Reijnders, Leao, Youssouf Fofana, Malick Thiaw, S. Pavlovic, Francesco Camarda
Subs: Sportiello, Loftus-Cheek, Calabria, Tomori, Abraham, Noah Okafor, Yunus Musah, Filippo Terracciano, Lorenzo Torriani