On 27 September, one of the matches of the 6th round of the Italian Football Championship took place. Cagliari (Italy) and Milan (Italy) met.
Italian Championship, 6th round
Cagliari (Italy) - Milan (Italy) - 1:3 ( 1:2)
Goals: Z. Luvumbo (29) - Ocaforo (29) - Z. Luvumbo (29) - Okafor (40), Tomori (45), Loftus-Cheek (60)
Warnings: Mateusz Witeska (42), Loftus-Cheek (48), G. Zappa (53), G. Oristanio (78).
Milan defeated Cagliari at the legendary Unipol Domus stadium in Serie A. The score was 1-2 in Milan's favour at half-time, but they ended up winning with a final score of 1-3. Cagliari took the lead as early as the 29th minute when Z. Luvumbo struck the opponents' goal, which infuriated the fans. However, Milan quickly responded with a goal from N. Okafor in the 40th minute, levelling the score. Cagliari's hopes were undermined in the 42nd minute when M. Vetesca received a yellow card. Just before the break Milan took advantage of this advantage and in the 45th minute F. Tomori put the team ahead with a good shot. The second half started with a substitution for Cagliari: on 46 minutes M. Vetesca was replaced by G. Oristanio. However, on 48 minutes Milan's R. Loftus-Cheek received a yellow card, which emphasised the tension of the match. Both teams showed their determination by making a number of substitutions.
In the 58th minute T. Pobega was replaced by Y. Adli, and in the 59th minute T. Reynders was replaced by Y. Musa. In the 60th minute, Milan increased their lead when R. Loftus-Cheek hit the back of the net. In the 67th minute, Cagliari made two substitutions, replacing A. Petanha and E. Shomurodov. Shomurodov, who brought new energy into the attack. To maintain the advantage, Milan made two more substitutions in the 69th minute, replacing K. Pulisic and S. Chukwueze with L. Chukwueze. Chukwueze for L. Romero and R. Leao respectively. In the 78th minute, Cagliari's G. Oristanio received a yellow card, which signalled the growing frustration in the team. In the final stages of the match, both teams made substitutions to strengthen their positions. In the 82nd minute, Cagliari replaced G. Zappa with A. Di Pardo, Milan replaced T. Hernandez with D. Bartesaghi, and in the 84th minute Cagliari released A. Makumba instead of A. Deiola. Despite Cagliari's late efforts, AC Milan stood firm and won a deserved victory. The match demonstrated the talent and skill of both teams, leaving the fans in anticipation of new interesting meetings in Serie A.
The following matches await the rivals in the next round: Fiorentina vs Cagliari, Milan vs Lazio.
| Cagliari | Milan | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Kicks to the goal | 6 |
| 14 | Kicks | 17 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 8 | Penalty kicks | 12 |
| 6 | Penalty kicks | 5 |
| 12 | Offences | 6 |
| 3 | Corner | 5 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 33% | Ball possession | 67% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Keeper saves | 5 |
| 299 | Total assists | 625 |
| 247 | Accurate assists | 583 |
| 83% | Passing accuracy | 93% |