Milan-Cagliari, tonight at 20.45, opens the second half of Serie A for the rossoblù and Davide Nicola's team is looking for a real feat: at the Meazza, against the rossoneri, the last victory dates back to June 1, 1997, 0-1 with a goal by Roberto Muzzi at the start . Then only two draws, in 1999 and 2021, plus nineteen defeats. A very dark record, also because counting the home games it hasn't gone any better: just two successes against Milan, in 1998 (1-0) and in 2017 (2-1 in the last one at Sant'Elia). Which is why at San Siro it will be an evening to try to rewrite a rather negative story.
To do so, Davide Nicola is relying on the first new addition : Elia Caprile . The goalkeeper who arrived on Monday is making his debut with Cagliari, against Milan just like his assistant Alen Sherri did in the first leg (3-3 on November 9, with a spectacular brace from Gabriele Zappa). In front of him there will not be Yerry Mina, who has not recovered in time from physical problems , but one between José Luis Palomino (favorite) and Mateusz Wieteska . The formation should be a 4-4-1-1, which can also be set up as a 4-2-3-1, with four defenders on the wings to try to stop Theo Hernández and Rafael Leão: the Zappa-Zortea chain on one side, which did so much harm in the first leg, and the Obert-Augello chain on the other. Behind Roberto Piccoli, who gave victory to Monza last Sunday, Nicolas Viola will act.
In Milan, it is the debut as a coach in Serie A for Sérgio Conceição, who won the Italian Super Cup on Epiphany by beating Inter in the final in the derby in Saudi Arabia with a comeback from 2-0 to 2-3. The referee is Francesco Fourneau, who just this morning replaced the unavailable Matteo Marchetti . These are the probable formations for Milan-Cagliari, on unionesarda.it the live match and on Radiolina the radio commentary by Lele Casini from the Meazza followed by the post-match with all the comments .
Milan (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Thiaw, Theo Hernandez; Musah, Fofana; Pulisic, Reijnders, Rafael Leão; Morata. Coach: Sérgio Conceicao.
Cagliari (4-4-1-1): Caprile; Zappa, Palomino, Luperto, Obert; Viola; Piccoli. Coach: Nicola.