It's a golden point that Cagliari takes at the Meazza against Milan: 1-1 the final score. Zortea replies to Morata, scoring again as in the first leg and in Monza.
Milan trying to start strong: in the 4th minute Leão serves Musah centrally with plenty of space, the assist for Reijnders is too far back and the Dutchman is unable to connect (otherwise he would have been alone in front of Caprile). But Cagliari is not just watching, in the 7th minute Zappa crosses and Viola - in a regular position - tries an acrobatic move in the area with the ball high. Caprile's first save with Cagliari comes in the 9th minute, in two stages on a shot from outside by Leão . In the quarter of an hour, a corner kicked out for a first-time shot by Theo Hernández, decisive deflection by Zappa.
HERE ARE THE REPORT CARDS OF MILAN-CAGLIARI
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In the 20th minute, Reijnders receives the ball on the edge and has space for a right-footed shot that the debuting Rossoblu goalkeeper blocks well. The inertia of the game is all for the Rossoneri, with Cagliari remaining closed behind. But, in the 36th minute, they risk taking the lead: Zortea manages to get away on the right, cross for Viola anticipated by a providential intervention by Calabria to favor Maignan. And in the 40th minute, Felici, at the end of a great run from the left, unleashes a splendid right-footed shot that a super intervention by Maignan takes out of the crossbar to deny him the 0-1 .
ZORTEA'S WORDS AT THE END OF THE MATCH
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The second half saw Milan trying to re-emerge immediately, in the 47th minute a free kick from Reijnders was blocked by the defense and Pulišić collected it on the edge of the area with a right-footed shot that hit the crossbar . Three minutes later Theo Hernández found Morata on the left in the area, a shot deflected onto the outside of the net. It was the prelude to his goal, which came in the 51st minute: Theo Hernández opened up on the right for Pulišić, a first-time shot deflected by Caprile onto the post and the Spaniard was lucky on the rebound and only had to tap it into the net .
NICOLA SHOWS THE WAY: POINTS IN EVERY CONTEXT
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Cagliari's reaction is spectacular: four minutes pass, Felici leaves Fofana on the spot and launches himself on the left, assist from the opposite side for Zortea who controls and diagonally beats Maignan who fails to save . It's 1-1, immediate. Second consecutive goal for the number 19, already on target in the first leg. Then it's Caprile who closes the door, in the 61st minute with a great intervention on a right-footed shot by Pulišić served by Rafael Leão. After the offensive changes by Conceição (Abraham and Jiménez for Musah and Calabria), Nicola responds with Deiola for Viola.
A physical problem leads to the substitution of Palomino, replaced in the 77th minute by Wieteska. Immediately after Jiménez crosses hard from the right, Abraham arrives in the small area but is uncoordinated and his deflection is high . Cramps stop a great game by Felici, Augello on the pitch. But in the period with ten men, Milan has a sensational opportunity to make it 2-1: a throw to Abraham, all alone, who controls and takes off but kicks badly and Caprile (still decisive) saves. In Milan, in the 88th minute, Omoregbe, former Torres player making his Serie A debut, comes in for Leão. And in the first of five minutes of injury time he puts him in the middle for Abraham, with a risky deflection by Luperto but saved by Caprile. Who in the 96th minute seals the point with a powerful free kick by Theo Hernández.