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Serie A

Season 2025/2026

Serie A

AC Milan vs Cagliari – Lineups & Match Details

Cagliari beat AC Milan 2-1. Goals: A. Saelemaekers (2'), G. Borrelli (20'), J. Rodríguez (57'). AC Milan had 48% possession against Cagliari's 52%. Shots on target: 3-10.

Serie A · Regular Season - 38

Sunday, 24 May 2026

AC MilanAC Milan

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

CagliariCagliari

Referee: M. Guida

Lineups

AC MilanAC Milan3-5-2
M. Maignan16M. MaignanG
F. Tomori23F. TomoriD
M. Gabbia46M. GabbiaD
S. Pavlovic31S. PavlovicD
A. Saelemaekers56A. SaelemaekersM
Y. Fofana19Y. FofanaM
A. Jashari30A. JashariM
A. Rabiot12A. RabiotM
D. Bartesaghi33D. BartesaghiM
S. Gimenez7S. GimenezF
C. Nkunku18C. NkunkuF

Substitutes

37M. PittarellaG
96L. TorrianiG
14L. ModricM
8R. Loftus-CheekM
2P. EstupinanD
4S. RicciM
24Z. AthekameD
34V. VladimirovD
9N. FullkrugF
11C. PulisicM
10R. LeaoF
5K. De WinterD
27D. OdoguD
45J. SardoM
25C. Bosveld
CagliariCagliari3-5-2
E. Caprile1E. CaprileG
J. Pedro32J. PedroD
Y. Mina26Y. MinaD
J. Rodriguez15J. RodriguezD
G. Zappa28G. ZappaM
M. Adopo8M. AdopoM
G. Gaetano10G. GaetanoM
A. Deiola14A. DeiolaM
A. Obert33A. ObertM
G. Borrelli29G. BorrelliF
S. Esposito94S. EspositoF

Substitutes

24G. CiocciG
12A. SherriG
19A. BelottiF
4L. MazzitelliM
22A. DossenaD
38I. SulevM
25I. SulemanaM
2M. PalestraD
36N. GranduF
37Y. TrepyF
41A. RussoM
31P. MendyF
17M. FeliciF
18O. RaterinkD
20A. AlbarracinF

Match Events

2'Y

Zé Pedro

2'G

A. Saelemaekers

Assist: S. Giménez

20'G

G. Borrelli

46'S

S. Giménez

Substitution 1

56'Y

S. Pavlović

57'G

J. Rodríguez

58'Y

M. Maignan

61'S

F. Tomori

Substitution 2

61'S

C. Nkunku

Substitution 3

62'S

A. Jashari

Substitution 4

62'S

J. Rodríguez

Substitution 1

63'S

Zé Pedro

Substitution 2

68'S

Y. Fofana

Substitution 5

74'S

A. Deiola

Substitution 3

74'S

G. Borrelli

Substitution 4

90'+6Y

I. Sulemana

90'+5S

S. Esposito

Substitution 5

Statistics

AC Milan
48%52%
Cagliari
1.74Expected Goals (xG)2.78
16Total Shots25
3Shots on Target10
5Corners5
8Fouls9
3Offsides0
87Pass Accuracy (%)88
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

AC Milan host Cagliari on Sunday, 24 May 2026 at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The kick-off time is 18:45 local. The fixture is part of the Serie A schedule. AC Milan go into the match 5th in the table; Cagliari sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

AC Milan have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Cagliari have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 2 Jan 2026: AC Milan 1-0 Cagliari; 11 Jan 2025: AC Milan 1-1 Cagliari; 9 Nov 2024: AC Milan 3-3 Cagliari. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Cagliari beat AC Milan 2-1. AC Milan scored through A. Saelemaekers 2'. Cagliari replied with G. Borrelli 20', J. Rodríguez 57'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 57 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

AC Milan held 48% of the ball against 52% for Cagliari. Shots on target finished 3-10. Expected goals read 1.74 for AC Milan, 2.78 for Cagliari.

Verdict

Cagliari take the three points; AC Milan look at a thin night for the home crowd. AC Milan sat 5th and Cagliari 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.