Cagliari are keeping hold of the ball well at the moment and Pellegrini is trying to make something happen on the left. He isn't being given much room by Milan though and ends up having to go backwards.
90' +2
Milan don't clear their lines properly from a corner and it falls to Cigarini on the right wing. He puts a cross back into the middle of the box but Donnarumma is quickly off his line to come and collect it.
90'
A. Rebić enters the game and replaces Rafael Leão.
It seems like Donnarumma's earlier issue isn't as bad as they first thought so Pioli uses his final change to bring on Rebic in place of Leao.
84'
Nainggolan does well to put a cross into the box as he's being tightly marked by Musacchio, but he gets it through to Pedro at the far post. He's stretching to reach it but Hernandez gets there ahead of him to put it out for a corner.
80'
The home fans are starting to show their frustration as they feel their side isn't getting any decisions. Cerri was brought down by Hernandez on the right and they feel they should have a free-kick, but Milan come away with the ball.
78'
Both Pedro and Nainggolan are making runs into the box and Castro puts a brilliant cross into the middle. It's just ahead of Pedro and Nainggolan stretches but just can't get on the end of it.
76'
A. Ioniţă enters the game and replaces N. Nández.
L. Castro enters the game and replaces M. Rog.
Rog is the other player to make way as Castro comes on to replace him.
It's a double change for Cagliari now and Nandez is the first to make way as Ionita comes into the game.
75'
Leao makes a great run into the box and does really well to keep hold of the ball under pressure from Nandez. The forward goes to ground under the pressure and the ball runs out of play, but nothing is given.
73'
A. Conti enters the game and replaces D. Calabria.
Calabria goes straight off the field after getting back to his feet and Conti is on the replace him.
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72'
Calabria has gone down on the edge of his own box and he's holding his ankle once again. The referee goes across to him but he's already signalling to the bench and it looks like his game is over.
69'
A. Cerri enters the game and replaces G. Simeone.
Maran makes his first change of the game now and it's Simeone that's making way for Cerri.
68'
Nandez is starting to show his frustration as Cagliari lose the ball again and he's chasing down Hernandez. He bundles him to ground and gives away a free-kick.
66'
Once again, Cagliari are trying to catch Milan out by moving the ball quickly upfield, but their passing is still letting them down. Nainggolan has a chance to run at Hernandez, but a poor touch takes it away from him and the away side have possession.
64'
G. Bonaventura enters the game and replaces H. Çalhanoğlu.
Z. Ibrahimović has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by T. Hernández.
The first change of the game is made by Pioli and it's Bonaventura that's coming on for Calhanoglu.
None of the Cagliari defenders are picking up Hernandez on the left and squares his pass back to Ibrahimovic in the box.
IBRAHIMOVIC SCORES! He hits the shot first time after getting the ball from Hernandez and swings it into the far bottom corner without looking to score on his first start since returning to Milan. 2-0!
63'
A slip from Nandez allows Castillejo to win the ball back for his side and make another driving run down the right side. He's closed down by three Cagliari players and eventually gets brought to ground to win a free-kick.
61'
I. Bennacer gets yellow.
The yellow card is out again and this time it's shown to Bennacer who catches Rog with a high boot.
60'
L. Pellegrini gets yellow.
Pellegrini is booked after catching Calabria with a late tackle.
59'
Cagliari break quickly on the counter-attack and are moving the ball upfield with a lot of pace. Nainggolan threads his pass through to Simeone at the far post, but Donnarumma is quickly off his line to collect it.
57'
Ibrahimovic wins a free-kick just outside the box and is standing over it himself. He drills his effort towards the far post, but the wall stays close together to block his shot. He's claiming it hit a hand, but the claim is waved away.
55'
Nainggolan heads the ball on from the left of the box and it looks like Musacchio has it covered. His clearance falls to Farago, who brings it down on his chest before looping the shot towards goal, but it finishes wide of the far post.
53'
Cagliari just can't get out of their own half at the moment. Rog gives the ball away cheaply to Castillejo and he has another chance to run at Pellegrini down the right. The defender stays with him though and stops the cross going into the box.
51'
The ball bounces up nicely for Simeone and he decides to go for the spectacular with the overhead kick. He makes good contact with the shot, but can't direct it on target as it flies wide of the near post.
50'
There's a lot of players back in Cagliari's box but Ibrahimovic manages to squeeze through with the ball. He turns to put a cross back into the middle but catches Farago as he does it and gives away a free-kick.
48'
Cagliari are straight on the attack following the restart but are letting themselves down with sloppy passes. Nainggolan plays a blind pass into the box and it's cut out by Romagnoli.
46'
Rafael Leão has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by Samu Castillejo.
Cagliari get us back underway for the second half!
MILAN TAKE THE LEAD! Leao brings down Castillejo's pass brilliant before hitting his shot towards goal. He gets a bit lucky as the effort bounces off Pisacane's heel which takes it looping over Olsen and into the back of the net. 1-0 Milan!
It's a wonderful pass from Castellijo who is deep in the half when he lifts his pass over Cagliari's defenders and into Leao to set up the goal.
45'
HALF-TIME: CAGLIARI 0-0 MILAN.
43'
Bennacer brings the ball down well and is allowed to run at Cagliari's defence. He curls a great cross into the far post where Castillejo is waiting, but Pellegrini gets ahead of him to clear the danger.
41'
Simeone had his back to goal when the cross came into the box, but he managed to flick his header on towards the top right corner. There's no power on the effort though and it's comfortably saved by Donnarumma.
39'
N. Nández gets yellow.
Nainggolan's pass into Nandez is slightly overhit so the midfielder slides in to try and win it from Kessie but ends up catching the Milan player.
33'
It's clever play by Ibrahimovic as he plays a one-two off Leao on the edge of the box. The return pass is just slightly overhit though and Pisacane gets there ahead of him to clear the danger for Cagliari.
29'
Cagliari wins a free-kick in a dangerous position after Cigarini is bundled to the ground. He takes the set-piece, but he can't pick out a team-mate with his cross as Donnarumma comes off his line to collect it.
27'
Milan are starting to put more pressure on the home side now and Kessie lays the ball off to Castillejo when he wins it back. He takes a touch before hitting his shot, but there's just not enough dip on it to get it under the bar.
26'
L. Cigarini gets yellow.
Cigarini picks up the first yellow card of the game after sliding in late on Bennacer.
24'
Milan don't clear their lines properly again and Cigarini wins the ball back on the edge of the box. He squeezes a throughball into Simeone, but he slips before he can get on the end of it and the chance goes to waste.
22'
Cagliari are keeping the ball well at the moment and are trying to draw the Milan players to them in an attempt to get some space. Farago makes a good run down the right and wins a corner when his cross is blocked by Hernandez.
20'
It's a great cross into the box from Pellegrini and it causes Milan's defence a lot of problems. Musacchio and Donnarumma collide with each other so the clearance is poor. Luckily for them, none of the Cagliari players had made a run to get on the rebound.
14'
Kessie is asking for a penalty after he's bundled to the ground just inside the box by Klavan. There didn't seem to be much in it and the referee waves the claim away and awards a goal-kick.
12'
Nainggolan has a lot of space to run into down the right after winning the ball back from Calhanoglu, but he decides to play his cross to Simeone early. It's poor from him though and it's easily cut out by Romagnoli.
10'
Calabria is pushing forward down the right side and as he plays the ball to Ibrahimovic, he goes to ground holding his ankle. It doesn't take him long to get back to his feet, but he walks away gingerly.
8'
Leao spots Bennacer making a driving run into the box and tries to pick him out with his low cross into the box. Pisacane spots the danger and gets there ahead of him to put it out of play.
6'
Rog does really well to keep hold of the ball under pressure from Calabria as he drifts into the box from the left. He squares the ball back towards the penalty spot from the byline, but none of his team-mates have made a run to get on the end of it.
4'
Pisacane sits back and gives Calhanoglu a lot of space on the left wing. He cuts back inside to wrongfoot the defender before curling his effort towards the far bottom corner, but it's a comfortable save for Olsen.
2'
It's a bright start by Cagliari as Cigarini cuts inside from the right and plays a good throughball into Pedro. He brings it under control, but the angle is tight and his cross into the middle of the box is blocked by Bennacer.
1'
Leao gets the game underway for Milan!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Serie A meeting between Cagliari and Milan at the Sardegna Arena!
Both sides are coming into this game on winless runs, hoping to end that today. Cagliari have drawn one and lost three of their last four games in Serie A, suffering a heavy 4-0 defeat to Juventus last time out. As for Milan, they've drawn two and lost one of their last three outings in the league and have failed to score in each of them.
CAGLIARI STARTING XI (4-3-2-1): Robin Olsen; Paolo Farago, Fabio Pisacane, Ragnar Klavan, Luca Pellegrini; Nahitan Nandez, Luca Cigarini, Marko Rog; Radja Nainggolan, Joao Pedro; Giovanni Simeone.
CAGLIARI SUBS: Rafael, Valter Birsa, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Artur Ionita, Lucas Castro, Christian Oliva, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Riccardo Ladinetti, Alberto Cerri.
MILAN STARTING XI (4-4-2): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Davide Calabria, Mateo Musacchio, Alessio Romagnoli, Theo Hernandez; Samu Castillejo, Franck Kesie, Ismael Bennacer, Hakan Calhanoglu; Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Rafael Leao.
MILAN SUBS: Pepe Reina, Ante Rebic, Andrea Conti, Giacomo Bonaventura, Lucas Paqueta, Marco Brescianini, Suso, Krzysztof Piatek, Matteo Gabbia, Antonio Donnarumma, Rade Krunic.
The teams are out on the field now, with kick-off just moments away.
Milan grew into the game and looked more dangerous towards the end of the half. If they can start the second half that way, then they could cause Cagliari some real problems. The home side have looked a threat when on the attack, but they haven't tested Donnarumma enough so far. Maran will expect more from his team in front of goal if they want to end their winless run.
Milan are back to winning ways and they are now up to 8th in the Serie A table. Their attention now turns to the Coppa Italia when they host SPAL on Wednesday. Cagliari stay in 6th place, missing out on the chance to close the gap to the top four, and their losing run extends to four games. Their next game is against Inter, also in the Coppa Italia.
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