Cagliari vs AC Milan

Since the data is available (from 2004/05), only Nicola Sansone with Bologna (00:32’’, 15th April 2023) and Gregoire Defrel with Sampdoria (00:33’’, 30th March 2019) had scored a fastest goal than Nadir Zortea (01:03’’) against Milan in Serie A.

Rafael Leão has found his 50th goal in Serie A today; furthermore, the Portuguese has scored a brace in the top-flight for the first time since 4th June 2023 (vs Hellas Verona in that case).

Cagliari have scored three goals in a match against Milan only for the fourth time in their Serie A history – after the wins for (3-1, April 1969) and (3-2, May 1976) and the defeat for (3-4, November 2009).

Cagliari have lost 47 out of 82 games played against AC Milan in Serie A, more than against any other side in the top-flight (W8, D27)– the Rossoneri are also the opponent against which the Rossublù have the the lowest win percentage (9.76%) among those faced more than 12 times in the competition.

Cagliari have won only one of their last 39 matches against AC Milan in Serie A (D8, L30): 2-1 at home on 28th of May 2017. Indeed, the Rossoneri have obtained eight wins in their last nine matches against the Sardinian team in the top-flight (D1), conceding only three goals in this period.

AC Milan have scored in each of their last 13 away matches against Cagliari in Serie A (22 goals in total, an average of 1.7 per match); this run is the Rossoneri’s longest current streak of scoring in consecutive away games against an opponent (13).

AC Milan have kept a clean sheet in four of their last seven Serie A games - as many times as in the previous 17 games played in the competition - scoring 12 goals and conceding five in this period.

AC Milan won their last away game in Serie A (1-0 vs Monza) and could record two away wins in a row without conceding in a single top-flight campaign for the first time since March 2022 (two in that case too, the second of which was against Cagliari).