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Milan coach Sergio Conceiçao had a bitter Serie A debut at San Siro on Saturday because the Rossoneri collected a 1-1 draw in opposition to Cagliari.
Alvaro Morata gave the Rossoneri the lead within the second half together with his sixth season objective, pouncing on a rebound after Christian Pulisic had hit the submit.
Nonetheless, Milan’s lead solely lasted a couple of minutes as Maignan was too sluggish to go down to save lots of a Nadir Zortea shot from exterior the field.
The Rossoneri desperately tried to attain the winner within the remaining 40 minutes, however Tammy Abraham wasted two clear alternatives in entrance of Elia Caprile’s objective.
The ex-Napoli keeper, who moved to Sardinia earlier this week, was among the many greatest Cagliari gamers.
Milan 1-1 Cagliari: participant rankings
Milan: Maignan 5; Calabria 6.5 (63′ Jimenez), Thiaw 6, Tomori 6.5, Theo Hernandez 6.5; Musah 5.5 (63′ Abraham 5), Fofana 5, Reijnders 6; Pulisic 6.5, Morata 7, Leao 5.5. Coach: Conceiçao 5.5.
Finest Milan participant: Morata 7 – Not solely the objective. The Spaniard led the workforce by instance, profitable 4 duels () and making a number of touches all around the pitch. It wasn’t sufficient.
Lowest Milan ranking: Maignan 5 – He produced a improbable save to disclaim Felici within the first half, however the objective conceded by Milan was all on him. Youssouf Fofana was additionally beneath par, whereas Abraham missed two big possibilities.
Milan coach: Conceiçao 5.5—The tough half begins now for the Portuguese. Milan’s first half was poor, because the Rossoneri entered the pitch with an inappropriate strategy, which certainly didn’t make the coach completely happy. His predecessor, Paulo Fonseca, had the identical challenge.
Cagliari: Caprile 7; Zappa 6.5, Palomino 5 (78′ Wieteska), Luperto 6, Obert 5.5; Makoumbou 6.5 (82′ Marin), Adopo 6; Zortea 7.5, Viola 5.5 (65′ Deiola), Felici 7 (82′ Augello); Piccoli 6.5. Coach: Nicola 7.
Finest Cagliari participant: Zortea 7.5 – What a efficiency. He scored his second consecutive objective, his fourth this season and was almost good defensively, with 4 floor duels received. Particular point out for Felici and Caprile.
Lowest Cagliari ranking: Palomino 5 – Subbed off after Milan’s opener. He didn’t see Morata working behind him contained in the field, so the Spaniard was free to place the ball inside an empty internet.
Cagliari coach: Nicola 7 – Cagliari performed with out strain and had been powerful bodily. Piccoli helped the workforce by holding the ball up entrance, and the wing-backs and central midfielders had been dynamic. It’s one other little step and a much-needed level within the race for survival.