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50% Ball Possession CAGLIARI and 50% Ball Possession AC MILAN

  Cagliari  1 – 1 AC Milan 
24′ Victor Ibarbo                  34′ Giacomo Bonaventura

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 6th position with 15 points and a positive goal difference of +6
Cagliari, 12th position with 8 points and a positive goal difference of +2

AC Milan failing to defeat Cagliari at the Sant’Elia Stadium.   Cagliari had the chance to claim the victory, but Milan battling until the end  to get at least 1 point.

Cagliari opening the score in the 24th minute with forward Victor Ibarbo defeating AC Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati  with a headed shot in the center.  The assist is by forward Marco Sau.

AC Milan equalizing in the 34th minute with forward Giacomo Bonaventura defeating Cagliari goalkeeper Alessio Cragno with a right footed shot in the top left corner.  The assist is by forward Keisuke Honda.  It’s Bonaventura’s second goal this season.

Here is CAGLIARI official starting lineup by coach Zdenk Zeman:

Cagliari: Cragno; Balzano, Rossettini, Ceppitelli, Avelar; Criseting, Conti, Ekdal; Ibarbo, Sau, Cossu.

Here is A MILAN official starting lineup by coach Filippo Inzaghi:

AC Milan: Abbiati; Abate, Alex, Rami, De Sciglio; Bonaventura, De Jong, Muntari; Honda, Torres, El Shaarawy.

After the game. Top scorer for CAGLIARI: Marco Sau and Albin Ekdal with 4 goals each

Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Keisuke Honda with 6 goals

Here are CAGLIARI last 3 games:  1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

Here are AC MILAN last 3 games: 2 wins, 1 draw

Click the video to watch the highlights of the game CAGLIARI vs AC MILAN on Wednesday 29 October 2014 at the Sant’Elia Stadium in Cagliari, Italy.

Click the video to watch the commentaries from DIRETTA STADIO by Tiziano Crudelli on Cagliari – Milan

Photos of the game Cagliari vs AC Milan courtesy of acmilan.com

Alex and Bonaventura celebrating after the goal against Cagliari

AC Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi determined to put Milan back on the winning path

2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 9

Cagliari 1 – 1 AC Milan
Wednesday 29 October 2014
Sant’Elia Stadium
Cagliari,  Italy

20:45

Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: PADOVAN – TASSO
Fourth Official: IORI
ADD1: GIACOMELLI
ADD2: DI PAOLO

Goals: 24′ Victor Ibarbo (C), 35′ Giacomo Bonaventura (M)

Official formations – lineups:

Cagliari: Cragno; Balzano, Rossettini, Ceppitelli, Avelar; Criseting, Conti, Ekdal; Ibarbo, Sau, Cossu.

Subs.: Colombi, Benedetti, Capuano, Pisano, Capello, Dessena, Murru, Donsah, Joao Pedro, Rangel, Longo, Farias.

Coach.: Zdeněk Zeman.

AC Milan: Abbiati; Abate, Alex, Rami, De Sciglio; Bonaventura, De Jong, Muntari; Honda, Torres, El Shaarawy.

Subs.: Diego Lopez, Agazzi, Albertazzi, Zapata, Bonera, Essien, Poli, Saponara, Van Ginkel, Menez, Niang, Pazzini.

Coach.: Filippo Inzaghi.

Match Stats