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56% Ball Possession AC MILAN and 44% Ball Possession CAGLIARI
AC Milan 1 – 0 Cagliari 
87′ Carlos Bacca
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 5th position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Cagliari, 14th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -15
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Milan | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27:20 | 7 | 33 |
| 14 | Cagliari | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 27:42 | -15 | 23 |
AC Milan highly motivated after winning the Supercoppa Italiana defeating Juventus in Doha, Qatar. The challenge is now to win at the San Siro Stadium to keep up the race towards the top 3 positions.
It’s AC Milan to open the score in the 87th minute with a super pass by midfielder Gianluca Lapadula to forward Carlo Bacca. Lapadula slipping but managed to stand up for the final pass and there it is Bacca not wasting this golden chance defeating Cagliari goalkeeper Rafael with a right footed shot directly to the bottom left corner. It’s the 7th goal of the season by Bacca.
Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan
Referee Giacomelli giving a red card to Cagliari Bruno Alves after his oul on Carlos Baccagoal bringing him down in the 94th minute. Cagliari remained with 10 players.
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Abate, Paletta, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; Pašalić, Locatelli, Bonaventura; Suso, Bacca, Niang.
Here is CAGLIARI official starting lineup by coach Rastelli:
CAGLIARI (4-3-1-2): Rafael; Pisacane, Ceppitelli, B. Alves, Capuano; Dessena, Di Gennaro, Isla; Barella; Sau, Farias.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of AC MILAN: Carlos Bacca with 6 goals
| AC MILAN | GOALS | GOALS | CAGLIARI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacca, Carlos | 6 | 7 | Borriello, Marco |
| Suso | 5 | 4 | Sau, Marco |
| Lapadula, Gianluca | 4 | 3 | Melchiorri, Federico |
| Niang, Mbaye | 3 | 3 | Farias, Diego |
| Bonaventura, Giacomo | 2 | 2 | Di Gennaro, Davide |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 23/12/16 | SC | Juventus – Milan | 4:5 (AP) | F |
| 17/12/16 | SA | Milan – Atalanta | 0:0 | 17 |
| 12/12/16 | SA | Roma – Milan | 1:0 | 16 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI: 1win, 2 lost
| 22/12/16 | SA | Cagliari – Sassuolo | 4:3 | 18 |
| 17/12/16 | SA | Empoli – Cagliari | 2:0 | 17 |
| 11/12/16 | SA | Cagliari – Napoli | 0:5 | 16 |
Photos of the match AC Milan 1 – 0 Cagliari courtesy by facebook.com/ACMilan
Final result AC Milan 1 – 0 Cagliari
Photo: facebook.com/cagliaricalcio
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 19
AC Milan 1 – 0 Cagliari
Sunday 8 January 2017
San SiroStadium
Milan Italy
18:00
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: MARRAZZO – VIVENZI
Fourth Official: RANGHETTI
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
Goals; 87′ Carlos Bacca (M)
Official lineups – formations:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Abate, Paletta, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; Pašalić, Locatelli, Bonaventura; Suso, Bacca, Niang.
Subs: Gabriel, Plizzari, Antonelli, Calabria, Ely, Gómez, Zapata, Bertolacci, Honda, Poli, Lapadula.
Coach: Vincenzo Montella.
CAGLIARI (4-3-1-2): Rafael; Pisacane, Ceppitelli, B. Alves, Capuano; Dessena, Di Gennaro, Isla; Barella; Sau, Farias.
Subs: Colombo, Crosta, Bittante, Salamon, João Pedro, Murru, Munari, Tachtsidis, Borriello, Giannetti.
Coach: Rastelli.