Milan Meet Cagliari for a Place in Coppa Italia Quarter Final
AC Milan vs Cagliari Calcio - 02/01/2024
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There are 4 matches remaining in the round of 16 in the 2023/24 Coppa Italia, including the meeting between Milan and Cagliari.
The game will be played at the San Siro on the 2nd of January and the hosts are currently 3rd in Serie A while the visitors are 18th in Serie A.
Milan come into the match having beat Sassuolo 1-0 at home in Serie A on the 30th of December. With the score 0-0 at half time, it was Milan who made the breakthrough in the second half, scoring in the 59th minute to take maximum points.
The win over Sassuolo means Milan are undefeated in their 4 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
They beat Monza at home in Serie A and recorded a good 2-1 win at Newcastle United in the Champions League that sealed a place in the Europa League playoffs. Milan were also held to a 2-2 draw at Salernitana in Serie A, needing a late equaliser to take a point.
Trends show Milan have failed to win any of their 3 most recent matches in the Coppa Italia. They were defeated 3-0 by Inter Milan in the semi-final in 2022 and lost in extra time at home against Torino in the round of 16 in 2023.
However, Milan are undefeated in 7 of their 8 most recent home Coppa Italia matches and have kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 5 Coppa Italia ties on home soil.
Cagliari make the trip the San Siro on the back of a 0-0 draw at home with Empoli in Serie A on the weekend. It was a game Cagliari were hoping to win against a team currently below them in the table but they could not find a way through the Empoli defence.
The draw with Empoli means Cagliari have won only 1 of their 7 most recent fixtures in all competitions. The win came at home against Sassuolo in Serie A but there have been defeats against Juventus, Napoli, Lazio, and Verona away in the league plus a 1-1 draw at home with Monza, also in Serie A.
In terms of the Coppa Italia, Cagliari have won 3 of their last 4 matches in the competition. The wins have come over Perugia and Palermo at home plus Udinese away.
However, trends show Cagliari have lost 4 of their last 5 away Coppa Italia games and they have failed to score a goal in 2 of their last 3 on the road.
Team news and Milan have several players on the treatment table, including Fikayo Tomori, Tommaso Pobega, Noah Okafor, Malick Thiaw, Pierre Kalulu, and Marco Sportiello. Yunus Musah is a doubt due to a virus.
Cagliari travel without the injured duo of Eldor Shomurodov and Marko Rog.
Milan have a good recent home record in the Coppa Italia while Cagliari have been struggling on the road. We expect to see Milan come out on top in this tie, winning the game with a single goal to progress to the quarter final.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
ItC
582913
1
1 - 0
1.72
6°
1.44
1.44
4.75
6.50
no
no
no
4 - 1(2 - 0)
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