Serie A Preview: Milan vs Cagliari – Team News, Lineups & Prediction

With Juventus dropping points at home to Fiorentina, Massimiliano Allegri’s charges took advantage to put themselves in a prime position to clinch their fifth top-four finish in the last six seasons. However, the job is not done yet, as they need to beat Cagliari at San Siro on Sunday night. Otherwise, they’d let the others determine their fate, a luxury they cannot afford after doing much of the heavy lifting at Stadio Luigi Ferraris last week.

That victory merely served to end Milan’s dreadful three-game winless streak in Serie A (D1, L2). Therefore, there’s no room for complacency, even though they face a Cagliari side with nothing but pride left to play for. Fabio Pisacane’s charges had successfully staved off relegation even before beating mid-table Torino 2-1 at home last time out.

Still, an unlikely win here, coupled with several favorable results elsewhere, could see the Sardinians climb to 12th in the table. That would mark their best finish in the top flight since the 2016/17 season, when they secured 11th place. Match Preview Milan Despite gaining the upper hand in a fiercely contested top-four race, Milan cannot take anything for granted, especially at San Siro.

After suffering just two defeats in their first 15 home league games this season (W9, D4), they have lost twice in their last three such fixtures (D1), conceding precisely three goals in both those reverses. However, after squeaking past Genoa, Milan can win back-to-back league matches for the first time since early March, and it’s fair to say that Cagliari’s upcoming visit bodes well. Indeed, the 19-time Italian champions have only lost one of their last 41 Serie A meetings with the Islanders (W31, D10).