Wednesday, 1 September 2021
AC Milan Defeat Cagliari Thanks to the 12th Player
By db-admin
DBasia.news – AC Milan performed brilliantly in its first home match in Serie A 2021-2022. The Rossoneri mercilessly crushed Cagliari with a 4-1 score at the San Siro, Monday (30/8).
Milan took to the field with double motivation. That’s after they returned to feel the full support of the fans in the stadium since the pandemic period took place, March last year.
This moment is really used by Milan to perform optimally. Stefano Pioli’s team scored four goals in the first half.
Sandro Tonali opened the Milan goal party with an accurate free kick in the 12th minute. But Cagliari got up and equalized through the action of Alessandro Deiola three minutes later.
Milan, who appeared at home, then went crazy. They created three additional goals in the remainder of the first half.
Rafael Leao accidentally listed his name on the scoreboard in the 17th minute. He deflected Theo Hernandez’s shot so the ball went into the net.
Olivier Giroud then closed Milan’s victory with two goals in the 24th and 43rd minutes. The latter was created through the penalty spot.
Pioli acknowledged the role of the 12th player in this victory. The support of the fans made the Milan squad appear loose.
“The team played with rhythm and quality, had clear ideas on the pitch. But I think they are happier now,” Pioli told DAZN.
“It’s great to have our fans. Having them back in Genoa is great but having them here is even better.”
This is Milan’s second win from the first two matches of the 2021-2022 Serie A. For a while, they were able to prove that they still deserved to be champion candidates despite being left behind by a number of stars.
In addition, Milan achieved this positive result without the presence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Swedish player is still struggling to recover from injury.
Luckily the absence of Ibrahimovic was able to be patched by Giroud. The striker, who was brought in from Chelsea, even matched Mario Balotelli’s score eight years ago as a debutant who immediately scored two goals at home.
