Cagliari followed up their 1-0 defeat away at Fiorentina by getting knocked-out of the Coppa Italia in midweek by Atalanta. Monday’s hosts sit in 16th position in the Serie A table, just 2pts above the relegation places.
AC Milan remain top of the table in Italy following their 2-0 home win over Torino but needed penalties to beat the very same team in the Coppa Italia on Tuesday night. AC Milan will be confident about their chances of securing another 3pts this weekend against a Cagliari side they haven’t lost against since 2017.
AC Milan have won five of their last six games against Monday’s hosts, and each of their last three wins against Cagliari have been accompanied by clean sheets.
AC Milan have also scored exactly 3-goals in two of their last three games against Cagliari, so the visitors are more than capable of dominating Monday’s match.
The host’s form has been poor of late, producing one draw and five defeats, and Cagliari have conceded 3 or more goals in three of their last five outings.
AC Milan are the clear form favourites ahead of Monday’s game and the visitor’s have kept three clean sheets in their last four attempts. Milan have also scored 3 or more goals in two of their last four league games.
Nahitan Nandez will miss the game against AC Milan due to suspension, while Andrea Carboni, Marko Rog and Paolo Farago look set to miss out through injury.
AC Milan striker Rafael Leao will serve a one-match suspension and miss the trip to Cagliari, while Rade Krunic, Ante Rebic, Matteo Gabbia and Ismael Bennacer are all doubts through injury.
AC Milan have completely outperformed Cagliari in all areas this season and the last 42 meetings between the pair have produced 28 wins, 11 draws and just three defeats for the Italian giants. That dominance is expected to continue on Monday night.
The visitors head into this one with form and history in their favour and the results and performances of both teams suggest that AC Milan could be on course for a comfortable 3-0 victory.