Italian Serie A
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Cagliari 1-1 AC Milan: Gonzalo Higuain scores first Milan goal in draw

Gonzalo Higuain
Higuain joined Milan for a loan fee of 18m euros (£16m)

Summer signing Gonzalo Higuain scored his first goal for AC Milan to rescue a draw at Cagliari.

Higuain, who had not scored in his first two games since joining on loan from Juventus, equalised after rounding goalkeeper Alessio Cragno.

Joao Pedro had put the hosts ahead in the third minute in his first match since a six-month doping ban.

The point lifts Milan to 14th with four points from three games and they have a game in hand on most teams around them.

Higuain scored 40 league goals in two seasons at Juventus but joined Milan in August, shortly after Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Juve.

The Argentina striker had a chance to snatch a winner in stoppage time but headed wide of the far post.

Elsewhere, Roma threw away a two-goal lead at home to Chievo, meaning their winless run stretches to three games.

Stephan El Shaarawy and Bryan Cristante put Roma 2-0 up at half-time but the visitors hit back through Valter Birsa and Mariusz Stepinski.

Line-ups

Cagliari

Formation 4-3-1-2

  • 28Cragno
  • 33SrnaBooked at 72mins
  • 56Romagna
  • 15Klavan
  • 20Padoin
  • 29CastroSubstituted forDessenaat 84'minutes
  • 6Bradaric
  • 18Barella
  • 10Geraldino dos Santos GalvãoSubstituted forSauat 64'minutes
  • 30Pavoletti
  • 17FariasSubstituted forIonitaat 52'minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Pajac
  • 3Andreolli
  • 4Dessena
  • 8Cigarini
  • 9Cerri
  • 12Daga
  • 16Aresti
  • 19Pisacane
  • 21Ionita
  • 22Lykogiannis
  • 24Faragò
  • 25Sau

AC Milan

Formation 4-3-3

  • 99G Donnarumma
  • 2Calabria
  • 22Musacchio
  • 13Romagnoli
  • 68RodríguezSubstituted forLaxaltat 85'minutes
  • 79KessiéBooked at 90mins
  • 21Biglia
  • 5BonaventuraSubstituted forBakayokoat 66'minutes
  • 8Fernández Saez
  • 9Higuaín
  • 10CalhanogluSubstituted forCastillejo Azuagaat 73'minutes

Substitutes

  • 4Mauri
  • 7Castillejo Azuaga
  • 11Borini
  • 14Bakayoko
  • 16Bertolacci
  • 17Zapata
  • 20Abate
  • 25Reina
  • 33Caldara
  • 90A Donnarumma
  • 93Laxalt
  • 96Tsadjout
Referee:
Rosario Abisso
Attendance:
16,201

Match Stats

Home TeamCagliariAway TeamAC Milan
Possession
Home36%
Away64%
Shots
Home6
Away21
Shots on Target
Home2
Away6
Corners
Home3
Away8
Fouls
Home12
Away12

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Cagliari 1, Milan 1.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Cagliari 1, Milan 1.

  3. Post update

    Attempt missed. Samu Castillejo (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Suso with a cross.

  4. Post update

    Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Laxalt with a cross.

  5. Booking

    Franck Kessié (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  6. Post update

    Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).

  7. Post update

    Nicolò Barella (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. Post update

    Corner, Milan. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.

  9. Post update

    Attempt saved. Suso (Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Musacchio.

  10. Post update

    Diego Laxalt (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  11. Post update

    Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).

  12. Post update

    Samu Castillejo (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  13. Post update

    Foul by Darijo Srna (Cagliari).

  14. Substitution

    Substitution, Milan. Diego Laxalt replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.

  15. Substitution

    Substitution, Cagliari. Daniele Dessena replaces Lucas Castro.

  16. Post update

    Corner, Milan. Conceded by Darijo Srna.

  17. Post update

    Alessio Romagnoli (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. Post update

    Foul by Ragnar Klavan (Cagliari).

  19. Post update

    Foul by Samu Castillejo (Milan).

  20. Post update

    Darijo Srna (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Scores, Results & Fixtures

Sunday 16th September 2018

As It Stood

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Juventus440094512
2Napoli43016609
3Sassuolo42119727
4Sampdoria32018176
5Fiorentina32017256
6SPAL32012116
7Genoa32016606
8Lazio420234-16
9Roma41217705
10Torino41214405
11Udinese41214405
12Cagliari412145-15
13Atalanta31117434
14AC Milan31115504
15Inter Milan41125414
16Empoli41123304
17Parma411245-14
18Bologna401305-51
19Frosinone4013010-101
20Chievo4022511-6-1
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