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January 29, 2012 7:45 PM GMT
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza — Milano
Referee: C. Brighi
Attendance: 53000
January 29, 2012 7:45 PM GMT
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza — Milano
Referee: C. Brighi
Attendance: 53000
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| Milan | 1.27 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 1.01 | 1.31 | 1.30 |
| Draw | 5.45 | 0.00 | 36.00 | 5.00 | 20.00 | 5.30 | 5.00 |
| Cagliari | 12.00 | 0.00 | 71.00 | 11.00 | 80.00 | 12.50 | 10.00 |
Serie A Preview: AC Milan - Cagliari
The visitors have a horrible record at the San Siro over the last several years but will attempt to knock a dent into the Rossoneri's hopes of Scudetto success
| Bet: | Returns: | Cagliari £17.50 | Draw £33.00 | Lecce £45.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Cagliari £17.50 | Draw £34.00 | Lecce £50.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Cagliari £17.50 | Draw £34.00 | Lecce £45.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Cagliari £17.30 | Draw £35.00 | Lecce £50.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Cagliari £18.30 | Draw £32.00 | Lecce £41.50 |
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PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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AC MILAN
 Abbiati Abate, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Antonini Ambrosini, Van Bommel, Nocerino Seedorf Ibrahimovic, Robinho |
CAGLIARI
 Agazzi Pisano, Canini, Astori, Agostini Dessena, Conti, Nainggolan Cossu Larrivey, Ibarbo |
Some good news for AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri will be the return of first-choice goalkeeper Christian Abbiati after the shot-stopper recovered from a calf problem, but several other members of the side remain dogged by injury.
The main concern for Milan remains in midfield with Kevin-Prince Boateng, Mathieu Flamini and Gennaro Gattuso still on the sidelines. Alexander Merkel is suffering a bad sprain to his knee picked up during the 3-1 win over Lazio in the Coppa Italia. Meanwhile, Alberto Aquilani is not expected to be available, along with long-term absentees Antonio Cassano and Mario Yepes.
One of Luca Antonini or Urby Emanuelson could also return to the left-back position despite new signing Djamel Mesbah from Lecce featuring in the victory over Lazio on Thursday. Another winter acquisition, striker Maxi Lopez, is unlikely to play after completing his move from Catania on Friday evening.
On the other hand, Cagliari have just a handful of injuries to deal with. Forward Nene and centre-back Lorenzo Ariaudo are still on differentiated training programs but new arrival Mauricio Pinilla, the striker secured from Palermo, has said that he is ready to make his mark in the match and it will be boss Davide Ballardini's decision whether to insert him into the line-up straight away.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- AC Milan have won seven home matches in a row against Cagliari, last suffering a defeat all the way back in June 1997.
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored 10 goals in his last 12 Serie A matches and is currently joint-top scorer in the league with 14, level with Udinese's Antonio Di Natale.
- Should Milan win and Juventus fail to do so against Udinese, the Rossoneri would go back on top of the table.
- Cagliari have so far scored just 16 goals, the second-lowest tally in the league, but have conceded 18, only one more than Milan.
- Defenders Alessandro Agostini and Michele Canini have played every minute of Serie A so far this campaign.
- Ballardini's side have won only one of their last six Serie A matches.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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AC Milan 3-0 Cagliari
- 33.59 %
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AC Milan 2-0 Cagliari
- 19.04 %
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AC Milan 3-1 Cagliari
- 10.59 %
| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Jan 29, 2012 | AC Milan 3 - Cagliari 0 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Dec 20, 2011 | Cagliari 0 - AC Milan 2 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | May 14, 2011 | AC Milan 4 - Cagliari 1 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Jan 6, 2011 | Cagliari 0 - AC Milan 1 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Apr 3, 2010 | Cagliari 2 - AC Milan 3 |
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AC Milan
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| Feb 19, 2012 | Cesena 1 - AC Milan 3 | ITA1 |
| Feb 15, 2012 | AC Milan 4 - Arsenal 0 | UCL |
| Feb 11, 2012 | Udinese 1 - AC Milan 2 | ITA1 |
| Feb 8, 2012 | AC Milan 1 - Juventus 2 | ITAC |
| Feb 5, 2012 | AC Milan 0 - SSC Napoli 0 | ITA1 |
Cagliari
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| Feb 19, 2012 | Udinese 0 - Cagliari 0 | ITA1 |
| Feb 11, 2012 | Cagliari 2 - Palermo 1 | ITA1 |
| Feb 5, 2012 | Novara 0 - Cagliari 0 | ITA1 |
| Feb 1, 2012 | Cagliari 4 - Roma 2 | ITA1 |
| Jan 29, 2012 | AC Milan 3 - Cagliari 0 | ITA1 |
| Returns: | Milan £13.10 |
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| Returns: | Draw £360.00 |
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| Returns: | Cagliari £710.00 |
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- Serie A Round 24 Results: Five-star Palermo batter hapless Lazio, Lecce thrash Siena in relegation six-pointer
- Sunday Serie A Treble: AC Milan, Lazio and Udinese all to win
- Serie A Team of the Week: Round 23 - Maxi Lopez changes AC Milan's fortunes & Hernanes scores stunner in Lazio's comeback victory
| 32 | Christian Abbiati | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Philippe Mexes | Defender |
| 13 | Alessandro Nesta | Defender |
| 20 | Ignazio Abate | Defender |
| 4 | Mark van Bommel | Midfielder |
| 10 | Clarence Seedorf | Midfielder |
| 15 | Djamel Mesbah | Midfielder |
| 22 | Antonio Nocerino | Midfielder |
| 28 | Urby Emanuelson | Midfielder |
| 11 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Striker |
| 70 | Robinho | Striker |
| 1 | Marco Amelia | Goalkeeper |
| 19 | Gianluca Zambrotta | Defender |
| 25 | Daniele Bonera | Defender |
| 23 | Massimo Ambrosini | Midfielder |
| 9 | Filippo Inzaghi | Striker |
| 92 | Stephan El Shaarawy | Midfielder |
| 21 | Maxi López | Striker |
| 1 | Michael Agazzi | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Davide Astori | Defender |
| 14 | Francesco Pisano | Defender |
| 21 | Michele Canini | Defender |
| 31 | Alessandro Agostini | Defender |
| 4 | Radja Nainggolan | Midfielder |
| 7 | Andrea Cossu | Midfielder |
| 20 | Albin Ekdal | Midfielder |
| 27 | Daniele Dessena | Midfielder |
| 23 | Víctor Ibarbo | Striker |
| 51 | Mauricio Pinilla | Striker |
| 25 | Vlada Avramov | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Simone Gozzi | Defender |
| 24 | Gabriele Perico | Defender |
| 5 | Daniele Conti | Midfielder |
| 9 | Joaquin Larrivey | Striker |
| 10 | Moestafa El Kabir | Striker |
| 19 | Thiago Ribeiro | Striker |
| Robinho | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 70 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Having started the Rossoneri's previous two matches, the former Manchester City and Real Madrid forward has been on target in both of them and the Brazilian will be hoping to keep up his scoring streak in order to stay ahead of starlet Stephan El Shaarawy in the strikers' pecking order.
| Andrea Cossu | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 7 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
It was the Italian playmaker who came up with a moment of magic to beat Gianluigi Buffon and earn a point for his team in Turin a fortnight ago and something similar may be needed at San Siro. His set-pieces, passing, and ability to find the speedy Victor Ibarbo on the counter attack will prove key to Cagliari's cause.
It is difficult to envision anything other than a victory for the home side. The Rossoneri seem to have had Cagliari's number over recent years and it looks unlikely that the Sardinians will be able to break the strangehold and reproduce a similar performance to the 1-1 draw with Juventus a couple of weeks ago.
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Results
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Antonio Di Natale
Striker Udinese |
17 | 3 |
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Striker Milan |
15 | 6 |
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Edinson Cavani
Striker Napoli |
15 | 2 |
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Stevan Jovetic
Striker Fiorentina |
12 | 4 |
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Germán Denis
Striker Atalanta |
12 | 3 |
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