Match ends, Cagliari 0, Milan 2.
CagliariCagliari0AC MilanAC Milan2
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as AC Milan regained their three-point lead at the top of Serie A with a victory at Cagliari.
Inter Milan's win over Juventus on Sunday had put them level on points with Stefano Pioli's side.
Ibrahimovic, who now has 13 goals from 13 matches this term, won and converted a penalty to open the scoring.
His second after the break ensured a comfortable evening for Milan, who had Alexis Saelemaekers sent off.
Ibrahimovic's efforts in front of goal mean Milan have now scored in 19 consecutive away fixtures in Serie A to equal their best ever run in the competition.
That came during Fabio Capello's first stint in charge of the club and cut across the 1991-92 and 1992-93 campaigns, when the Rossoneri went on to win the Scudetto in both seasons.
Line-ups
Cagliari
Formation 4-3-2-1
- 28Cragno
- 25ZappaSubstituted forPavolettiat 79'minutes
- 23CeppitelliBooked at 88mins
- 2GodínBooked at 83mins
- 22Lykogiannis
- 8Marin
- 4Nainggolan
- 32DuncanSubstituted forOlivaat 68'minutes
- 20PereiroSubstituted forSottilat 57'minutes
- 10Geraldino dos Santos Galvão
- 9SimeoneSubstituted forCerriat 80'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Aresti
- 3Tripaldelli
- 12Caligara
- 17Tramoni
- 21Oliva
- 27Cerri
- 30Pavoletti
- 31Vicario
- 33Sottil
- 36Boccia
- 38Del Pupo
- 40Walukiewicz
AC Milan
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 99Donnarumma
- 2Calabria
- 24KjaerSubstituted forKalulu Kyatengwaat 45'minutes
- 13RomagnoliBooked at 39mins
- 5Dalot
- 8TonaliSubstituted forMeitéat 72'minutes
- 79Kessié
- 7Castillejo Azuaga
- 21DíazSubstituted forContiat 83'minutes
- 15HaugeSubstituted forSaelemaekersat 66'minutesBooked at 74mins
- 11Ibrahimovic
Substitutes
- 1Tatarusanu
- 14Conti
- 18Meité
- 20Kalulu Kyatengwa
- 22Musacchio
- 27Maldini
- 29Colombo
- 56Saelemaekers
- 81Michelis
- 86Di Gesù
- 90Donnarumma
- 93Roback
- Referee:
- Rosario Abisso
Match Stats
Home TeamCagliariAway TeamAC Milan
- Possession
- Home44%
- Away56%
- Shots
- Home17
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away6
- Corners
- Home7
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away13
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Cagliari 0, Milan 2.
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Soualiho Meité (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Christian Oliva (Cagliari).
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Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa.
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Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
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Attempt blocked. Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Radja Nainggolan with a cross.
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Attempt saved. Diogo Dalot (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a headed pass.
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Hand ball by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan).
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Attempt missed. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alberto Cerri with a headed pass.
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Offside, Milan. Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
Booking
Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Soualiho Meité (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari).
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Corner, Milan. Conceded by Alberto Cerri.
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Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
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Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
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Corner, Milan. Conceded by Diego Godín.
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Andrea Conti (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Alberto Cerri (Cagliari).
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