AC Milan take on the visitors Cagliari in the 1/8-finals of Coppa Italia. The match will be played on Tuesday, January 2nd at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) (Milan).
Milan looks better again on their home turf. The Red and Blacks couldn't accomplish a crucial task in the fall of 2023. Despite being semifinalists in the previous Champions League edition, they failed to advance to the playoffs this time. It should be acknowledged that the quartet was challenging, including only top-tier clubs. Newcastle even managed to surpass Milan in the race for the third spot, and against PSG and Borussia, the Rossoneri were not entirely hopeless. However, under Stefano Pioli's guidance, they made progress. Not enough to seriously compete with their neighbors, Inter, for the top spot, but they maintain a fairly secure third position. They managed to secure a victory against Sassuolo, even if it was by a single goal.
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Cagliari recently had a decent stretch in Serie A, not only spending several consecutive years in the top flight but also demonstrating ambitions to compete for European competitions—although, in the end, they faced relegation. Claudio guided the club back to Serie A, returning to Sardinia, where he once started his coaching career in earnest. The promotion was hard-earned, as they made it through the playoffs. However, in the first 9 rounds in the top flight, they only secured 3 points. Then came the comeback victory against Frosinone, overturning a 0-3 deficit, and some other individual successes. Still, they ended the year in the relegation zone. Additionally, they failed to defeat a direct competitor, Empoli, finishing the match goalless at 0-0.
The last time the Islanders won against Milan was in 2017. Since then, in 11 head-to-head matches, they managed only a couple of draws. The visitors are quite weak, but it's unlikely that the hosts will go all out. Let's go for Under 3.0 Total Goals.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.0 scored goals.
