AC Milan hosts Cagliari in round 2 of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Sunday, August 29th at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) (Milan)
Milan looked very good in the previous season. The team was in the first place of the tournament standings for a long time, but the opponents turned out to be stronger at a distance. The second place is an excellent result. The Red and Blacks made it to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Coach Stefano Pioli stayed on in the fashion capital. In the summer, the club lost two key performers: Donnarruma and Calhanoglu moved to PSG and Inter, respectively, as free agents. They were replaced by Maignan and Giroud. Beyond that, the bosses of AC Milan bought out the contracts of Tomori and Tonali. Other positions were also reinforced (Florenzi, Diaz, and Ballo-Toure came). Not a bad gain. As for the start of the new season, Milan managed to earn three points in the first round of the Italian Championship. The Red and Blacks beat Sampdoria away with a 0-1 score. The only goal was scored by midfielder Brahim Diaz, who is on loan from Real Madrid.
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Cagliari are the middle peasants of the top division of Italian football and have played in Serie A for the sixth year in a row. In the 1/32 finals of the Italian Cup, the Sardinians confidently dealt with the representative of Serie B, Pisa (3-1), having scored three goals in the first half. As for Serie A, Leonardo Semplici's charges earned one point in the first round. The home match against Spezia ended in a battling 2-2 draw. The hero of that game was Joao Pedro, who has been playing for Cagliari for the 8th year. The brace of the 29-year-old midfielder allowed the hosts to count on a draw and one point scored. We will add that the Islanders made six good transfers in the summer. The newcomers will clearly strengthen the team, but we will judge the result at a distance, for example, after the first ten rounds of the Italian championship.
It is still difficult to imagine what to expect from the updated Milan. The regular goalkeeper has left, and the players have changed in some positions. Ibrahimovic and Kessie are in the infirmary, and the victory in the first round was gained with great difficulty. The Sardinians are not the most convenient opponents for the Milanese. In the second round of the previous season of Serie A, the Islanders took the points away from the Red and Blacks at San Siro (0-0). Given the situation, we suggest that Pioli's charges will not be able to win a confident victory.
Prediction for the match: Cagliari to win with +2.0 handicap
