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After shining from the bench in the recent Super Cup final, Rafael Leao is likely to start his first game under Sergio Conceicao this weekend.

Cagliari seems to be Leao's "tasty bait", as he has scored 5 goals against this team in the domestic league, including goals in both of their most recent encounters at San Siro.

Fikayo Tomori, who has resurrected from a period of obscurity, is now first-choice at centre-back, and Mike Maignan, with the captain's armband, is the Rossoneri's new leader.

Injuries continue to keep Noah Okafor, Samuel Chukwueze and Alessandro Florenzi sidelined, while Emerson Royal is suspended through suspension.

As for Cagliari, they will travel north without Zito Luvumbo, while Yerry Mina is also in doubt as he is suspected of spraining his ankle.

Goalkeeper Elia Caprile, who arrived from Napoli in a swap deal involving Simone Scuffet, could be in line for the next game.

Up front, Roberto Piccoli will receive support from Nicolas Viola or Gianluca Gaetano. A notable statistic is that Piccoli's 18 goals in the top flight have all come against 18 different teams, but he has yet to score against Milan after 387 minutes of play.

Latest expected lineup for AC Milan vs Cagliari

AC Milan:

Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Thiaw, Hernandez; Fofana, Musah; Pulisic, Reijnders, Leao; Morata

Cagliari:

Caprile; Zappa, Mina, Luperto, Obert; Zortea, Adopo, Makoumbou, Augello; Viola; Piccoli

Latest football commentary AC Milan vs Cagliari

Last Monday night, Milan etched their name on the Supercoppa trophy for the eighth time, a victory that was doubly sweet as it came from beating arch-rivals, just days after overcoming mighty Inter Milan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Tammy Abraham's late strike completed a dramatic comeback for the Rossoneri in the Derby della Madonnina, following earlier goals from Theo Hernandez and Christian Pulisic. Rafael Leao's second-half arrival was key.

Within just a week of his appointment, new coach Sergio Conceicao led Milan to victories over Juventus and city rivals, securing the team's first title since the 2022 Scudetto against Inter.

Leao has revealed a new lease of life under his Portuguese compatriot, who once famously said he did not need his players to love him, before smashing a screen during a half-time talk with Juve.

Milan had never come from behind under their predecessor Paulo Fonseca this season, but have now done it twice in the space of a few days, confirming that a top-four finish in Serie A is within reach.

Before heading east last week, a 1-1 home draw with Roma had left the Rossoneri eighth in the table, but they still have at least one game in hand on their direct rivals for Champions League qualification.

The last time a Milan coach won his first three games in charge was the great Arrigo Sacchi, in August 1987. Conceicao has the chance to equal that feat on Saturday, when the second-city giants take on one of their familiar foes.

In this century alone, Cagliari have faced Milan 18 times at the San Siro in Serie A and have suffered 17 defeats. They have conceded 46 goals and scored only 11.

In fact, regardless of home or away, the Rossoblu have not known victory in the last 13 encounters with a superior Milan, since the dramatic 3-3 draw in Sardinia in November.

Nadir Zortea opened the scoring that day, before Gabriele Zappa, unexpectedly the hero with a spectacular double in the second half. Zortea also scored last weekend, as 10-man Cagliari beat Monza 2-1.

With his fifth goal of the season, Roberto Piccoli was the one who sealed the victory against the bottom team, giving the team hope of staying up for the second consecutive time.

After a four-game losing streak at the end of 2024, that victory was like a shower of rain after a drought, for head coach Davide Nicola, who is famous for being a master at "rescuing" teams on the brink of relegation.

However, the last time Cagliari won two games in a row was in March, and history shows that taking all three points at the San Siro is a very difficult task.

AC Milan vs Cagliari score prediction

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• Sportsmole:AC Milan 3-0 Cagliari

• WhoScore:AC Milan 2-0 Cagliari
• Our newspaper predicts:AC Milan 3-0 Cagliari

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