AC Milan vs Cagliari Prediction & Betting Tips (2 January)

AC Milan, 3rd in Serie A, has a 1/8th final very well within its reach with the reception this Tuesday January 2 at 9 p.m. of Cagliari, 18th overall, at San Siro. The Lombard club, if it qualifies, will meet Atalanta Bergamo or Sassuolo in the quarter-finals of this Italian Cup. Stefano Pioli's team has regained color after a complicated period at the end of October - beginning of November, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Olivier Giroud's teammates 8 goals have just defeated Sassuolo 1-0 this Saturday with an achievement from the American Pulisic who offered the 11th victory in Serie A to his club. The Milanese had mastered the last 3 meetings before Sassuolo with 1 big performance at Newcastle 1-2 in the Champions League, 1 big success over Monza 3-0 and 1 lucky draw on the lawn of the red lantern Salernitana 2-2 with Jovic's equalizing goal in the 90th minute.

Cagliari does not have the same performance as its opponent since the Sardinian club has only 1 success in its last 7 meetings in Calcio. Since his victory against Sassuolo 2-1 on December 11, the current 18th and first relegation has been disappointing with 2 failures at Naples 2-1 and at Verona 2-0 then 1 draw against Empoli 0-0 during the last daytime. Claudio Ranieri's team missed the opportunity to leave the red zone this weekend and were unable to take advantage of Hellas Verona's defeat to Salernitana 0-1. A victory over Empoli would have allowed Cagliari to overtake 17th-placed Hellas Verona in the standings. If the objective is the championship and maintenance, this cup round will not be a priority for Cagliari.

It has become a regular occurrence to see the net bulging at both ends in recent AC Milan home matches in the Coppa Italia, with six of their previous eight contests following this formula. Given that nine of the last 14 Cagliari away games at this level have also seen neither keeper emerge with a clean sheet, something similar is expected when the two teams meet.