Silent since August 30, Rafael Leao scored a double but it was not enough for the Rossoneri who had a very bad day in Sardinia. “Our problem was our defense, we lacked aggression, we let them center too much, we lost too many aerial duels, it’s not possible to win a match in these conditions”said AC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca, Saturday, November 9.
“This draw is clearly a step backwards”regretted the Portuguese technician. His players conceded a first goal after only 63 seconds of play when Nadir Zortea, left alone by the Lombard defense, deceived Maignan from afar.
Leao, who had lost his starting status in October, woke up his team by lobbing the opposing goalkeeper on a superb opening from Tijjani Reijnders (15′). The Portuguese, launched by Youssouf Fofana, doubled the lead by resisting two defenders (40′).
Camarda makes history
Cagliari, which remained on three defeats in a row, put Mike Maignan into action several times before equalizing through Gabriele Zappa who took advantage of a poor restart from Fofana (53′). Milan thought they had definitively regained the advantage thanks to Tammy Abraham, perfectly placed to take the ball released by the Sardinian goalkeeper after a shot from Christian Pulisic (69′).
But Zappa equalized again in the 89the minute. AC Milan, who have played one match less, remain stuck in 7e place, seven points behind the leader, Naples, who faces Inter on Sunday. The meeting allowed prodigy Francesco Camarda to make history a little more: he started for the first time in Serie A at 16 years and 244 days, a precocious record for a Milan outfield player.
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Taking advantage of the absence of Alvaro Morata, victim of a head trauma in training, Camarda, who in November 2023 became the youngest player in history to play a match at 15 years, 8 months and 15 days old of Serie A, created a great opportunity in the 57e minute, before being replaced at the 65e minute by Abraham.
