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The win finally comes but three points could not rouse up the crowd at the San Siro amidst the fan protest. AC Milan took on Cagliari at the San Siro last night as Stefano Pioli needed to break the six game winless streak. Claudio Ranieri?s side didn?t put up much of a fight and the Rossoneri walked over them with a convincing 5-1 victory.
Both the Milan and Cagliari players wore their mothers? surnames of their shirts ahead of Mother?s Day.
Ismael Bennacer wore the captain?s armband and delivered a worthy performance. He opened the scoring with a tidy finish off after Samuel Chukwueze?s shot deflected off the keeper.
Christian Pulisic doubled the score in the 59th minute after a stunning run from Rafael Leao beat all the defenders and a nice through ball allowed the American to cut in and fire in off the post. Cagliari pulled one back from Nandez shortly after. Tijjani Reijnders put the game to bed with a rocket from outside the box. The goal was a marvel and allowed the side some breathing room.
Leao got his goal too after Bennacer delivered a sublime through ball breaking two lines before Leao practically ran it into the back of the net.
Pulisic completed his brace in the dying minutes as he whacked a hard shot which Mina could not keep out as revealed by the goal line check to complete a big win.
The three points almost guaranteed a 2nd place finish for Milan and a spot in the SuperCoppa tourn...