Coppa Italia | Milan 4-1 Cagliari: Jovic books quarter-final

Luka Jovic bagged a brace and Chaka Traore scored on his first senior begin for Milan earlier than a Rafael Leao cameo, sweeping Cagliari apart to arrange a Coppa Italia quarter-final in opposition to both Atalanta or Sassuolo.

The Rossoneri had been decimated by accidents and rested some large names too, fielding a totally revamped facet together with a number of youngsters, giving Jan-Carlo Simic his first begin and Alex Jimenez, on mortgage from Actual Madrid, his debut. The Sardinians travelled with out Tommaso Augello, Leonardo Pavoletti, Gianluca Lapadula, Nahitan Nandez, Eldor Shomurodov, Alberto Dossena and Marko Rog.

Veteran Antonio Mirante had a uncommon alternative in objective and confirmed nice reflexes on Andrea Petagna’s glancing header from an early nook.

Boris Radunovic additionally denied Jovic’s angled drive after an impressed Yacine Adli via ball and Pantelis Hatzidiakos made a decisive sliding deal with to cease Jovic clear on objective.

Jovic did get the objective ultimately, as Theo Hernandez floated a ball in from the left, the striker acquired between the 2 centre-backs to regulate with the within of the correct boot, let it bounce and rating the left-foot end below Radunovic’s legs.

Luka Jović with the breakthrough! 🔴⚫

Milan look in command of this cup conflict and now they’ve a objective to indicate for it 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Iqp54IDux1

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Simply as Cagliari had been placing some strain on, Milan doubled their lead. Theo Hernandez pounced when Antoine Makoumbou was caught napping on a brief go, sprinted ahead and located Jovic from a really tight angle. The end would possibly even have been going huge if it hadn’t been redirected off Radunovic’s ribs.

Zito Luvumbo fired over on after turning amid a crowd of defenders and Alex Jimenez blasted huge on the half-volley from the sting of the field.

It was the primary begin at senior degree for Chaka Traore and the 19-year-old made essentially the most of it with the third objective. Samuel Chukwueze mis-kicked the Jimenez pull-back, however the teenager fired via a sea of legs on the rebound.

What a second as Chaka Traorè scores on his full Milan debut! 👏

The 19-year-old’s feelings inform the story of simply how a lot it means to him 🔴⚫ pic.twitter.com/MXZuyhbivB

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One other Petagna header from a nook threatened, this time simply over the bar, whereas substitute Rafael Leao fired a number of makes an attempt huge and one other straight on the goalkeeper.

Cagliari did get a comfort objective late on when Chukwueze misplaced the ball cheaply for Paolo Azzi on the counter-attack, his end deflected previous Mirante on the close to submit off Luvumbo.

Leao lastly acquired a type of efforts on track, chopping inside Zappa to bend into the far backside nook with the within of the correct boot.

Milan 4-1 Cagliari

Jovic 29, 42 (M), Traore 50 (M), Azzi 87 (C), Leao 91 (M)

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