Milan fell 2-1 to Cagliari at San Siro, surrendering a Champions League place. Alexis Saelemaekers gave Milan an early lead in the second minute, but Gennaro Borrelli equalised soon after. In the second half, Cagliari took the lead when Rodriguez converted a rebound. Milan failed to respond as the atmosphere at San Siro turned increasingly hostile. The defeat sent Milan from third to sixth, leaving them with a Europa League spot instead of Champions League football. The result also created pressure for major decisions going forward.
"AC Milan's worst nightmare materialised at San Siro on Sunday night as they were beaten 2-1 by Cagliari, surrendering a place in the Champions League. The night could hardly have started any better for Milan as Alexis Saelemaekers gave them a lead in the second minute, yet it didn't last long as Gennaro Borrelli fired in an equaliser."
"In the second half, the away side went in front as Rodriguez converted a rebound, and the Rossoneri were unable to summon a response as San Siro grew increasingly toxic. The result means that the Rossoneri dropped from third at the start of the day to sixth position, and will have to make do with a Europa League spot."
"Massimiliano Allegri opted to make just one change to the starting line-up from the team that beat Genoa to set up the win-and-in situation. It came on the right flank, with Alexis Saelemaekers taking the place of last weekend's goal scorer Zachary Athekame."
"The game got underway in rather confusing circumstances. While the referee waited for the go-ahead to start the game in synchronisation with the other matches (to try remove any time advantage), the clock kept ticking. The issue was in Turin at Torino-Juventus where fans clashed outside the stadium causing a delay, so Milan eventually got underway at 20:52 CEST."
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