§ Serie A · 2025-26 · Matchday 38

AC Milan 1–2 Cagliari

  • Saelemaekers 2'
  • Borrelli 20'
  • Rodríguez 57'

24 May 2026

The match in data

Cagliari got the better of AC Milan, 2–1, on 24 May 2026, on matchday 38 of the 2025-26 Serie A.

Cagliari came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 2'.

Player of the match: Mike Maignan (AC Milan), rated 77, thanks above all to 2.30 goals prevented (11 shots on target worth 4.41; conceded 2) and 1 cross claimed. Maignan produced 5.7 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

It is their 4th time as player of the match this season.

For Cagliari, the highest-rated player was Zé Pedro, with 69.

77
Player of the match

Mike Maignan

AC Milan · 90'

Produced 5.74× and cost 0.00× their position's average

Added
  • 2.30 goals prevented (11 shots on target worth 4.41; conceded 2) 8.1×
  • 1 cross claimed 0.8×
  • 9 recoveries 1.1×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

AC Milan
PlayerPositionMinRating
Mike Maignan ★ Goalkeeper 90 77
Rafael Leão Forward 22 72
Adrien Rabiot Midfielder 90 69
Zachary Athekame Defender 29 69
Matteo Gabbia Defender 90 61
Alexis Saelemaekers Midfielder 90 59
Strahinja Pavlović Defender 90 59
Christopher Nkunku Forward 61 59
Luka Modrić Midfielder 28 59
Christian Pulisic Forward 44 45
Santiago Gimenez Forward 46 44
Fikayo Tomori Defender 61 40
Niclas Füllkrug Forward 29 40
Ardon Jashari Midfielder 62 36
Davide Bartesaghi Defender 90 34
Youssouf Fofana Midfielder 68 30
Cagliari
PlayerPositionMinRating
Zé Pedro Defender 63 69
Gennaro Borrelli Forward 74 65
Juan Rodríguez Defender 62 54
Sebastiano Esposito Forward 90 53
Elia Caprile Goalkeeper 90 51
Alberto Dossena Defender 28 48
Yerry Mina Defender 90 42
Gianluca Gaetano Midfielder 90 40
Michel Adopo Midfielder 90 40
Marco Palestra Defender 27 39
Alessandro Deiola Midfielder 74 37
Adam Obert Defender 90 35
Gabriele Zappa Defender 90 27
Ibrahim Sulemana Midfielder 16 no rating
Paul Mendy Forward 16 no rating
Mattia Felici Forward 1 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which AC Milan player made the most interceptions?

Adrien Rabiot, with 3 interceptions. Next: Christopher Nkunku 1, Youssouf Fofana 1.

Adrien Rabiot led AC Milan's defensive anticipation with 3 interceptions in the 1–2 loss. Rabiot's total exceeded the single interception recorded by both Christopher Nkunku and Youssouf Fofana.

Which Cagliari player made the most interceptions?

Sebastiano Esposito, with 4 interceptions. Next: Yerry Mina 2, Adam Obert 2.

Sebastiano Esposito led Cagliari's defensive anticipation with 4 interceptions in the 1–2 win. Esposito doubled the numbers posted by defenders Yerry Mina and Adam Obert, who had 2 each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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AC Milan 1–2 Cagliari, Serie A 2025-26. Player of the match: Mike Maignan, 77
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.