Milan 4-1 Cagliari: Jovic nets brace to book Coppa Italia quarter-final

Luka Jovic bagged a brace and Chaka Traore scored on his first senior start for Milan before a Rafael Leao cameo, sweeping Cagliari aside to set up a Coppa Italia QF

0' The match is about to start!

4' Mirante makes good save

8' Jovic's shot stopped

29' GOAL! Milan 1-0 Cagliari (Jovic)

42' GOAL! Milan 2-0 Cagliari (Jovic)

50' GOAL! Milan 3-0 Cagliari (Chaka Traorè)

70' Yellow Card! Deiola booked

88' GOAL! Milan 3-1 Cagliari (Paulo Azzi)

91' GOAL! Milan 4-1 Cagliari (Leao)

Luka Jovic bagged a brace and Chaka Traore scored on his first senior start for Milan before a Rafael Leao cameo, sweeping Cagliari aside to set up a Coppa Italia quarter-final against either Atalanta or Sassuolo.

The Rossoneri were decimated by injuries and rested some big names too, fielding a completely revamped side including several teenagers, giving Jan-Carlo Simic his first start and Alex Jimenez, on loan from Real Madrid, his debut. The Sardinians travelled without Tommaso Augello, Leonardo Pavoletti, Gianluca Lapadula, Nahitan Nandez, Eldor Shomurodov, Alberto Dossena and Marko Rog.

Veteran Antonio Mirante had a rare opportunity in goal and showed great reflexes on Andrea Petagna’s glancing header from an early corner.

Boris Radunovic also denied Jovic’s angled drive after an inspired Yacine Adli through ball and Pantelis Hatzidiakos made a decisive sliding tackle to stop Jovic clear on goal.

Jovic did get the goal eventually, as Theo Hernandez floated a ball in from the left, the striker got between the two centre-backs to control with the inside of the right boot, let it bounce and score the left-foot finish under Radunovic’s legs.

Just as Cagliari were putting some pressure on, Milan doubled their lead. Theo Hernandez