Cagliari 0 - Milan 1

Cagliari: Agazzi, Astori, Canini, Agostini, Pisano, Conti, Cossu, Lazzari (Biondini 48), Nainggolan, Nene, Matri (Acquafresca 84).

AC Milan: Abbiati, Thiago Silva, Bonera, Antonini, Abate, Seedorf, Merkel (Cassano 74), Ambrosini, Gattuso (Strasser 58), Robinho, Pato.





Substitute Sidney Strasser netted his first professional goal five minutes from time at Cagliari to move AC Milan provisionally five points clear at the Serie A summit.

The 20-year-old Sierra Leone midfielder, a second-half replacement for Gennaro Gattuso, slotted home a late winner after fine work from new signing Antonio Cassano.

The result extended the Rossoneri's advantage at the top to five points over second-placed Lazio, although third-spotted Napoli can close that gap by winning at Inter Milan this evening.

The league leaders were made hard to work for their win today, with goalkeeper Michael Agazzi pulling off a brilliant fingertip save to keep out an early Robinho effort.

But the visitors did not have it all their own way and nearly fell behind just after the half-hour, when Michele Canini headed a corner against the post for 15th-placed Cagliari.

Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati then punched away a bullet 30-yard attempt from Andrea Lazzari as the teams went in at the break goalless.

Abbiati almost gifted the hosts the opener five minutes after the restart with a poor clearance which went straight to Nene, but he wasted his golden opportunity by firing over.

Robinho passed up another chance midway through the second half after latching onto Alexandre Pato's pass, failing to test Agazzi.

Cagliari too were not settling for a point and Abbiati did well two minutes later to keep out a drilled left-footed effort from Alessandro Matri.

But when the deadlock was finally broken it was the visiting fans who were cheering, Strasser beating the offside trap and slotting home from Cassano's pass.

AC Milan Primavera 2009/2010

DI FABIO Davide L'Aquila 16/06/1992
DONNARUMMA Antonio Castellamare Di Stabia 7/07/1990
PERUCCHINI Filippo Bergamo 6/10/1991
ALBERTAZZI Michelangelo Bologna 7/01/1991
DE SCIGLIO Mattia Milano 20/10/1992
DE VITO Andrea Pavia 27/11/1991
GHIRINGHELLI Luca Pavia 23/01/1992
MEREGALLI Luca Monza 14/07/1991
MOTTA Nicolò Vimercate 21/01/1991
PASINI Nicola Chiavenna 10/04/1991
ROMAGNOLI Simone Cremona 9/02/1990
BARBINI Matteo Venezia 25/01/1991
BERTONI Luca Vizzolo Predabissi 19/06/1992
DI LAURI Luca Garbagnate Milanese 8/05/1991
- IKANDE Harmony Kano (Nigeria) 17/09/1990
MERKEL Alexander Perwomaiskij (Germania) 22/02/1992
NOVINIC Mitja Lendava (Slovenia) 10/04/1991
PEDROCCHI Jordan Milano 14/02/1991
SCAMPINI Giovanni Busto Arsizio 8/11/1991
STRASSER Rodney Freetown (Sierra Leone) 30/03/1990

BERETTA Giacomo Varese 14/03/1992
GAETA Marco Milano 10/02/1992
- ODUAMADI Nnamdi Chidiebere Lagos (Nigeria) 17/10/1990
SCHENETTI Andrea Milano 9/03/1991
VERDI Simone Broni (PV) 12/07/1992