Serie A: Cagliari vs. Milan – probable line-ups and where to watch on TV

Rafael Leao will lead the Milan attack in an away Serie A match at Cagliari, while Christian Pulisic will start on the bench.

It kicks off at 20:45 CET (19:45 GMT) at the Unipol Domus in Cagliari, and it’s the first game of the year in Serie A.

The Rossoneri must cope without Santiago Gimenez and Christopher Nkunku, while Pulisic is not fully fit and will start on the bench.

MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 24: Rafael Leao of AC Milan celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with teammates during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Pisa SC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on October 24, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

New signing Niclas Fullkrug has officially completed his move to Milan this morning, but will be available from the bench tonight.

Leao returns to action after an injury and will start as a sole striker with Ruben Loftus-Cheek acting as an attacking midfielder.

TURIN, ITALY – DECEMBER 27: Matteo Prati of Cagliari Calcio celebrates a goal with team mates during the Serie A match between Torino FC and Cagliari Calcio at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on December 27, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Cagliari are without Andrea Belotti, Ze Pedro, Mattia Felici and Michael Folorunsho, but Turkish forward Semih Kılıçsoy has scored two consecutive goals and will lead the Sardinians’ attack with Sebatiano Esposito expected to play as a left winger.

Cagliari vs. Milan – probable line-ups

The match will be broadcast live on DAZN in the UK and Ireland and on Paramount+ in the USA. Football Italia will provide live updates via a liveblog.

Cagliari vs. Milan – where to watch on TV

Cagliari (4-4-2): Caprile; Zappa, Mina, Luperto, Idrissi; Palestra, Adopo, Deiola, Gaetano; S. Esposito, Kiliçsoy.

Milan (3-5-1-1): Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Modric, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Loftus-Cheek, Leao.