AC MILAN will face CAGLIARI CALCIO on Sunday at noon, as the main operation is achieving three points, and take Juventus position in second place.

At the San Siro in Milano, Italy, the Rossoneri will fight 8th place Cagliari, and they want to make this game special by winning it, and take over Juventus place, should the Old Lady lose their game against Udinese.

The Isolani are coming with a very impressive record of winnings, as they won all their last four games, including a crashing 2-0 victory against Sampdoria in week 12, right before the national break.

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After eight-games without being the losing side, the Diavolo will take on Cagliari at home. Alessandro Nesta has claimed that Milan have recovered. Those comments followed Scudetto talks by Nesta’s teammates.

Milan are seven points off bitter rivals and table leaders Inter, but only two points behind Juventus. The Serie A is starting to get a solid structure, and Milan would like to be at the top of the standing as soon as possible.

Milan have recorded only 14 goals this season, but the attacking role is not the one to be blamed, as Leonardo must work on lobs and deep passing with the midfielder during trainings.

The return of Marco Borriello is important, but many believe that the Brazilian coach must line up Klaas-Jan Huntelaar in the middle of the 4-2-1-3 system. Ronaldinho stated it’s ’stimulating’ to work with the coach, but the situation is still very far from being bright, and the standing is still very dense.

Adriano Galliani and Silvio Berlusconi are happy with the coach and the team’s work, as well as Leonardo himself, who was only two games away from being sacked last month.

Milan must be very careful against Cagliari, and Leo learned what not to do in the second half of Lazio game. However, the training match against the Primavera increased the self-confidence of some players.

Leonardo should not be using all his power on Sunday, as he still has a Champions League match to win in order to secure qualification, maybe from the first place, against Olympique de Marseille on Wednesday.

It’s right that Milan look very good, but the must not decry their rivals, especially not during the game when they have the lead. Milan have already learned this season, that revolution is the key in Serie A this season.

Alessandro Nesta will serve one-match band, while Marek Jankulovski, Oguchi Onyewu and Daniele Bonera are still sidelined. Gennaro Gattuso is back on the treatment table and Davide Di Gennaro is available. Ronaldinho is in doubt for the game following an flu.

Cagliari have found some form at their last games. Having won four matches out of five, including impressive victories over Genoa, Lazio and Sampdoria – teams that would expect to finish at the top 1o.

Furthermore, the Rossoblu have not conceded in the last three games. They would like to keep it that way also on Sunday when they travel to San Siro – the records and stats aren’t with them.

Since promoting back to Serie A in 2003/2004, the Isolani picked up only two points against the Rossoneri. However, despite this wretched record, Alessandro Matri insists Cagliari will be fearless against his former side.

Even though demolished the big guns, Cagliari found it hard to react and play against the small teams, as they have picked up only one point in games against Livorno, Siena and Chievo Verona earlier this season.

Massimiliano Allegri’s men finished ninth last season, and correctly, they are eight in the standing, but a win over Milan would promote them to the third place – theoretically of course.

Cagliari aim a place in Europe for next season, but they haven’t thought of their ambitions through, as both coach and players claim that they would like to earn 40 points as soon as possible, and then, the would re-think of their targets.

Andrea Cossu is suspended for the clash, and Allegri will have to handle without and important player maker. Meanwhile, Francesco Pisano and Lino Marzoratti are injured.

Sunday match will be tough for the away side, but things have happened in the past…

By Meytar Zeevi, Rossoneri Blog