Kicking off 2024 with a Coppa Italia tie at San Siro, AC Milan host Serie A strugglers Cagliari on Tuesday evening.
Two teams at opposite ends of the league standings meet with a place in the cup quarter-finals at stake - either Atalanta BC or Sassuolo will await in the last eight.
Wrapping up 2023 with a game against Sassuolo at San Siro on Saturday night, the Rossoneri were aiming to recover from their latest setback in the Scudetto race - a disappointing 2-2 draw at Salernitana just before Christmas.
Having fallen 12 points behind arch-rivals Inter Milan, Stefano Pioli's side were under pressure to produce a positive result against a team that they had not beaten on Milanese soil since 2019, and a scrappy 1-0 win was enough to bring their deficit down to single figures.
Christian Pulisic's second-half strike ultimately proved enough to separate the sides, and Milan have now won four of their last six Serie A matches following a previous four-game streak without a league victory.
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