AC Milan's uphill battle to close the gap to the top of Serie A continued when they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by relegation-battlers Cagliari on Saturday in new coach Sergio Conceicao's league debut.

Milan were dominant throughout proceedings but failed to find an opener until six minutes into the second stanza thanks to Spanish striker Álvaro Morata, who pounced to tap home

Cagliari stunned the host in the 55th minute when defender Nadir Zortea scored from a counter-attack four minutes after Alvaro Morata’s opener for Milan from close range.