AC Milan’s Champions League hopes ended on the final day as Cagliari produced a 2-1 comeback at San Siro. Alexis Saelemaekers scored for Milan after 93 seconds, but Gennaro Borrelli equalised from a corner and Juan Rodriguez headed in to complete the turnaround. Milan’s late efforts, including Rafael Leao and Luka Modric, could not change the result. Como, back in Serie A for the first time, secured European football by beating Cremonese 4-1, with Lucas Da Cunha scoring twice and the match turning chaotic with multiple red cards. Roma also qualified by defeating Verona 2-0, with a VAR-awarded penalty deciding the game after a goalless first half.
"AC Milan's dream of Champions League football came crashing down on the final day as Cagliari, who had nothing but pride to play for, produced a remarkable comeback to win 2-1 at San Siro, handing the Rossoneri one of the most painful results in their recent history."
"Alexis Saelemaekers had given Milan the perfect start after just 93 seconds, the fastest goal of their Serie A season, and for a brief period everything seemed to be going to plan. But Cagliari refused to lie down. Gennaro Borrelli equalised on 20 minutes with a poacher's finish from a corner, and then Juan Rodriguez - scoring his first Serie A goal of the season - headed in from close range in the 57th minute to complete the turnaround."
"Como, in their first season back in Serie A, walked right through it. Cesc Fabregas's side hammered Cremonese 4-1 in a second half that descended into chaos at the Zini, with three Cremonese players, Djuric, Grassi, and Okereke, all receiving red cards in the space of a few minutes. Lucas Da Cunha scored twice, including a converted penalty, as Como finished what has been a genuinely extraordinary campaign. Champions League football in their first season back."
"Roma also did what was required, seeing off Verona 2-0 at the Olimpico. It was not always straightforward, the first half finished goalless, and it took a VAR-awarded penalty, initially saved by Montipo before Donyell Malen converted the rebound, to break the deadlock in the 5"
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