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Zurich 1- milan1 ( Video highlight : Ronaldinho's goal )
A fright night for AC Milan ended with a 1-1 draw and a place in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League after FC Zürich paid a high price for a single unfortunate challenge.
Ronaldinho penalty
Milan Gajić's superb 29th-minute free-kick for the hosts, who had enjoyed a shock 1-0 win over Milan at San Siro on Matchday 2, looked set to steer the eliminated Swiss champions to a repeat success. But a red card in the 63rd minute for Alain Rochat after he felled Marco Borriello in the area, meant a penalty which Ronaldinho gratefully converted to settle nerves as Milan advanced as Group C runners-up behind Real Madrid CF.
Early chance
Milan made a bright start and needed only seven minutes to create their first chance, with left-back Luca Antonini breaking down the flank to cross, Marco Borriello nodding the ball on and Pato meeting it with a volley which Johnny Leoni did well to smother. It was not a sign of things to come. Zürich's Adrian Nikci swung a left-footed shot just wide by way of reply and although his side needed longer to settle than the seven-times European champions, they were impressive when they did.
Gajić strikes
The hosts could easily have taken the lead in the 26th minute when Gajić threaded the ball past Milan's defence for Alexandre Alphonse to sprint clean through only to balloon his shot over the bar. Gajić made no such mistake three minutes later from over 25 metres, bending his free-kick around the Milan wall and just inside the left-hand post with Dida beaten at full stretch. It was a fair reward for Zürich's efforts and despite Borriello hooking a half-chance over shortly afterwards, Zürich were looking good for their lead. They might even have had a second shortly before the break when Onyekachi Okonkwo sent in a rising shot from the edge of the area, forcing a sharp save from Dida.
Milan switch
Milan, which had struggled in the final third throughout the opening 45 minutes, showed a little more bite after the restart. Fed by Clarence Seedorf, Ronaldinho drilled in a low angled shot from inside the area which Leoni kept out with a one-handed save. It was not enough for Milan coach Leonardo, who sent on Mathieu Flamini for Massimo Ambrosini to try and stir things up.
Ronaldinho levels
Things certainly livened up in the 63rd minute, when Seedorf slipped a killer pass through to Borriello in the Zürich area and the Italian striker was sent tumbling by Rochat. A red card for the Swiss defender swiftly followed and Ronaldinho gave Leoni no chance with the spot-kick, sending the keeper the wrong way. Suddenly, it was a different contest and Milan substitute Kakha Kaladze came agonisingly close to putting the visitors in front with a header from Andrea Pirlo's free-kick. To their credit, Zürich were determined to exit the competition heads high and they limited Leonardo's men to only half chances late on, but Milan had done enough to advance
HERE THE VIDEO HIGHLIGHT
Ronaldinho penalty
Milan Gajić's superb 29th-minute free-kick for the hosts, who had enjoyed a shock 1-0 win over Milan at San Siro on Matchday 2, looked set to steer the eliminated Swiss champions to a repeat success. But a red card in the 63rd minute for Alain Rochat after he felled Marco Borriello in the area, meant a penalty which Ronaldinho gratefully converted to settle nerves as Milan advanced as Group C runners-up behind Real Madrid CF.
Early chance
Milan made a bright start and needed only seven minutes to create their first chance, with left-back Luca Antonini breaking down the flank to cross, Marco Borriello nodding the ball on and Pato meeting it with a volley which Johnny Leoni did well to smother. It was not a sign of things to come. Zürich's Adrian Nikci swung a left-footed shot just wide by way of reply and although his side needed longer to settle than the seven-times European champions, they were impressive when they did.
Gajić strikes
The hosts could easily have taken the lead in the 26th minute when Gajić threaded the ball past Milan's defence for Alexandre Alphonse to sprint clean through only to balloon his shot over the bar. Gajić made no such mistake three minutes later from over 25 metres, bending his free-kick around the Milan wall and just inside the left-hand post with Dida beaten at full stretch. It was a fair reward for Zürich's efforts and despite Borriello hooking a half-chance over shortly afterwards, Zürich were looking good for their lead. They might even have had a second shortly before the break when Onyekachi Okonkwo sent in a rising shot from the edge of the area, forcing a sharp save from Dida.
Milan switch
Milan, which had struggled in the final third throughout the opening 45 minutes, showed a little more bite after the restart. Fed by Clarence Seedorf, Ronaldinho drilled in a low angled shot from inside the area which Leoni kept out with a one-handed save. It was not enough for Milan coach Leonardo, who sent on Mathieu Flamini for Massimo Ambrosini to try and stir things up.
Ronaldinho levels
Things certainly livened up in the 63rd minute, when Seedorf slipped a killer pass through to Borriello in the Zürich area and the Italian striker was sent tumbling by Rochat. A red card for the Swiss defender swiftly followed and Ronaldinho gave Leoni no chance with the spot-kick, sending the keeper the wrong way. Suddenly, it was a different contest and Milan substitute Kakha Kaladze came agonisingly close to putting the visitors in front with a header from Andrea Pirlo's free-kick. To their credit, Zürich were determined to exit the competition heads high and they limited Leonardo's men to only half chances late on, but Milan had done enough to advance
HERE THE VIDEO HIGHLIGHT
Champion League : FC Zurich vs Milan , GO Milan!!!
AC Milan coach Leonardo, whose side face a decisive Champions League group stage match on Tuesday, said he would not get carried away on a tide of euphoria after their win at the weekend.
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The Italians need to beat Swiss champions FC Zurich away in Group C to qualify for the knockout stage without having to depend on the result of the Olympique Marseille-Real Madrid tie.
Milan are second in the group with eight points, two behind Madrid and one ahead of the French side. Zurich have already been eliminated although their only win so far was away to Milan.
Milan got rave reviews after beating Sampdoria 3-0 at the weekend to slash Inter Milan's Serie A lead to four points.
"This is a very mature squad, there's enthusiasm but no euphoria," Leonardo told a media conference. "I have no worries about the way the team is going to behave.
"We have to keep our concentration and keep playing for 90 minutes. Our objective is the win which gives us the qualification. The important thing is that we just depend on ourselves."
Milan, who said they are optimistic that Ronaldinho will be able to play, could still qualify if they draw or lose but would then depend on Marseille not getting a better result than themselves.
Ronaldinho went off with a hamstring problem against Sampdoria.
Zurich coach Bernard Challandes, whose team have conceded 13 goals in five games and lost to local rivals Grasshoppers at the weekend, denied his players would be short of motivation.
"With or without the chance of qualifying, this is a match against AC Milan in the Champions League," said Challandes. "Any Swiss player who needs motivation to play against Milan should go and do something else.
"We need to play a really good game, then we can say that we had a good Champions League even though we didn't qualify."
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The Italians need to beat Swiss champions FC Zurich away in Group C to qualify for the knockout stage without having to depend on the result of the Olympique Marseille-Real Madrid tie.
Milan are second in the group with eight points, two behind Madrid and one ahead of the French side. Zurich have already been eliminated although their only win so far was away to Milan.
Milan got rave reviews after beating Sampdoria 3-0 at the weekend to slash Inter Milan's Serie A lead to four points.
"This is a very mature squad, there's enthusiasm but no euphoria," Leonardo told a media conference. "I have no worries about the way the team is going to behave.
"We have to keep our concentration and keep playing for 90 minutes. Our objective is the win which gives us the qualification. The important thing is that we just depend on ourselves."
Milan, who said they are optimistic that Ronaldinho will be able to play, could still qualify if they draw or lose but would then depend on Marseille not getting a better result than themselves.
Ronaldinho went off with a hamstring problem against Sampdoria.
Zurich coach Bernard Challandes, whose team have conceded 13 goals in five games and lost to local rivals Grasshoppers at the weekend, denied his players would be short of motivation.
"With or without the chance of qualifying, this is a match against AC Milan in the Champions League," said Challandes. "Any Swiss player who needs motivation to play against Milan should go and do something else.
"We need to play a really good game, then we can say that we had a good Champions League even though we didn't qualify."
Preview : Milan vs Sampdoria
Milan vs Sampdoria
Coach Luigi Del Neri ahead of the match against Milan:
"At the moment I think Milan are the most in-form team of the league: they are doing very well and Leonardo has found an ideal tactical situation to use the players he has in the best way. I ask my lads to go on the pitch without any negative thoughts, and find back the courage and carefree mentality of the start of the season, considering also that to face a team like Milan you have to give the maximum, both in terms of concentration and physical energy."
Gianluca Zambrotta is hoping Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's match-winning contribution against Catania will prove a watershed moment for the Dutch striker.
Huntelaar, who joined the Rossoneri after a modest spell with Real Madrid last season, failed to find the net in his first seven outings but made a decisive contribution against Catania, scoring two stoppage-time goals just minutes after coming on as a substitute.
Now Zambrotta is hoping for more of the same from the Holland forward, who may have forced his way into the starting XI for tomorrow's home clash with Sampdoria.
Zambrotta, 32, told Milan Channel: "Let's hope that these two goals are a good omen for him, that he unblocked himself and that he can help us during this season.
"It is a fundamental and difficult season, with the many commitments which await us and he will be important.''
It is a crucial weekend at the top of Serie A, with leaders Inter Milan facing third-placed Juventus in the weekend's big match.
Victory over Catania, coupled with an Inter defeat, could lift Leonardo's side to within four points of top spot - a position they could only have wished for during the difficult start to life under the Brazilian coach.
But, with four straight wins coming into the Catania match, Huntelaar believes the title race is back on.
"League titles are not claimed in November or December,'' said the striker. "We still have time to catch Inter and we hope Juve hand us a favour on Sunday.''
Zambrotta echoed those sentiments, urging his team-mates not to lose their current momentum.
"We have to keep the will to win, to continue to remain in the top positions. We are in a good phase but we must continue to go forward in this very good condition which has come out during this period,'' he said.
"Sunday's win arrived in the final two minutes of the match, we managed to reach second place. This is what we wanted and now the important thing will be to continue at this pace.
"We know that Sampdoria are a very good team, they have players who can make the difference at any moment and I think that it will be a well fought game until the end.''
Sampdoria head into the clash reeling from two painful defeats in the space of just four days.
The first of those saw them slump to a morale-sapping 3-0 defeat to city rivals Genoa before being knocked out of the Coppa Italia by two late goals from Livorno.
Manager Luigi Del Neri admitted his side had plenty to learn from those defeats and will hope they can apply those lessons sooner rather than later.
"We have a young team,'' said Del Neri. "We have lads who still don't know what it means to play in Serie A.
"I think this defeat will be useful for my team in the future.
"However, I am disappointed for the fans. I hope we can give them satisfaction in the future.''
Coach Luigi Del Neri ahead of the match against Milan:
"At the moment I think Milan are the most in-form team of the league: they are doing very well and Leonardo has found an ideal tactical situation to use the players he has in the best way. I ask my lads to go on the pitch without any negative thoughts, and find back the courage and carefree mentality of the start of the season, considering also that to face a team like Milan you have to give the maximum, both in terms of concentration and physical energy."
Gianluca Zambrotta is hoping Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's match-winning contribution against Catania will prove a watershed moment for the Dutch striker.
Huntelaar, who joined the Rossoneri after a modest spell with Real Madrid last season, failed to find the net in his first seven outings but made a decisive contribution against Catania, scoring two stoppage-time goals just minutes after coming on as a substitute.
Now Zambrotta is hoping for more of the same from the Holland forward, who may have forced his way into the starting XI for tomorrow's home clash with Sampdoria.
Zambrotta, 32, told Milan Channel: "Let's hope that these two goals are a good omen for him, that he unblocked himself and that he can help us during this season.
"It is a fundamental and difficult season, with the many commitments which await us and he will be important.''
It is a crucial weekend at the top of Serie A, with leaders Inter Milan facing third-placed Juventus in the weekend's big match.
Victory over Catania, coupled with an Inter defeat, could lift Leonardo's side to within four points of top spot - a position they could only have wished for during the difficult start to life under the Brazilian coach.
But, with four straight wins coming into the Catania match, Huntelaar believes the title race is back on.
"League titles are not claimed in November or December,'' said the striker. "We still have time to catch Inter and we hope Juve hand us a favour on Sunday.''
Zambrotta echoed those sentiments, urging his team-mates not to lose their current momentum.
"We have to keep the will to win, to continue to remain in the top positions. We are in a good phase but we must continue to go forward in this very good condition which has come out during this period,'' he said.
"Sunday's win arrived in the final two minutes of the match, we managed to reach second place. This is what we wanted and now the important thing will be to continue at this pace.
"We know that Sampdoria are a very good team, they have players who can make the difference at any moment and I think that it will be a well fought game until the end.''
Sampdoria head into the clash reeling from two painful defeats in the space of just four days.
The first of those saw them slump to a morale-sapping 3-0 defeat to city rivals Genoa before being knocked out of the Coppa Italia by two late goals from Livorno.
Manager Luigi Del Neri admitted his side had plenty to learn from those defeats and will hope they can apply those lessons sooner rather than later.
"We have a young team,'' said Del Neri. "We have lads who still don't know what it means to play in Serie A.
"I think this defeat will be useful for my team in the future.
"However, I am disappointed for the fans. I hope we can give them satisfaction in the future.''
Catania 0 - Milan 2 , 2 fantastic goal huntelaar (video highlights)
Milan win in the last minute..
Huntelaar scored his first goals with Milan's shirt with a brace in the 93rd and 95th minutes.
Catania - Andujar; Bellusci, Silvestre, Spolli, Alvarez; Biagianti, Carboni, Llama; Martinez, Mascara; Morimoto.
MILAN - Dida; Abate, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Zambrotta; Flamini, Ambrosini; Pato, Seedorf, Ronaldinho; Borriello.
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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar sprang from the bench to lift AC Milan up to second in Serie A with two last-gasp goals to beat Catania 2-0 tonight.
In a tense and largely tame encounter at the Stadio Massimino, only Ronaldinho really managed to perform at the kind of level Milan fans have become used to from their side in recent weeks.
Catania failed to muster even one shot on goal, but they still deserved a point which was cruelly taken from them in stoppage time by Huntelaar, who broke the home fans' hearts with two goals to take Milan to within seven points of league leaders Inter Milan.
With Juve losing at Cagliari earlier today, Milan knew that a win in Sicily would take them up to second in the table and make them the nearest challenger to Inter.
But tiredness in the legs after being made to run for the full 90 minutes of their Champions League tie with Marseille on Wednesday meant they were not quite as sharp as usual.
Apart from Ronaldinho.
The Brazilian has recently found his best form since joining the Rossoneri from Barcelona almost 18 months ago and he single-handedly led Milan's search for three points.
His new-found confidence was illustrated by a number of skilful tricks, but the problem was finding team mates who could keep up with him when it came to providing the killer ball.
Clarence Seedorf offered himself as often as possible, but he was always a step behind the Brazilian playmaker and was restricted to shooting from distance by a Catania defence who constructed a wall around their penalty area.
The Dutchman found the side-netting with his first shot while his second was a few feet over the crossbar.
The closest he and either side came was in the 77th minute with his 25-yard effort just inches over the crossbar.
Catania were unable to test Milan goalkeeper Dida, but he still had to be alert in the 15th minute when Jorge Martinez was just inches away from making contact with a low cross.
Nicolas Spolli wasted a good chance to trouble Dida when he chose to just help a long ball forward rather than taking it down when he had time to do so after beating the Milan offside trap in the 71st minute.
Ronaldinho was one of the few players on the field not to show any tired legs late on and he came within millimetres of giving Milan the lead with a corner which landed directly on the top of the crossbar.
And just as it seemed like both sides had settled for a point, Milan substitute Huntelaar volleyed in his first goal for the club from edge of the area, although Catania goalkeeper Mariano Andujar will have to explain how he let the ball squirm under his body.
The goal lifted a huge burden from the Dutchman's shoulders and he added his and Milan's second moments later, lobbing Andujar from just inside the area with a goal that Ronaldinho would have been proud of.
Milan vs Marseille, 1-1
The match between Milan and Marseille finished 1-1. The Rossoneri couldn't take advantage of the many chances in the second half, but they were also lucky as the French side hit the woodwork twice. The goals were scored by Borriello (10') and Lucho Gonzales (16').
MILAN: Dida; Oddo, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Zambrotta; Pirlo, Ambrosini; Seedorf; Ronaldinho, Borriello, Pato.
OLYMPIQUE MARSIGLIA: Mandanda; Bonnart, Diawara, Heinze, Taiwo; Cissè, Cheyrou; Abriel, Lucho Gonzalez, Niang; Brandao.
MILAN: Dida; Oddo, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Zambrotta; Pirlo, Ambrosini; Seedorf; Ronaldinho, Borriello, Pato.
OLYMPIQUE MARSIGLIA: Mandanda; Bonnart, Diawara, Heinze, Taiwo; Cissè, Cheyrou; Abriel, Lucho Gonzalez, Niang; Brandao.
Serie A November 22,2009, Milan 4 Cagliari 3
IT'S OVER: MILAN-CAGLIARI 4-3at san Siro it finished Milan-Cagliari 4-3. In the second half two more goals, one per team: Ronaldinho on a penalty in the 62nd minute and Nené in the 69th.
Milan - Dida; Oddo, Thiago Silva, Kaladze, Zambrotta; Pirlo, Ambrosini; Pato, Seedorf, Ronaldinho; Borriello.
Cagliari - Marchetti; Canini, Lopez, Astori, Agostini; Dessena, Conti, Biondini; Lazzari; Jeda, Matri.
AC Milan were imperious in attack but woeful defensively in a 4-3 home win over Cagliari on Sunday which summed up their topsy-turvy season.
Clarence Seedorf gave the hosts the lead in the fifth minute, but Alessandro Matri replied within five minutes and Andrea Lazzari gave the Sardinians a deserved lead after half an hour. But two goals in as many minutes earned Milan the half-time lead with Marco Borriello and Alexandre Pato on target.
A penalty by Ronaldinho gave the Rossoneri a two-goal advantage in the 62nd minute, but they were made to sweat for their third straight league win when Nene reduced the arrears in the 69th minute.
Milan - Dida; Oddo, Thiago Silva, Kaladze, Zambrotta; Pirlo, Ambrosini; Pato, Seedorf, Ronaldinho; Borriello.
Cagliari - Marchetti; Canini, Lopez, Astori, Agostini; Dessena, Conti, Biondini; Lazzari; Jeda, Matri.
AC Milan were imperious in attack but woeful defensively in a 4-3 home win over Cagliari on Sunday which summed up their topsy-turvy season.
Clarence Seedorf gave the hosts the lead in the fifth minute, but Alessandro Matri replied within five minutes and Andrea Lazzari gave the Sardinians a deserved lead after half an hour. But two goals in as many minutes earned Milan the half-time lead with Marco Borriello and Alexandre Pato on target.
A penalty by Ronaldinho gave the Rossoneri a two-goal advantage in the 62nd minute, but they were made to sweat for their third straight league win when Nene reduced the arrears in the 69th minute.
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Lazio 1- Milan 2
Viva milan
Viva pato
Viva Thiago silva
At the Stadio Olimpico of Rome it finished Lazio-Milan 1-2. In the second half the Biancocelesti reduced the disadvantage with Thiago Silva's own goal in the 65th minute. At half time it was 0-2 thanks to goals by Thiago Silva in the 21st minute and Pato in the 35th.
Lazio - Muslera; Lichtsteiner, Siviglia, Radu, Kolarov; Brocchi, Baronio, Mauri; Matuzalem; Rocchi, Zarate.
MILAN - Dida; Oddo, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Zambrotta; Ambrosini, Pirlo; Seedorf; Pato, Borriello, Ronaldinho
In-form AC Milan moved up to third in Serie A after inflicting a home defeat on Lazio which leaves the Rome side hovering just above the relegation zone.
Thiago Silva put the visitors ahead in the 21st minute before Alexandre Pato extended his team's lead before the break.
Lazio reduced the arrears in the 64th minute when Silva deflected Mauro Zarate's strike into his own goal.
The hosts had chances to level the score but Milan held on to claim all three points.
The outcome means it is four wins in the last five league games for Leonardo's Milan while Lazio are still searching for their first triumph since August 30.
The hosts went into the game on the back of a 4-1 midweek humiliation at Villarreal in the Europa League.
Davide Ballardini's men enjoyed a good start and should have taken an early lead.
Roberto Baronio's pass found an unmarked Tommaso Rocchi inside the area and he fired wide.
Shortly after, Aleksandar Kolarov's left-footed strike forced Dida to make a good save.
At the other end, Lazio goalkeeper Fernando Muslera did well to keep out Massimo Oddo's strike from the edge of the area.
There was little Muslera could do to prevent the Rossoneri taking the lead as Silva latched onto a free-kick by Andrea Pirlo and nodded past Muslera.
The Rossoneri maintained the pressure and almost doubled their advantage soon after.
Pato did well to get behind Pirlo's cross from the right but his weak header proved an easy catch for Muslera.
The home side reacted and almost levelled the score on the half-hour mark when Zarate smashed in a powerful free-kick that Dida managed to palm over the bar.
Ten minutes before half-time and Pato made it 2-0.
Ronaldinho's cross found his fellow Brazilian inside the area and Pato's header went inside the top right-hand corner of the goal.
Dida made sure his team went into the break with a 2-0 lead, diving to his right to parry away Matuzalem's stinging drive from distance.
Ballardini made his first substitution after the re-start, with Julio Cruz replacing Stefano Mauri, but Milan's dominance continued in the second half.
Pirlo's curled free-kick went just over the bar.
Shortly after, Marco Borriello did well to control Pirlo's pass inside the area but was unable to fire on target.
On the hour mark, Massimo Ambrosini made a crucial clearance inside the area with Cruz ready to strike from close range.
Lazio reduced the deficit soon after, with Dida having no chance to save Zarate's deflected shot.
The goal inspired the hosts, who surged forward looking for an equaliser.
They were almost rewarded with 15 minutes remaining.
Meghni's cross from the left found Rocchi inside the area but his header went wide.
The visitors dominated the closing stages of the game.
Muslera made a great save to deny Flamini while the Lazio keeper was forced to fully stretch to clear Pato's bullet strike from the edge of the area in what was the last chance of the game.
Another result :
11/07 Catania 0 - 0 Napoli
11/07 Atalanta 2 - 5 Juventus
11/08 Bari 1 - 0 Livorno
11/08 Parma 2 - 0 Chievo Verona
11/08 Cagliari 2 - 0 Sampdoria
11/08 Lazio 1 - 2 AC Milan
11/08 Bologna 3 - 1 Palermo
11/08 Genoa 4 - 2 Siena
11/08 Udinese 0 - 1 Fiorentina
AC Milan Primavera 2009/2010
DI FABIO Davide L'Aquila 16/06/1992
DONNARUMMA Antonio Castellamare Di Stabia 7/07/1990
PERUCCHINI Filippo Bergamo 6/10/1991
ALBERTAZZI Michelangelo Bologna 7/01/1991
DE SCIGLIO Mattia Milano 20/10/1992
DE VITO Andrea Pavia 27/11/1991
GHIRINGHELLI Luca Pavia 23/01/1992
MEREGALLI Luca Monza 14/07/1991
MOTTA Nicolò Vimercate 21/01/1991
PASINI Nicola Chiavenna 10/04/1991
ROMAGNOLI Simone Cremona 9/02/1990
BARBINI Matteo Venezia 25/01/1991
BERTONI Luca Vizzolo Predabissi 19/06/1992
DI LAURI Luca Garbagnate Milanese 8/05/1991
- IKANDE Harmony Kano (Nigeria) 17/09/1990
MERKEL Alexander Perwomaiskij (Germania) 22/02/1992
NOVINIC Mitja Lendava (Slovenia) 10/04/1991
PEDROCCHI Jordan Milano 14/02/1991
SCAMPINI Giovanni Busto Arsizio 8/11/1991
STRASSER Rodney Freetown (Sierra Leone) 30/03/1990
BERETTA Giacomo Varese 14/03/1992
GAETA Marco Milano 10/02/1992
- ODUAMADI Nnamdi Chidiebere Lagos (Nigeria) 17/10/1990
SCHENETTI Andrea Milano 9/03/1991
VERDI Simone Broni (PV) 12/07/1992
MILAN 1 - MADRID 1
MILAN: Dida; Oddo, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Zambrotta; Ambrosini, Pirlo; Seedorf; Ronaldinho, Pato; Borriello.
REAL MADRID: Casillas; S. Ramos, Albiol, Pepe, Arbeloa; L. Diarra, Xabi Alonso; Kakà, Marcelo; Higuain, Benzema.
It finished 1-1 between Milan and Real Madrid. Benzema's goal in the 29th minute was answered by Ronaldinho on a penalty in the 35th minute.
REAL MADRID: Casillas; S. Ramos, Albiol, Pepe, Arbeloa; L. Diarra, Xabi Alonso; Kakà, Marcelo; Higuain, Benzema.
It finished 1-1 between Milan and Real Madrid. Benzema's goal in the 29th minute was answered by Ronaldinho on a penalty in the 35th minute.
Milan Sign Dominic Adiyah
GALLIANI : "On the transfer market we are moving and I can say exclusively to Milan Channel that we signed the young Ghana player Dominic Adiyah. The agreement with the Norwegian club Fredrikstad FK is done. Now he needs the permission to come in Italy and we will register him on January 1st. He must naturally pass the medical visit and then he will be our player. We signed him because he’s a wide striker who can play instead of Pato and Ronaldinho. Our tactical setup has changed now, we needed a wide striker who could alternate himself with those who are already here and we made a move"
Dominic Adiyah
Date/Place of Birth 1989-11-29/
BirthPlace
Club : Fredrikstad FK (NO)
Detailed Biography
Began his career in the Feyenoord Academy in Ghana and played with the team 2006 in the local top League. He moved to Heart of Lions, where he scored 11 goals. Voted the Most Valuable Player in the (2006/2007) Ghana League. Joined Norwegian side Fredrikstad in 2008.
-2009: Adiyiah is destined never to forget the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009. The striker ended up with a phenomenal team and individual treble when the awards were handed out after the dramatic final.
adidas Golden Ball: The marksman topped the poll for Best Player at the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2009, amassing 38% of the votes cast by the tournament's accredited media representatives.
Adidas Golden Shoe: Adiyiah finished as top scorer with an impressive eight goals, adding the adidas Golden Shoe to his overall winners' medal and the Golden Ball for best player.
* August 2008: Moved from Heart of Lions to Norwegien Premier League side Fredrikstad FK.
* He was the second top scorer with 11 goals in the 2008 Ghanaian Premier League
Milan 2 - Parma 0
At San Siro it finished Milan-Parma 2-0, in the second anticipated match of the 11th matchday of Serie A. The goals were both scored by Marco Borriello, in the 12th and 93rd minutes.
MILAN: Dida; Oddo, Thiago Silva, Kaladze, Antonini; Gattuso, Pirlo, Seedorf; Ronaldinho, Pato, Borriello.
PARMA: Mirante; Dellafiore, Panucci, Lucarelli; Zaccardo, Lunardini; Morrone, Dzemaili, Galloppa; Bojinov, Paloschi.
Marco Borriello netted both goals as AC Milan moved up to fourth in Serie A with victory over Parma at the San Siro tonight.
Borriello was the Rossoneri's hero in a lacklustre clash between two sides who showed more tiredness than lucidity in their third game in six days.
Borriello opened the scoring in the 12th minute and added the winner in stoppage time to give Milan the best possible result in preparation for the visit of Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Milan perhaps had an eye on that clash but that did not tempt coach Leonardo into making any unnecessary changes to his team.
The in-form Ronaldinho kept his place in attack, where Borriello replaced Filippo Inzaghi with Luca Antonini in for the suspended Ignazio Abate.
Parma lined up with Paloschi, who is half-owned by Milan, leading their attack alongside Valeri Bojinov.
And Paloschi had the first chance of the game in the 10th minute with a fine dipping shot from 25 yards that needed a fingertip save from Dida to divert onto the crossbar.
Milan went ahead from their first attack of the game two minutes later, with Ronaldinho given the freedom to cover 50 yards before threading the ball, via a deflection, into the path of Borriello, who placed his shot between the legs of Antonio Mirante.
Parma still looked dangerous, with Bojinov forcing a fine save out of Dida to keep the Rossoneri ahead in the 23rd minute.
Pato should have doubled Milan's lead after half an hour but he lacked the conviction to reach Massimo Oddo's cross from eight yards out and his tame header went wide of the far post.
Daniele Galloppa should have done better at the other end when he was found himself free in the penalty area but his shot was weak and straight at Dida.
It seemed like nobody was really determined to score as Borriello allowed the next chance to go begging when he just stood pondering his options rather than shooting with only Mirante to beat after he was found by Ronaldinho.
Milan should have had a penalty in the 69th minute when Pato slipped the ball between two Parma defenders and was tripped by Francesco Lunardini as he tried to follow the ball through but the referee waved play on.
That decision almost proved costly for Milan, who saw Paloschi break through at the other end and volley just wide.
But Parma simply did not have the ideas or the strength to make a game of it in a tedious second half in which Milan looked to conserve energy for their midweek Champions League game and Parma showed they are not used to having to play three games in a week.
Thiago Silva almost wrapped up the win three minutes from time when he headed against the crossbar from point-blank range.
Borriello did seal the win in stoppage time with a scissor-kick goal from another Ronaldinho assist.
Chievo 1 - Milan 2
Nest nesta nesta...
At the Stadio Bentegodi it finished Chievo-Milan 1-2. During the first half the home side took the lead in the 7th minute thanks to Pinzi. In the second half the Rossoneri found the victory thanks to the brace scored by Alessandro Nesta in the 81st and 92nd minutes.
Chievo: Sorrentino; Frey, Morero, Mandelli, Mantovani; Luciano, Iori, Marcolini; Pinzi; Pellissier, Bogdani.
MILAN: Dida; Oddo, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Antonini; Flamini, Pirlo, Seedorf; Pato, Huntelaar, Ronaldinho.
At the Stadio Bentegodi it finished Chievo-Milan 1-2. During the first half the home side took the lead in the 7th minute thanks to Pinzi. In the second half the Rossoneri found the victory thanks to the brace scored by Alessandro Nesta in the 81st and 92nd minutes.
Chievo: Sorrentino; Frey, Morero, Mandelli, Mantovani; Luciano, Iori, Marcolini; Pinzi; Pellissier, Bogdani.
MILAN: Dida; Oddo, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Antonini; Flamini, Pirlo, Seedorf; Pato, Huntelaar, Ronaldinho.
Real Madrid 2 - 3 AC Milan
At the Santiago Bernabeu of Madrid Milan beat Real 3-2. In the second half goals by Andrea Pirlo in the 63rd minute and a brace by Alexandre Pato (66', 89'). For Madrid Reaul scored in the 19th minute and Drenthe in the 77th.
Alexandre Pato saved the blushes of fellow Brazilian Dida with a brace as AC Milan stunned Real Madrid at the Bernabeu to get their Champions League challenge back on track and inflict only a second competitive defeat of the season on their big-spending hosts.
For a while it looked as though Dida`s dreadful first-half error, which allowed Raul to give Madrid a half-time lead, would cost Milan dear but Pato popped up in the 88th minute to volley home his side`s winner and help the Italians bounce back from defeat to FC Zurich in their previous Group C match.
That was Pato`s second goal of the game, as he had also put Milan ahead in the 66th minute after Andrea Pirlo's equaliser just minutes before.
Royston Drenthe was the other goalscorer, making it 2-2 in the 76th minute, but his effort could not save Madrid in the battle between the two most successful sides in European Cup history.
The results means seven-time European champions Milan join Madrid, who have won the competition a record nine times, on six points at the midway point of the group stages.
Madrid were convinced Karim Benzema should have been awarded a penalty in the 14th minute after the France striker went crashing to the ground following a challenge from behind by Gianluca Zambrotta.
That incident was forgotten five minutes later when Madrid took the lead following Dida's error.
The Milan goalkeeper comfortably saved Esteban Granero`s head-high shot but, in looking up to see where his team-mates were, he took his eye off the ball before he had complete control of it.
The subsequent fumble was pounced on by the alert Raul, who nicked the ball away from the Brazil keeper before side-footing into an empty net.
That was Raul`s 66th Champions League goal and completed a memorable few days for the veteran forward, who before Saturday`s home game with Real Valladolid was presented with a trophy for breaking Madrid`s appearance record.
Raul`s strike was the only thing that separated the two sides at the end of a closely-fought first half, with the only other decent effort coming from Marcelo on the stroke of half-time.
The dearth of chances in the first period was in stark contrast to the start of the second, when Madrid had four decent efforts in the opening 10 minutes.
Raul drove one wide of the far post, while Dida pluck his attempted chip out of the air.
The Brazilian goalkeeper partly made amends for his first-half howler as he produced fine saves to deny former Milan favourite Kaka and tip over Benzema`s shot from outside the box.
With Milan offering little going forward and Ronaldinho anonymous, it looked only a matter of time before the home side increased their lead.
But completely against the run of play, Milan not only found an equaliser but also managed to take the lead in a remarkable four-minute spell that turned the game upside down.
Although not in the same league as Dida`s earlier mistake, Madrid keeper Iker Casillas may feel he could have done better with both of Milan`s goals.
The first saw the Spain number one beaten at his right-hand post by Pirlo`s 35-yard thunderbolt, and he then raced out to meet Massimo Ambrosini`s through-ball only to see the ball slid past him off the rain-soaked surface and present Pato with an open net.
Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini, lacking Cristiano Ronaldo, Gonzalo Higuain and Ruud van Nistelrooy through injury, opted to give Royston Drenthe a chance and the move proved to be an inspired one as the Dutchman drew Madrid level with 14 minutes to go.
The former Feyenoord man has suffered from the Bernabeu boo boys in the past, but he sent the stadium into raptures as he brought down Raul`s corner on the edge of the box before drilling home a low left-footed shot just inside the post.
However, that was not enough to earn Madrid a point as Milan claimed the spoils thanks to Pato`s late strike.
The visitors really should have gone ahead moments earlier when Thiago Silva saw an apparently good goal controversially ruled out after he headed home a corner.
But Leonardo`s men need not have worried as in the 88th minute former Madrid midfielder Clarence Seedorf picked out the unmarked Pato and he volleyed home at the far post.
| Real Madrid | AC Milan |
| 1 Iker Casillas | 1 Dida |
| 18 Raúl Albiol | 33 Thiaguinho |
| 3 Pepe | 13 Alessandro Nesta |
| 22 Xabi Alonso | 15 Gianluca Zambrotta |
| 12 Marcelo | 44 Massimo Oddo |
| 4 Sergio Ramos | 21 Andrea Pirlo |
| 8 Kaká | 23 Massimo Ambrosini |
| 24 Esteban Granero | 10 Clarence Seedorf |
| 10 Lassana Diarra | 80 Ronaldinho |
| 11 Karim Benzema | 9 Filippo Inzaghi |
| 7 Raúl | 7 Pato |
Milan 2 Roma 1
Alexandre Pato ended his scoring drought on Sunday night with the winning goal as AC Milan edged out Roma at the San Siro.
The Brazil striker had not scored since his two strikes against Siena in the Serie A opener but he handed the struggling Rossoneri all three points.
Jeremy Menez gave Roma a third-minute lead before Ronaldinho equalised shortly after the re-start.
Pato then made the most of a wonderful pass from Ronaldinho in the 67th minute to put the hosts in front for good.
Milan were forced to play the last eight minutes of the game with 10 men after captain Massimo Ambrosini was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Nicolas Burdisso but held on for their third victory to climb to eighth in the standings.
No victory has tasted as sweet as this one for Milan's rookie coach Leonardo, who went into the game under pressure with his team having mustered just two points in the last three games.
The home side suffered a blow before the game with goalkeeper Marco Storari ruled out because of flu but veteran Dida proved to be a sturdy replacement.
With Roma's top scorer Francesco Totti unavailable because of a knee injury, Roma coach Claudio Ranieri played with Mirko Vucinic up front and they took an early lead when Thiago Silva's back-pass was intercepted by Menez. He made no mistake and fired past Dida.
Milan first tested Roma goalkeeper Alexander Doni in the 14th minute with Andrea Pirlo's free-kick forcing the keeper to punch away.
Midway through the first half, Daniele De Rossi tried his luck from long range and his powerful effort forced Dida to fully stretch to turn the ball out for a corner.
At the other end, John Arne Riise did well to anticipate Ronaldinho's pass towards Pato as Milan began to come into the game.
Roma should have doubled their lead in the 38th minute after a fast counter-attack left Vucinic with only Dida to beat but his close-range effort was met by a fine save by the keeper.
The hosts almost equalised before the break with Roma's defence failing to clear the ball inside the area. Clarence Seedorf's effort hit the post, though.
Leonardo made one substitution at the interval with Filippo Inzaghi replacing Ignazio Abate.
The replacement almost made an immediate impact, latching onto a corner and heading past Doni only for David Pizarro to make a goalline clearance.
At the other end, Menez surged into the area and fired in an effort which was saved by Dida.
In the 55th minute, the referee pointed to the spot after Burdisso brought down Alessandro Nesta inside the area. Ronaldinho sent Doni the wrong way to level the score.
On the hour mark, Dida was forced to make a desperate clearance with his foot from Riise's powerful free-kick.
Pato then latched on to Ronaldinho's pass and got past Doni before firing into the back of the net.
Roma should have pulled level soon after but Riise failed to find the finishing touch inside the box after Simone Perrotta had tested Dida seconds earlier.
Playing with a numerical superiority, Roma surged forward and enjoyed two good chances.
Substitute Julio Baptista's free-kick went high over the bar while shortly after, Stefano Guberti's diagonal strike from inside the area forced Dida to make a save.
MILAN: Dida; Oddo, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Zambrotta; Abate, Pirlo, Ambrosini, Seedorf; Pato, Ronaldinho.
ROMA: Doni; Cassetti, Mexes, Burdisso, Riise; Taddei, De Rossi, Pizzarro, Perrotta; Menez, Vucinic
Atalanta 1- Milan 1
Atalanta: Consigli; Garics, Pellegrino, Manfredini, Bellini; Radovanovic, Padoin, Guarente, Valdes; Tiribocchi, Doni.
Milan: Storari; Abate, Nesta, Favalli, Zambrotta; Flamini, Gattuso, Pirlo, Seedorf; Pato, Huntelaar.
It finished 1-1 in the match between Atalanta and Milan valid for the 7th matchday of Serie A. The goals came from Tiribocchi in the 21st minute of the first half and Ronaldinho in the 38th minute of the second half.
Milan: Storari; Abate, Nesta, Favalli, Zambrotta; Flamini, Gattuso, Pirlo, Seedorf; Pato, Huntelaar.
It finished 1-1 in the match between Atalanta and Milan valid for the 7th matchday of Serie A. The goals came from Tiribocchi in the 21st minute of the first half and Ronaldinho in the 38th minute of the second half.
Milan 1 Bologna 0
It finished Milan-Bologna 1-0, in a match valid for the 4th matchday of Serie A. The winning goal of the Rossoneri was scored by Clarence Seedorf in the 75th minute.
MILAN: Storari; Abate, Nesta, Kaladze, Favalli; Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Seedorf; Pato, Huntelaar.
Milan go back to winning ways at San Siro not without struggling against a compact Bologna team. The team's resistence lasts 75 minutes. Deciding the match was once again the class of Clarence Seedorf, who with a perfect dribble disoriented his opponent and gave Milan the winning goal.
After the many exercises done by Leonardo to see if Ignazio Abate would be able to play as a full back, the young Rossonero gets to play from the start as a right back with Favalli on the left. After the great performance in the Champions League Seedorf is confirmed in the hole behind the strikers Pato and Huntelaar.
The formation against Bologna is an aggressive, compact team, and since the first minutes of the match Milan showed incisiveness and good condition. In the 2nd minute Huntelaar with a powerful diagonal shot scared Viviano, while Gattuso sent the ball over the bar from close range in the 13th minute after a great run by Pato.
Bologna remained mostly blocked in their area and were often in difficulty as they looked for Di Vaio and Zalayeta. Papadopulo's men couldn't create any dangerous moves in the first half an hour.
In the last few minutes of the first half, Milan augmented the pressure. In the 37th minute a cross by Pirlo found Seedorf in the area and he tried to find Huntelaar with a header but the Dutchman couldn't get to the ball in time. In the 41st minute Abate found Seedorf but the ball slipped too fast on the ground and Clarence failed to control it close to Viviano.
At the start of the second half there were no changes in either formation, and Milan quickly made themselves dangerous with a free kick by Pirlo after just two minutes. The match continued to be controlled by the Rossoneri but Papadopulo's spiderweb constantly frustrated Milan's moves.
The first real chance of the second half was in the 19th minute with Pato who fired a shot that ended up on the post. This chance spurred Milan on to believe in it even more. Leonardo took off Huntelaar and Gattuso inserted Inzaghi and Oddo. The hero of Marseille in the 27th minute found a great ball in his feet but the striker's shot went high.
Milan often tried to break through on the left and from that position Seedorf started in the 29th minute. The Dutchman went past Raggi with a nice dribble and put the ball in the net for a deserved lead.
After taking the lead Milan controlled the ball and tried to find dangerous counterattacks going through the left wing. In the 37th minute Inzaghi picked up a long ball and found himself in front of Viviano, who blocked the striker's shot which ended up on the post.
The failed chance led Bologna to try everything to get an equaliser. In the 42nd minute Mingazzini fired a great shot from distance which only Storari's skill prevented from becoming an equaliser for Bologna. A few seconds later from a corner kick Portanova tried a header which went wide. The last chance of a match which allowed Milan to get the first three points of the season in front of their home crowd.
BOLOGNA: Viviano; Raggi, Portanova, Britos, Lanna; Zenoni, Mingazzini, Guana, Valiani; Di Vaio, Zalayeta.
MILAN: Storari; Abate, Nesta, Kaladze, Favalli; Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Seedorf; Pato, Huntelaar.
Milan go back to winning ways at San Siro not without struggling against a compact Bologna team. The team's resistence lasts 75 minutes. Deciding the match was once again the class of Clarence Seedorf, who with a perfect dribble disoriented his opponent and gave Milan the winning goal.
After the many exercises done by Leonardo to see if Ignazio Abate would be able to play as a full back, the young Rossonero gets to play from the start as a right back with Favalli on the left. After the great performance in the Champions League Seedorf is confirmed in the hole behind the strikers Pato and Huntelaar.
The formation against Bologna is an aggressive, compact team, and since the first minutes of the match Milan showed incisiveness and good condition. In the 2nd minute Huntelaar with a powerful diagonal shot scared Viviano, while Gattuso sent the ball over the bar from close range in the 13th minute after a great run by Pato.
Bologna remained mostly blocked in their area and were often in difficulty as they looked for Di Vaio and Zalayeta. Papadopulo's men couldn't create any dangerous moves in the first half an hour.
In the last few minutes of the first half, Milan augmented the pressure. In the 37th minute a cross by Pirlo found Seedorf in the area and he tried to find Huntelaar with a header but the Dutchman couldn't get to the ball in time. In the 41st minute Abate found Seedorf but the ball slipped too fast on the ground and Clarence failed to control it close to Viviano.
At the start of the second half there were no changes in either formation, and Milan quickly made themselves dangerous with a free kick by Pirlo after just two minutes. The match continued to be controlled by the Rossoneri but Papadopulo's spiderweb constantly frustrated Milan's moves.
The first real chance of the second half was in the 19th minute with Pato who fired a shot that ended up on the post. This chance spurred Milan on to believe in it even more. Leonardo took off Huntelaar and Gattuso inserted Inzaghi and Oddo. The hero of Marseille in the 27th minute found a great ball in his feet but the striker's shot went high.
Milan often tried to break through on the left and from that position Seedorf started in the 29th minute. The Dutchman went past Raggi with a nice dribble and put the ball in the net for a deserved lead.
After taking the lead Milan controlled the ball and tried to find dangerous counterattacks going through the left wing. In the 37th minute Inzaghi picked up a long ball and found himself in front of Viviano, who blocked the striker's shot which ended up on the post.
The failed chance led Bologna to try everything to get an equaliser. In the 42nd minute Mingazzini fired a great shot from distance which only Storari's skill prevented from becoming an equaliser for Bologna. A few seconds later from a corner kick Portanova tried a header which went wide. The last chance of a match which allowed Milan to get the first three points of the season in front of their home crowd.
BOLOGNA: Viviano; Raggi, Portanova, Britos, Lanna; Zenoni, Mingazzini, Guana, Valiani; Di Vaio, Zalayeta.
Champion LEague : Marseille-Milan 1-2
It finished Olympique Marseille-Milan 1-2. In the second half the French equalised in the 49th minute through Heinze, after Inzaghi brought Milan in front in the 28th minute. The Rossoneri doubled the score in the 75th minute again with Pippo Inzaghi, who reaches a tally of 68 goals in European competitions.
OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE: Mandanda; Kabore, Diawara, Heinze, Taiwo; Cissè, M'Bia, Cheyrou; Lucho Gonzalez; Niang, Brandao.
MILAN: Storari; Oddo, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Zambrotta; Flamini, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Seedorf; Pato, Inzaghi.
OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE: Mandanda; Kabore, Diawara, Heinze, Taiwo; Cissè, M'Bia, Cheyrou; Lucho Gonzalez; Niang, Brandao.
MILAN: Storari; Oddo, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Zambrotta; Flamini, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Seedorf; Pato, Inzaghi.
livorno 0 - milan 0
AC Milan were earlier held to a dull 0-0 draw at promoted Livorno.
LIVORNO: De Lucia; Raimondi, Perticone, Miglionico, Vitale; Pulzetti, Mozart, Candreva, Moro; Tavano, Lucarelli.
MILAN: Storari; Oddo, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Jankulovski; Flamini, Ambrosini, Seedorf; Ronaldinho; Pato, Huntelaar.
Leonardo's side, hammered 4-0 by Inter Milan in the derby before the international break, gave a first start to former Real Madrid striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar with Marco Borriello injured but they could not break down an organised defence.
Milan, who won their opening encounter at Siena, lacked creativity early on with Andrea Pirlo spending the first half on the bench after recent exertions for Italy.
He came on for the again ineffective Ronaldinho early in the second period and soon hit the bar with a free kick but it was the closest the visitors came. Huntelaar was also replaced by Filippo Inzaghi.
Livorno, who had two players with their names spelt incorrectly on the back of their shirt, threatened sporadically and could easily have won.
LIVORNO: De Lucia; Raimondi, Perticone, Miglionico, Vitale; Pulzetti, Mozart, Candreva, Moro; Tavano, Lucarelli.
MILAN: Storari; Oddo, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Jankulovski; Flamini, Ambrosini, Seedorf; Ronaldinho; Pato, Huntelaar.
Leonardo's side, hammered 4-0 by Inter Milan in the derby before the international break, gave a first start to former Real Madrid striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar with Marco Borriello injured but they could not break down an organised defence.
Milan, who won their opening encounter at Siena, lacked creativity early on with Andrea Pirlo spending the first half on the bench after recent exertions for Italy.
He came on for the again ineffective Ronaldinho early in the second period and soon hit the bar with a free kick but it was the closest the visitors came. Huntelaar was also replaced by Filippo Inzaghi.
Livorno, who had two players with their names spelt incorrectly on the back of their shirt, threatened sporadically and could easily have won.
Serie A : Milan 0 - Inter 4
MILAN: Storari; Zambrotta, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Jankulovski; Gattuso, Pirlo, Flamini; Ronaldinho; Borriello, Pato.
INTER: Julio Cesar; Maicon, Lucio, Samuel, Chivu; Zanetti, Stankovic, Thiago Motta; Sneijder; Milito, Eto'o.
At San Siro it finished Milan-Inter 0-4. In the first half the Nerazzurri scored through Thiago Motta in the 29th minute, Milito on a penalty in the 36th minute, and Maicon in the 46th minute. In the second half Stankovic scored in the 67th minute.
It should have been a great night, possibly that of the rebirth for the morale and the ambition of the Rossoneri. Only 20 minutes were played well by Leonardo's men, who after a great start gave way to a cynical and fast Inter team. For Mourinho's men the goals came from Thiago Motta, Milito, Maicon and Stankovic.
The first derby without Kaká, Maldini and Ibrahimovic, the first in an August night. Leonardo didn't change the team, on the bench go Inzaghi, Seedorf, Huntelaar, and Ambrosini. On his part Mourinho immediately sent new playmaker Sneijder on the pitch behind Milito and Eto'o.
Both teams played aggressively and at a high rhythm from the start. Milan controlled the match, with more personality and clarity, and without getting intimidated by a shot from Sneijder in the 5th minute which was well saved by Storari. Leonardo often told the team to play with a defence high up the pitch, Nesta and Thiago Silva anticipated Milito and Eto'o, in the 7th minute Flamini went past Maicon, Borriello played in support of Pato's runs. The first 17 minutes saw Milan dominate against an intimidated opponent. In the 15th minute Pato entered the penalty area and played it to Ronaldinho, whose shot was off target.
After 20 minutes the match decidedly changed. In the 29th minute Inter showed speed and skill, with a quick move with one-touch football, as Milito found Thiago Motta who unexpectedly gave Inter the lead. Milan tried to regain control of the match while Inter played how they know best, using Eto'o and Maicon's speed. In the 36th minute Milan lost it, as Eto'o found a long corridor in the penalty area, where he was fouled by Gattuso. The penalty was converted by Milito. After a perfect start to the match the Rossoneri started to show tangible nervousness. In the 39th minute Gattuso, who had been booked after conceding the penalty, made a bad tackle in midfield and was sent off with a second yellow card. In the 46th minute Maicon received a pass from Milito and made it 3-0.
In the second half Leonardo sent in Ambrosini and Seedorf instead of Flamini and Borriello. The rhythm was much slower than in the first half, Milan tried to play while Inter tried to hit on the break. In the 19th minute Ronaldinho came off for Huntelaar, while Eto'o scored but was stopped in an offside position. As minutes passed Inter regained control of the match. In the 22nd minute a great goal by Stankovic made it four for Inter. In the 30th minute Eto'o again tried to score, but the Cameroonian's shot went just wide. The final minutes of the match saw Milan look for the goal but with the morale clearly gone.
INTER: Julio Cesar; Maicon, Lucio, Samuel, Chivu; Zanetti, Stankovic, Thiago Motta; Sneijder; Milito, Eto'o.
At San Siro it finished Milan-Inter 0-4. In the first half the Nerazzurri scored through Thiago Motta in the 29th minute, Milito on a penalty in the 36th minute, and Maicon in the 46th minute. In the second half Stankovic scored in the 67th minute.
It should have been a great night, possibly that of the rebirth for the morale and the ambition of the Rossoneri. Only 20 minutes were played well by Leonardo's men, who after a great start gave way to a cynical and fast Inter team. For Mourinho's men the goals came from Thiago Motta, Milito, Maicon and Stankovic.
The first derby without Kaká, Maldini and Ibrahimovic, the first in an August night. Leonardo didn't change the team, on the bench go Inzaghi, Seedorf, Huntelaar, and Ambrosini. On his part Mourinho immediately sent new playmaker Sneijder on the pitch behind Milito and Eto'o.
Both teams played aggressively and at a high rhythm from the start. Milan controlled the match, with more personality and clarity, and without getting intimidated by a shot from Sneijder in the 5th minute which was well saved by Storari. Leonardo often told the team to play with a defence high up the pitch, Nesta and Thiago Silva anticipated Milito and Eto'o, in the 7th minute Flamini went past Maicon, Borriello played in support of Pato's runs. The first 17 minutes saw Milan dominate against an intimidated opponent. In the 15th minute Pato entered the penalty area and played it to Ronaldinho, whose shot was off target.
After 20 minutes the match decidedly changed. In the 29th minute Inter showed speed and skill, with a quick move with one-touch football, as Milito found Thiago Motta who unexpectedly gave Inter the lead. Milan tried to regain control of the match while Inter played how they know best, using Eto'o and Maicon's speed. In the 36th minute Milan lost it, as Eto'o found a long corridor in the penalty area, where he was fouled by Gattuso. The penalty was converted by Milito. After a perfect start to the match the Rossoneri started to show tangible nervousness. In the 39th minute Gattuso, who had been booked after conceding the penalty, made a bad tackle in midfield and was sent off with a second yellow card. In the 46th minute Maicon received a pass from Milito and made it 3-0.
In the second half Leonardo sent in Ambrosini and Seedorf instead of Flamini and Borriello. The rhythm was much slower than in the first half, Milan tried to play while Inter tried to hit on the break. In the 19th minute Ronaldinho came off for Huntelaar, while Eto'o scored but was stopped in an offside position. As minutes passed Inter regained control of the match. In the 22nd minute a great goal by Stankovic made it four for Inter. In the 30th minute Eto'o again tried to score, but the Cameroonian's shot went just wide. The final minutes of the match saw Milan look for the goal but with the morale clearly gone.
Derby della madonina
Derby della madonina
Milan vs inter...
Milan-Inter, the anticipated match on 20.45 on Saturday, will be led by Nicola Rizzoli. His assistants will be Lanciano and Rossomando, the fourth man Gervasoni.
Milan arrive to the derby on Saturday night against Inter, valid for the 2nd matchday of Serie A, without suspended or cautioned players. The same goes for Inter..
Milan vs inter...
Milan-Inter, the anticipated match on 20.45 on Saturday, will be led by Nicola Rizzoli. His assistants will be Lanciano and Rossomando, the fourth man Gervasoni.
Milan arrive to the derby on Saturday night against Inter, valid for the 2nd matchday of Serie A, without suspended or cautioned players. The same goes for Inter..
Seria A 2009/2010: Siena 1- Milan 2
At the Stadio Artemio Franchi of Siena it finished Siena-Milan 1-2. After Pato's goal in the 29th minute and Ghezzal's in the 34th, Pato again scored his first brace of the season in the 48th minute and allowed Milan to win.
SIENA-MILAN: OFFICIAL FORMATIONS
SIENA: Curci; Rossettini, Ficagna, Brandao, Del Grosso; Jarolim, Vergassola, Codrea, Fini; Ghezzal, Maccarone.
MILAN: Storari; Zambrotta, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Jankulovski; Gattuso, Pirlo, Flamini; Ronaldinho; Borriello, Pato.
Brazil striker Alexandre Pato scored twice after great work from Ronaldinho to give AC Milan a battling 2-1 win at Siena in their Serie A opener on Saturday.
The visitors, patchy in pre-season under new rookie coach Leonardo, went ahead on 29 minutes when Pato coolly slotted home after compatriot Ronaldinho's clever pass.
Abdelkader Ghezzal equalised for the hosts five minutes later when Milan's stand-in goalkeeper Marco Storari could only parry a shot into his path.
However, Milan quickly regained the initiative in the second half when another delightful Ronaldinho ball allowed Mathieu Flamini to give Pato an easy tap-in.
Fiorentina's Adrian Mutu shrugged off worries about his preparedness by coming off the bench to salvage a 1-1 draw at Bologna in the opening game of the Serie A season on Saturday.
The Romanian striker is still coming to terms with a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) verdict ordering him to pay former club Chelsea $24.5 million in damages after a positive test for cocaine while at the English side five years ago.
Mutu started as a substitute with coach Cesare Prandelli keen to limit the pressure on him but he rifled home the equaliser from just inside the area after 64 minutes having entered the fray at halftime.
Former Fiorentina forward Pablo Osvaldo had put the hosts in front midway through the first half when he headed in a corner from close range.
Fiorentina, who host Sporting in their Champions League playoff second leg on Wednesday with the score at 2-2, had chances to win but striker Alberto Gilardino was twice denied.
Serie A 2009/2010 : Siena- Milan Preview
Leonardo De Araujo makes his debut as first team coach, in the Italian Serie A. The Brazilian is one of the three debuting coaches in Serie A along with Atzori (Catania) and Russo (Livorno). If he plays, Gennaro Gattuso will make his 400th official appearence with Milan's shirt, having made his debut on 15 September 1999 in Chelsea-Milan 0-0 (Champions League). Gattuso has made 276 appearences in Serie A, 23 in the Coppa Italia, 2 in the Italian Supercup, 79 in the Champions League, 14 in the Uefa Cup, 2 in the European Supercup, and 3 in the Intercontinental Cup/Club World Cup. If he plays, Cristiano Del Grosso makes his 100th appearence in Serie A: his debut was on 28 August 2005, Ascoli-Milan 1-1.
Here is the list of players called up for Siena-Milan: Perucchini, Roma, Storari, Antonini, Favalli, Jankulovski, Nesta, Onyewu, Thiago Silva, Zambrotta, Abate, Ambrosini, Flamini, Gattuso, Pirlo, Seedorf, Borriello, Inzaghi, Pato, Ronaldinho.
Unavailable players: Dida, Abbiati, Bonera, Di Gennaro.
Players not called up: Kaladze, Oddo, Zigoni.
Suspended: Huntelaar.
Here are the main declarations of the Rossoneri's coach.
HUNTELAAR'S SUSPENSION
"We knew, there was the hope to remove it, but there was not possibility to field him. Unfortunately he cannot play, but we knew that.
THE FIRST MATCH AGAINST SIENA AND THE SEASON
"The first matchday arrives, now we are all at zero points and we start off on the same level. Tomorrow's game is one we can have to face fully concentrated. We must act like in the Berlusconi Trophy, playing with the same attention and concentration. It was an important month of work, I think that the team is ready.
"Starting out well is always fundamental, managing to give a fingerprint to our performance would important for ourselves. I don't think that it is decisive to win or lose, but I think that the team is able to start off well. We have reacted well to the difficulties and the proof was Milan-Juve at San Siro. We need to give a signal straight away to ourselves and to the others to prove what we are. We cannot say today what we are, it will be the games to say so, in the path of the season.
"Who can win the Scudetto? I will not make too many calculations, let's think about ourselves and to how we can improve. Starting from Bonera, Dida and Abbiati, apart from Di Gennaro, we have available everyone and this is very important. We know the commitments we have, I don't want to stay here to preach what we shall do and what we will not do. Milan can always start with the willl to win. Game after game, we shall understand what we can do. We start out knowing that we are Milan and that we have inside us this will to win. Then it will be the games to determine things. We play match after match and we'll see where we can arrive.
FORMATION AND INJURIES
"The formation doubts will always be there and if we will have the entire squad available, the doubts will always be welcome. Everyone is returning and this is what matters. The basis to the squad which goes on the pitch is that of the team who played in the Berlusconi Trophy.
"Borriello or Inzaghi? I see them well both, they are different players. The choice can be for their characteristics. I will keep the doubt until tomorrow, I want to understand also how Siena will play, we don't know exactly what to expect. They tried the 4-3-1-2, but they also have the possibility for the 4-3-3. We'll see.
"Kaladze had a series of injuries, he stopped, he is doing a new period of preparation. His week has been very good, he's close to be totally available. If this team will always have its potential available, it will be a good season. Oddo not called-up? With Massimo I have always spoken and I had done so also with Kalac. Right from the start I told him that I had some ideas and that if he had found a better place than the one of Milan today, we could have spoke about it. He has always worked hard in all of the moments of the preparation and this is very important. The transfer market is open. If he had to find a better place we'll see. De Silvestri? In the transfer market one thing is tied to another, we must see. We have to wait. We start off with this group and I think that it's a valid group. The idea is a player on the wing, but there are many impossible names. We'll see what is possible until August 31. The moment in general, on the transfer market, is of economic difficulty. We see the big clubs, but also the average and the small ones. It's a period like this."
A FIRST BALANCE
"We're coming from a tiring month, useful for some tests. Today I feel strong, more inside the squad, I confronted myself with a different role which I like more, I find in the players a continuous response which makes me go forward. All that we have suffered last year we paid for it even until today: the recovery of Nesta and Gatuzo, fundamental players, Borriello who was out for a year, Kaladze out for a long period, Bonera still out, Inzaghi, Seedorf and Ambro at times not available during the preparation... I did not expect a brilliant Milan for these reasons. What I see today is that this team has a unique sense of belonging, to Milan: everyone knows their importance and what it is to live the Rossoneri's world. This is the departure. The rest, tactics, form and so one, must be built.The solid base is a matter of pride and objectives and this exists and is increasing. It's this energy that makes the world go round, the rest is built day after day.
"How can you have trust in this Milan? During the preparation we did not prove our real value. Until Chelsea, in reality we had done very well, until the squad was full and complete. We were not in form but we had energies to use. From then onwards, Amrbo and Seedorf stopped, Borriello, Nesta and Gattuso felt the initial sprint. What this team is, is not the picture of the preparation. The week of work at Milanello was very positive and it was a proud response to start again. At our return from America I think that Milan improved a lot."
THE BENCH DEBUT
"If I'm excited for the bench debut? Sincerely my personal stories I now see them useless, I'm in the role of thinking about the others' emotions, not mine. This career is a surprise for me. I'm thinking about making a career, I'm responding to a call of a club to whom I'm completely tied and I try to do my best, with what is my experience. Honestly my personal stories and emotions fall a bit. I'm only worried about reching my objectives.
SILVIO BERLUSCONI AND RONALDINHO
"My rapport with Berlusconi is very good. When he talks about swage cuts and so on, he speaks like a football director, more than as Milan president. He talks about a football idea which needs to be re-thought. His words are tied to ties, for a more sustainable football in the future.
"Berlusconi is in love with Ronaldinho, he knows that he has a pearl at home which needs to be used at its best. I have known Ronaldinho since always, I know his story, I play for years with his brother, I'm Brazilian. His training session today was beautiful to see. He must do what he did today always. I will do everything to make him and the entire team give their best. I want to get from him, and from those who can, the best. He's improving, he's returning, either now or never, his moment for Milan and the national team is now, in all sense, also for the prearation he has made.
THE BRAZILIANS, THE NATIONAL TEAM AND THE ROSSONERI'S TACTICS
"Pato is an incredible talent who must affirm himself in the national teal. Thiago is paying for those six months he did with us without playing. I think that both, just like Ronaldino, will soon return in Brazil. Egoistically we have them here for ourselves, it's a positive thing. Ronaldinho today is playing as a forward. We play with 4-3-1-2 with Ronaldinho as forward and he must be decisive in attack. We play like we have always played. I Pato can become top-scorer. He has enormous possibilities, he has grown, he has become more man also in his physique. He has speed, he is spontaneous in his movements, easily arrives, but he needs to find continuity. He has scored 15 goals last year, but he has head of him still many things to do."
LIPPI-MOURINHO
"The row between Mourinho-Lippi? I'm out of it, in order not to add other opinions. It's not that I don't want to sway one side or the other, it's that I have other things in my mind. What I can say is that I'm happy about the good luck tha Mourinho gave me in Boston and the charge that Lippi gave me at the Berlusconi trophy. We met and he was very nice with me."
8/22 17:00 UK Bologna VS Fiorentina
8/22 19:45 UK Siena VS AC Milan
8/23 17:00 UK Internazionale VS Bari
8/23 19:45 UK Livorno VS Cagliari
8/23 19:45 UK Genoa VS AS Roma
8/23 19:45 UK Lazio VS Atalanta
8/23 19:45 UK Catania VS Sampdoria
8/23 19:45 UK Palermo VS Napoli
8/23 19:45 UK Juventus VS Chievo Verona
8/23 19:45 UK Udinese VS Parma
official numbering of Milan's first team squad 2009/2010.
Here is the official numbering of Milan's first team squad 2009/2010. As for the historical Rossoneri not much has changed. For the rest, confirmed are the 22 for Borriello and 80 for Ronaldinho. The new ones: number 5 for Onyewu, 11 for Huntelaar, 17 for Zigoni, 20 for Abate, 30 for Storari, 31 for Roma, 33 for Thiago Silva (the Brazilian defender had already played the friendlies with that number), 44 for Oddo, 49 for Di Gennaro.
In detail, the complete list:
1 - Nelson Dida
4 - Kaladze
5 - Oguchi Onyewu
7 - Alexandre Pato
8 - Rino Gattuso
9 - Filippo Inzaghi
10 - Clarence Seedorf
11 - Klaas Jan Huntelaar
12 - Christian Abbiati
13 - Alessandro Nesta
15 - Gianluca Zambrotta
16 - Mathieu Flamini
17 - Gianmarco Zigoni
18 - Marek Jankulovski
19 - Giuseppe Favalli
20 - Ignazio Abate
21 - Andrea Pirlo
22 - Marco Borriello
23 - Massimo Ambrosini
25 - Daniele Bonera
30 - Marco Storari
31 - Flavio Roma
33 - Thiago Silva
44 - Massimo Oddo
49 - Davide Di Gennaro
77 - Luca Antonini
80 - Ronaldinho
Tim Trophy 2009
AC Milan coach Leonardo is not pressing the panic button despite a string of pre-season defeats.
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Milan lost 1-0 to Inter in a 45-minute game in Pescara before being beaten 2-0 by Juve in another reduced-time match, leaving them with just one win from 10 friendlies in the preseason.
"I understand that the bad results attract attention, but I'm sure we'll have a good season," Saturday's La Gazzetta dello Sport quoted Leonardo as saying. "We've had some problems managing the squad, which is not too big and we've had some injuries. The evaluations should be made when we're all here."
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar posed little threat in his first games for Milan after joining from Real Madrid but Leonardo said the Dutch striker would be more effective with more games under his belt.
MILAN-JUVENTUS ENDS 0-2
After winning 2-0 against Milan, Juventus win the ninth edition of the Tim Trophy 2009. The Bianconeri won thanks to goals by Amauri in the 14th minute and Iaquinta in the 32nd minute.
Here are the official formations of Milan and Juventus for the last match of the Tim Trophy:
MILAN: Roma; Oddo, Nesta, Favalli, Antonini; Abate, Gattuso, Flamini; Ronaldinho; Pato, Huntelaar. Coach: Leonardo
JUVENTUS: Manninger; Caceres, Chiellini, Le Grottaglie, Marrone; Salihamidzic, Poulsen, Melo; Iago; Amauri, Iaquinta. Coach: Ferrara
MILAN-INTER ENDS 0-1
Milan lose 1-0 in their first match of the Tim Trophy 2009. The winning goal was scored in the 22nd minute by Balotelli with a header. Now Milan-Juventus.
MILAN: Storari; Oddo, Nesta, Favalli, Antonini; Abate, Gattuso, Flamini; Ronaldinho; Pato, Huntelaar. Coach: Leonardo
INTER: Cesar; Santon, Materazzi, Samuel, Chivu (44' Caldirola); Quaresma (38' Mancini), Vieira, Motta; Stankovic; Milito, Balotelli. Coach: Josè Mourinho
Pictures / Photo : Paolo Maldini and Christian Maldini
Like father...Like Son..
Maldini has two sons, Christian and Daniel Maldini. Christian has signed for Milan's youth team at the age of 9 and is set to continue the Maldini dynasty
Christian Maldini (Born 1996-06-16)
here's the father and son pictures...
Happy birthday,Pippo
Many happy birthday wishes, Champion! Even though you've turned 36, you look 10 years younger on the pitch, we hope you'll score 306 more goals, more or less important ones, but still goals, which you were born to score. But especially thank you for the determination, desire to always be there, and the extraordinary professionalism which have given you tremendous victories and an infinite passion for this sport and this shirt.
Happy birthday Pippo!
Personal information
Date of birth August 9, 1973 (1973-08-09) (age 36)
Place of birth Piacenza, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Milan
Number 9
Youth career Piacenza
Senior career*
Years Club Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Piacenza 39 (15)
1992–1993 Leffe (loan) 21 (13)
1993–1994 Verona (loan) 36 (13)
1995–1996 Parma 15 (2)
1996–1997 Atalanta 33 (24)
1997–2001 Juventus 122 (58)
2001– Milan 165 (70)
National team
1993–1996 Italy U-21 14 (3)
1997–2007 Italy 57 (25
The brother of fellow footballer Simone Inzaghi, Inzaghi got his start playing for hometown club Piacenza Calcio as a teenager in 1991, but made only two appearances before being loaned to Serie C1 side Leffe, with whom he scored an impressive 13 goals in 21 matches. In 1993, Inzaghi moved to Serie B club Verona and scored 13 goals in 36 appearances. Upon his return to Piacenza, he scored 15 times in 37 games and proved himself as an exciting young prospect.
Inzaghi made his Serie A debut when he transferred to Parma in 1995, but scored only twice in 15 matches. He moved on to Atalanta the following season, finishing as the Capocannoniere (Serie A's top scorer) with 24 goals.
Despite a solid tally of 58 goals in 122 games for the Bianconeri, Inzaghi was soon benched in favor of David Trézéguet, and he was bought by Milan for the 2001-02 campaign by Fatih Terim, but suffered a knee injury and missed the first half of the season. Upon his return, he was able to forge a strong goalscoring partnership with Andriy Shevchenko, and he soon racked up an impressive trophy count with the Rossoneri, among them the 2002-03 Champions League (in which Milan defeated his previous team, Juventus, in the final on penalties), along with the 2003 Coppa Italia and the 2003-04 Scudetto. He signed a contract extension in November 2004.[4]
Inzaghi was able to fully recover from persistent knee injuries that had dogged him for two years, as he also regained his predatory goalscoring form by scoring 12 goals in 22 Serie A matches in 2005-06, along with four scores in five CL appearances. On May 23, 2007, in the 2007 Champions League final in Athens, he scored both of Milan's goals in their 2-1 victory over Liverpool in a rematch of the 2005 final. He declared after the match:
It's a dream since I was a child to score twice in the final, and the ones I scored yesterday evening were the most important in my life. It was an unforgettable game. It's something that will stay with me all my life and two goals in the final speaks for itself.
At the start of the 2007-2008 season he picked up where he left off in Athens, scoring the equalizer in the Super Cup in Milan's 3-1 victory over Sevilla, a game in which he controversially celebrated his goal despite all the other goal scorers of the game (Renato, Marek Jankulovski and Kaká) not doing so, showing respect for the late Sevilla player Antonio Puerta. Inzaghi capped off the year by scoring two goals in the final of the 2007 Club World Cup, helping Milan win 4-2 against Boca Juniors to take revenge for the defeat on penalties in 2003.
On 24 February 2008, Inzaghi scored the matchwinning goal in Milan's 2-1 win over Palermo with a diving header; it marked his first Serie A goal in over a year. This was followed by ten more goals in the league, the last against Udinese. This strike against Udinese was his goal number 100 for the club in official games. In November 2008, he agreed for a contract extension to June 2010.[5] On 8 March 2009, Inzaghi scored his first hat-trick of the season against Atalanta when they won by 3-0 home at San Siro. His 300th career goal came in the 4-1 thrashing of Siena away from home. He then went on to score three goals against Torino, his second professional hat-trick in as many months. With this new triple 'Super Pippo' breaks a new record, the player with the most registered hat-tricks in Serie A during the last 25 years. With 10 hat-tricks, Inzaghi is ahead of Giuseppe Signori (9), Hernan Crespo (8), Roberto Baggio, Marco van Basten , Gabriel Batistuta and Abel Balbo (7).
nzaghi became the first player to score two Champions League hat tricks (both with Juventus) when he netted a treble during a 4-4 group stage draw with Hamburg on 13 September 2000; his first was in a 4-1 victory over Dynamo Kyiv during the 1997-98 quarterfinals.
During 2002-2003 Champions League campaign, Inzaghi scored a hat trick against Deportivo La Coruna to break Alessandro Altobelli's Italian record of 39 goals in Europe. He scored his 62nd career European goal, and 33rd overall for Milan, in a 3-0 Champions League group stage win over Shakhtar Donetsk on 6 November 2007. This achievement put him level with Bayern Munich legend Gerd Müller on UEFA's all-time scoring list. [6] Inzaghi surpassed Müller after netting his 63rd career goal during Milan's final group stage match against Celtic on 4 December 2007. However, Raúl of Real Madrid scored a brace on 10 December 2008 in a game against Zenit St. Petersburg in the Champions League, which put Raúl ahead of Inzaghi in the goal count.
Happy birthday Pippo!
Personal information
Date of birth August 9, 1973 (1973-08-09) (age 36)
Place of birth Piacenza, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Milan
Number 9
Youth career Piacenza
Senior career*
Years Club Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Piacenza 39 (15)
1992–1993 Leffe (loan) 21 (13)
1993–1994 Verona (loan) 36 (13)
1995–1996 Parma 15 (2)
1996–1997 Atalanta 33 (24)
1997–2001 Juventus 122 (58)
2001– Milan 165 (70)
National team
1993–1996 Italy U-21 14 (3)
1997–2007 Italy 57 (25
The brother of fellow footballer Simone Inzaghi, Inzaghi got his start playing for hometown club Piacenza Calcio as a teenager in 1991, but made only two appearances before being loaned to Serie C1 side Leffe, with whom he scored an impressive 13 goals in 21 matches. In 1993, Inzaghi moved to Serie B club Verona and scored 13 goals in 36 appearances. Upon his return to Piacenza, he scored 15 times in 37 games and proved himself as an exciting young prospect.
Inzaghi made his Serie A debut when he transferred to Parma in 1995, but scored only twice in 15 matches. He moved on to Atalanta the following season, finishing as the Capocannoniere (Serie A's top scorer) with 24 goals.
Despite a solid tally of 58 goals in 122 games for the Bianconeri, Inzaghi was soon benched in favor of David Trézéguet, and he was bought by Milan for the 2001-02 campaign by Fatih Terim, but suffered a knee injury and missed the first half of the season. Upon his return, he was able to forge a strong goalscoring partnership with Andriy Shevchenko, and he soon racked up an impressive trophy count with the Rossoneri, among them the 2002-03 Champions League (in which Milan defeated his previous team, Juventus, in the final on penalties), along with the 2003 Coppa Italia and the 2003-04 Scudetto. He signed a contract extension in November 2004.[4]
Inzaghi was able to fully recover from persistent knee injuries that had dogged him for two years, as he also regained his predatory goalscoring form by scoring 12 goals in 22 Serie A matches in 2005-06, along with four scores in five CL appearances. On May 23, 2007, in the 2007 Champions League final in Athens, he scored both of Milan's goals in their 2-1 victory over Liverpool in a rematch of the 2005 final. He declared after the match:
It's a dream since I was a child to score twice in the final, and the ones I scored yesterday evening were the most important in my life. It was an unforgettable game. It's something that will stay with me all my life and two goals in the final speaks for itself.
At the start of the 2007-2008 season he picked up where he left off in Athens, scoring the equalizer in the Super Cup in Milan's 3-1 victory over Sevilla, a game in which he controversially celebrated his goal despite all the other goal scorers of the game (Renato, Marek Jankulovski and Kaká) not doing so, showing respect for the late Sevilla player Antonio Puerta. Inzaghi capped off the year by scoring two goals in the final of the 2007 Club World Cup, helping Milan win 4-2 against Boca Juniors to take revenge for the defeat on penalties in 2003.
On 24 February 2008, Inzaghi scored the matchwinning goal in Milan's 2-1 win over Palermo with a diving header; it marked his first Serie A goal in over a year. This was followed by ten more goals in the league, the last against Udinese. This strike against Udinese was his goal number 100 for the club in official games. In November 2008, he agreed for a contract extension to June 2010.[5] On 8 March 2009, Inzaghi scored his first hat-trick of the season against Atalanta when they won by 3-0 home at San Siro. His 300th career goal came in the 4-1 thrashing of Siena away from home. He then went on to score three goals against Torino, his second professional hat-trick in as many months. With this new triple 'Super Pippo' breaks a new record, the player with the most registered hat-tricks in Serie A during the last 25 years. With 10 hat-tricks, Inzaghi is ahead of Giuseppe Signori (9), Hernan Crespo (8), Roberto Baggio, Marco van Basten , Gabriel Batistuta and Abel Balbo (7).
nzaghi became the first player to score two Champions League hat tricks (both with Juventus) when he netted a treble during a 4-4 group stage draw with Hamburg on 13 September 2000; his first was in a 4-1 victory over Dynamo Kyiv during the 1997-98 quarterfinals.
During 2002-2003 Champions League campaign, Inzaghi scored a hat trick against Deportivo La Coruna to break Alessandro Altobelli's Italian record of 39 goals in Europe. He scored his 62nd career European goal, and 33rd overall for Milan, in a 3-0 Champions League group stage win over Shakhtar Donetsk on 6 November 2007. This achievement put him level with Bayern Munich legend Gerd Müller on UEFA's all-time scoring list. [6] Inzaghi surpassed Müller after netting his 63rd career goal during Milan's final group stage match against Celtic on 4 December 2007. However, Raúl of Real Madrid scored a brace on 10 December 2008 in a game against Zenit St. Petersburg in the Champions League, which put Raúl ahead of Inzaghi in the goal count.
Lazio Juara Supercoppa Italia, inter memalukan..
Lazio mengejutkan..Inter dipermalukan di stadion sarang burung..
Lazio memenangi Supercoppa Italia tahun ini usai menundukkan Inter Milan 2-1. Gol Biancoceleste dipersembahkan oleh Francelino Matuzalem dan Tommaso Rocchi, sedang Nerazzuri membalas lewat Samuel Eto'o.
Laga Piala Super Italia antara Lazio kontra Inter digelar di Stadion Sarang Burung, Beijing, China, Sabtu (8/8/2009) malam WIB. Seperti diberitakan Goal, laga ini disaksikan langsung oleh 70 ribu pasang mata.
Peluang pertama didapatkan Inter ketika laga berlangsung setengah jam. Namun kans yang didapat Sulley Muntari gagal membuahkan hasil usai tendangannya melenceng dari sasaran.
Tujuh menit berselang, kiper Lazio Fernando Muslera menyelamatkan gawangnya dari sundulan Lucio yang menyambut bola sepak pojok Esteban Cambiasso..
Kedua tim mengakhiri babak pertama dengan kedudukan sama kuat 0-0.
Lazio membuka skor di menit ke-66 lewat Francelino Matuzalem. Bola sepakan Matuzalem sempat diblok kiper Inter Julio Cesar. Namun pantulannya mengenai kepala Matuzalem dan si kulit bundar pun meluncur masuk ke agwang Inter.
Tiga menit berselang, Biancoceleste menambah keunggulan kali ini lewat Tomamaso Rocchi. Bola chip yang dilepaskan pemain berusia 31 tahun itu gagal dibendung Julio Cesar.
Inter membalas di menit ke-78 lewat Samuel Eto'o. Gol ini berawal dari kegagalan Ousmane Dabo mempertahankan bola. Si kulit bundar kemudian direbut Mario Balotelli yang selanjutnya menyodorkan bola ke arah Eto'o.
Empat menit menjelang bubaran, Inter kembali merobek gawang Lazio. Namun kali ini gol yang didonasikan oleh Diego Milito itu dianulir akibat wasit menilai telah terjadi offside.
Di lima menit masa injury time, Nerazzuri lebih banyak melancarkan tekanan. Namun kans yang didapat lewat tendangan bebas Eto'o masih melenceng tipis. Sementara sundulan Davide Suazo bisa ditangkal Muslera.
Skor 2-1 untuk Lazio bertahan hingga laga ditutup. Susunan Pemain
Inter Milan: Julio Cesar; Zanetti, Chivu, Lucio, Maicon, Stankovic (Balotelli 69'), Motta (Vieira 69'), Cambiasso, Muntari (Suazo 79'), Eto'o, Milito
Lazio: Muslera; Lichsteiner, Siviglia, Diakite, Kolarov, Brocchi, Baronio (Dabo 53'), Mauri, Matuzalem (Cribari 80'), Rocchi (Julio Cruz 72'), Zarate
Lazio memenangi Supercoppa Italia tahun ini usai menundukkan Inter Milan 2-1. Gol Biancoceleste dipersembahkan oleh Francelino Matuzalem dan Tommaso Rocchi, sedang Nerazzuri membalas lewat Samuel Eto'o.
Laga Piala Super Italia antara Lazio kontra Inter digelar di Stadion Sarang Burung, Beijing, China, Sabtu (8/8/2009) malam WIB. Seperti diberitakan Goal, laga ini disaksikan langsung oleh 70 ribu pasang mata.
Peluang pertama didapatkan Inter ketika laga berlangsung setengah jam. Namun kans yang didapat Sulley Muntari gagal membuahkan hasil usai tendangannya melenceng dari sasaran.
Tujuh menit berselang, kiper Lazio Fernando Muslera menyelamatkan gawangnya dari sundulan Lucio yang menyambut bola sepak pojok Esteban Cambiasso..
Kedua tim mengakhiri babak pertama dengan kedudukan sama kuat 0-0.
Lazio membuka skor di menit ke-66 lewat Francelino Matuzalem. Bola sepakan Matuzalem sempat diblok kiper Inter Julio Cesar. Namun pantulannya mengenai kepala Matuzalem dan si kulit bundar pun meluncur masuk ke agwang Inter.
Tiga menit berselang, Biancoceleste menambah keunggulan kali ini lewat Tomamaso Rocchi. Bola chip yang dilepaskan pemain berusia 31 tahun itu gagal dibendung Julio Cesar.
Inter membalas di menit ke-78 lewat Samuel Eto'o. Gol ini berawal dari kegagalan Ousmane Dabo mempertahankan bola. Si kulit bundar kemudian direbut Mario Balotelli yang selanjutnya menyodorkan bola ke arah Eto'o.
Empat menit menjelang bubaran, Inter kembali merobek gawang Lazio. Namun kali ini gol yang didonasikan oleh Diego Milito itu dianulir akibat wasit menilai telah terjadi offside.
Di lima menit masa injury time, Nerazzuri lebih banyak melancarkan tekanan. Namun kans yang didapat lewat tendangan bebas Eto'o masih melenceng tipis. Sementara sundulan Davide Suazo bisa ditangkal Muslera.
Skor 2-1 untuk Lazio bertahan hingga laga ditutup. Susunan Pemain
Inter Milan: Julio Cesar; Zanetti, Chivu, Lucio, Maicon, Stankovic (Balotelli 69'), Motta (Vieira 69'), Cambiasso, Muntari (Suazo 79'), Eto'o, Milito
Lazio: Muslera; Lichsteiner, Siviglia, Diakite, Kolarov, Brocchi, Baronio (Dabo 53'), Mauri, Matuzalem (Cribari 80'), Rocchi (Julio Cruz 72'), Zarate
Huntelaar to Milan!!
A.C. Milan communicate they have reached an agreement with Real Madrid for the purchase of striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. The Dutch footballer will be subjected to the medical checks tomorrow, after which he will sign a contract which will keep him at the Rossoneri club until 30 June 2013.
Klaas Jan Huntelaar:
"I'm very happy, everything's good, I will be in Milan shortly. I'm a striker who likes to play for the team, I try to help the team score, I like to play in the center of the attack, I've always scored a lot playing like that. Filippo Inzaghi? I know him, he's a great player, his history with Milan is very important. For the rest Milan have many players who have been playing at the club for a long time and that's why it's a group that can be compared with family. Certainly, no two players are the same and I'm not the same as Inzaghi. It's right that every athlete has his own characteristics."
"I am calm - Huntelaar continued - also after yesterday's words from president Berlusconi, I'm very happy to be here, I know the football and the trainings in Italy are different to Spain, but I'm ready, I want to both start training and start the new adventure itself. My favorite Milan player? In general I especially admire offensive players and Milan have many, and they're all quality. Andrea Pirlo? I'm happy he stayed. I saw him play at Euro 2008 and I understood how important he is for the teams he plays in. A dear greeting to all Milan's fans. I am very happy."
Then, in front of the many cameras and microphones present at the Malpensa airport, Huntelaar added: "I've just arrived and I don't know my program yet. Milan the club and Milan the city are special for us Dutchmen, I know Van Basten very well, he coached me at Ajax as well as the national team. Milan need to have a great season."
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