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

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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.