Milan 3 Sampdoria 0

AC Milan semakin kokoh di puncak klasemen setelah berhasil meraih tiga angka saat menjamu Sampdoria. Rossonerri memetik poin sempurna usai memenangi pertandingan 3-0.

Di San Siro, Minggu (17/4/2011) dinihari WIB, Milan membuka skor lewat tendangan bebas Clarence Seedorf di pertengahan babak pertama dan keunggulan itu bertahan hingga jeda.

Il Diavolo Rosso baru dapat menambah pundi-pundi golnya di babak kedua. Antonio Cassano mencetak gol kedua di laga ini disusul oleh gol dari Robinho.

Tiga angka yang diraih membuat tim asuhan Massimilliano Allegri tetap di puncak klasemen dengan keunggulan enam poin dari Napoli yang jadi pesaing terdekatnya. Tetapi angka ini masih dapat kembali terpangkas menjadi tiga jika Napoli bisa mengalahkan Udinese, Minggu (17/4).

Jalannya Pertandingan

Milan mengambil inisiatif serangan lewat Kevin-Prince Boateng di menit kedua. Lewat kerjasamanya dengan Mark Van Bommel, sepakan pemain internasional Ghana itu masih melebar ke kiri.

Respon Sampdoria terjadi di menit 16 dan 17. Sundulan Fernando Tissone tipis saja melebar ke kiri dan sepakan Daniele Gastaldello masih bisa diselamatkan Christian Abbiati.

Abbiati harus diganti dua menit kemudian karena mengalami cedera dan digantikan oleh Marco Amelia.

Pelanggaran Massimo Volta kepada Boateng berbuah tendangan bebas. Seedorf yang menjadi eksekutor tak menyia-nyiakan kesempatan ini.

Dari jarak cukup jauh, gelandang Belanda ini melepaskan tendangan keras dari luar kotak penalti dan mengarah ke tiang jauh. Di menit 20 Bola tak sanggup dijangkau Gianluca Curci yang masuk.

Lima belas menit kemudian, upaya Milan lain lahir dari kaki Robinho. Namun sepakan striker Brasil ini jauh melebar ke sisi kanan gawang Curci.

Alexandre Pato harus mengakhiri pertandingan lebih dini. Tampaknya ia mengalami cedera dan digantikan oleh Antonio Cassano yang masuk di menit 41.

Robinho mengawali serangan Milan di 10 menit babak kedua dengan sepakan dari arah tengah kotak yang masih melebar.

Tak lama berselang, giliran Gianluca Zambrotta yang menebar ancaman. Umpan Seedorf diterima bek Italia itu dan melepas tendangan kaki kiri tapi masih sanggup ditangkap Curci.

Tim tuan rumah menerima angin segar usai Massimo Volta melakukan hand ball di area terlarang. Cassano sukses menjalankan tugasnya dengan baik dan menjadikan Milan kini memimpin 2-0 di menit 54.

Robinho akhirnya berhasil mencetak namanya di papan skor tujuh menit kemudian lewat sundulannya dari jarak dekat yang bersarang di tengah gawang Sampdoria.

Cassano! Striker Italia itu membuat tendangan dari tengah kotak hasil kerjasamanya dengan Boateng di menit 79.

Tim tamu melancarkan serangan balik cepat dan sempat membahayakan gawang yang dijaga Amelia. Fernando Tissone memberi operan kepada Angelo Palombo dan ia melepas sepakan kaki kanan dari luar kotak penalti. Tapi belum tepat sasaran.

Susunan Pemain:
AC MILAN: Abbiati (Amelia '19), Yepes, Silva, Zambrotta, Abate, Van Bommel (Pirlo '74), Boateng, Gattuso, Robinho, Pato (Cassano 41')

SAMPDORIA: Curci, Gastaldello, Martinez (Zauri 58'), Volta, Koman, Tissone, Palombo, Laczko, Dessena, Maccarone, Pozzi (Biabiany 76')

AC Milan Lazio 1, Serie A March 28 2010

AC Milan's title challenge stuttered once more tonight as they were held to a draw at home to struggling Lazio.

With leaders Inter Milan losing at Roma yesterday, the opportunity was there for Milan to move within a point of the Serie A summit.

But not for the first time this season they blew it.

They went ahead when Marco Borriello netted from the spot in the 18th minute but some lax defending allowed Stephan Lichtsteiner to equalise just after the half-hour mark.

Milan huffed and puffed in the second half but Lazio deserved the point which moved them five points clear of the relegation zone.

The game took a while to get going but it burst into life in the 17th minute when Milan took the lead.

France international Mathieu Flamini made a burst into the box down the right but saw his run ended by a poorly-timed tackle by Aleksandar Kolarov.

Referee Paolo Tagliavento pointed to the spot and Borriello - on penalty duty due to Ronaldinho's suspension - made no mistake despite Lazio keeper Fernando Muslera getting a hand to the ball.

Lazio equalised 14 minutes later although Milan boss Leonardo will be asking questions of his backline.

Cristian Ledesma's aimless ball into the box should have been dealt with but Luca Antonini made a hash of his clearance with the ball falling nicely for Lichtsteiner and he made no mistake with a clinical volley past Dida.

MILAN VS LAZIO VIDEO HIGHLIGHT


Dida was looking shaky and he almost gifted the Biancoceleste a second before half-time.

Ledesma's corner invited him off his line to punch but the Brazilian could only flap at the delivery, dropping it down at the feet of Andre Dias.

Dias should have shot first time but he delayed and Milan defender Thiago Silva got in a well-timed challenge to make the block.

Antonini almost atoned for his earlier blunder by restoring Milan's advantage nine minutes into the second half.

After latching on to a poor clearance from Muslera, he ran through a couple of weak Lazio challenges before lashing in a powerful drive from the edge of the area which beat the Lazio keeper but rattled back off the bar.

Milan threatened again after 67 minutes through Borriello.

The Italy international received the ball from strike-partner Filippo Inzaghi and turned cleverly but his shot was blasted over the bar.

Lazio played primarily on the counter-attack in the second half but it was a policy which almost reaped its reward with 20 minutes to go.

A free-kick from the left from Stefano Mauri was perfect for Dias to attack with his head. Instead he tried an acrobatic volley and put his effort wide of the upright with Dida struggling to make up the ground.

Milan created one last chance with eight minutes to go.

A mix-up in the Lazio defence meant Thiago's long ball was not cleared properly by either Kolarov or Muslera but Ignazio Abate was unable to capitalise, shooting high and wide when well placed.

Milan stay third, two points behind Roma and three adrift of Inter.

1 Dida	86 Fernando Muslera
19 Giuseppe Favalli	28 Guglielmo Stendardo
33 Thiaguinho	26 Stefan Radu
23 Massimo Ambrosini	80 André Dias
77 Luca Antonini	24 Cristian Ledesma
15 Gianluca Zambrotta	32 Christian Brocchi
10 Clarence Seedorf	5 Stefano Mauri
16 Mathieu Flamini	11 Aleksandar Kolarov
20 Ignazio Abate	2 Stephan Lichtsteiner
22 Marco Borriello	10 Mauro Zárate
9 Filippo Inzaghi	9 Tommaso Rocch

Milan 3 Atalanta 1,PATO PATO BORRIELLO

Milan: Abbiati; Bonera, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Jankulovski; Beckham, Pirlo, Ambrosini (Gattuso 66); Pato (Abate 80), Borriello (Huntelaar 74), Ronaldinho

Atalanta: Consigli; Garics, Bianco, Manfredini, Bellini; Ferreira Pinto (Ceravolo 42), De Ascentis (Volpi 67), Padoin, Valdes; Doni; Tiribocchi (Chevanton 76

An injury to Pato took the gloss off AC Milan's 3-1 victory over Atalanta with the Brazilian striker now facing an anxious race against time to be fit for the Champions League return leg against Manchester United.

Pato scores the first of his two goals but a thigh injury took the gloss off Milan's win over Atalanta

The forward produced a neat turn and finish on the half hour before converting Ronaldinho's pass 11 minutes later. Jaime Valdes netted for the visitors after the interval but Marco Borriello was quick to restore Milan's two-goal advantage after Ronaldinho's penalty was saved.

"We will have to wait 24 to 48 hours before knowing the extent of the injury,'' said Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani after the game. Milan must overturn a 3-2 deficit if they are to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

"Not to have Pato would be terrible,'' said Galliani. "We don't have anyone who can replace him. Without him, we would need to change our tactical set-up.''

AC Milan vs Livorno january 31, 2010

Milan: Abbiati, Antonini, Favalli, Thiago Silva, Abate, Ambrosini, Flamini, Ronaldinho, Seedorf, Beckham, Borriello.

Livorno: Benussi, Perticone, Rivas, Knezevic, Raimondi, Pulzetti, Bergvold, Filippini, Pieri, Bellucci, Lucarelli.

Inter vs Milan : Derby Della Madonina : The Real Derby

Inter milan vs Ac milan : January 24, 2010

Probable Inter Milan team (4-2-3-1): Julio Cesar, Maicon, Walter Samuel, Lucio, Ivan Cordoba, Javier Zanetti, Esteban Cambiasso, Mario Balotelli, Wesley Sneijder, Goran Pandev, Diego Milito.

Probable AC Milan team (4-3-3): Dida, Ignazio Abate, Thiago Silva, Alessandro Nesta, Luca Antonini, Andrea Pirlo, Gennaro Gattuso, Massimo Ambrosini, Ronaldinho, Marco Borriello, David Beckham.


When AC Milan and their new coach Leonardo were humbled in a 4-0 defeat to Inter in only the second Serie A game of the season, it appeared that the balance of power in Lombardy was to remain tipped in the Nerazzurri's favour. Five months on, and the resurgent Rossoneri are back in the title hunt and within touching distance of their great rivals ahead of Sunday's derby meeting.

• Matteo Bonetti on the Milan derby

With Inter retaining a vice-like grip over the Scudetto, winning the title for the past four seasons, the red half of Milan has not enjoyed a Serie A triumph since 2004. But thanks to a run of eight wins in nine league games, Leonardo's side go into Sunday's Derby della Madonnina just six points behind their great rivals with a game in hand and with belief palpably growing.

Sensing a real tilt at the title, and with Inter requiring remarkable comebacks to salvage a 4-3 win against Siena on January 9 and a point in a 2-2 draw with Bari last weekend, the momentum is most certainly with the Rossoneri. Another win would reinforce suggestions that the tide is turning in Serie A, but to do so, they will need to end Jose Mourinho's unbeaten record in home league games which stretches back eight years with three different clubs.

Inter Milan player in focus: Goran Pandev. The striker has started three games since joining Inter on a free transfer from Lazio at the start of January and has quickly proved influential. It was the Macedonian who played in Walter Samuel for an injury-time winner against Siena and then sparked a spirited comeback against Bari when netting his first for the Nerazzuri. With Samuel Eto'o at the African Nations Cup with Cameroon, Pandev will look to dovetail with Argentine striker Diego Milito to great effect.

AC Milan player in focus: Ronaldinho. Who else could it be but the Brazilian? With six goals in his past three games, including a hat-trick last weekend against Siena, Ronaldinho is now as close as he ever has been to recapturing the genius that saw him named FIFA World Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005. Vastly influential both in terms of goals and assists this season, Ronaldinho is playing with real exuberance and his renaissance has mirrored that of his club. Inter must shackle him at all costs on Sunday.

Key battle: Wesley Sneijder v Massimo Ambrosini. Inter's flying Dutchman made his debut for the club with an illuminating display in the 4-0 derby win in August and his impact on Inter has been considerable. With five goals and six assists, Sneijder is the creative hub around which the team revolves and the man charged with subduing him will be Ambrosini. The AC Milan captain will join Gennaro Gattuso in attempting to bully Sneijder out of possession but if they fail, the vision of the summer signing from Real Madrid could be a real threat as Inter look to exploit any opportunities on the break.

Tactics: Given their position in the table, it must be expected that AC Milan will be the side that looks to take the initiative and go on the offensive. Whether Jose Mourinho parks the bus remains to be seen but, in the homeland of catenaccio, do not expect Inter to adopt a gung-ho approach, even if they are the 'home' side. Milan will be keen to distribute the ball quickly and effectively to Ronaldinho, Andrea Pirlo and David Beckham, all of whom are more than proficient in the art of delivery, meaning lone striker Marco Borriello should enjoy a number of chances. Inter will also line up with one out-an-out striker in Diego Milito, with Pandev, Sneijder and possibly Mario Balotelli, the 'enfant terrible' of Italian football, the attacking elements in what will become a five-man midfield when possession is lost.

Quotes: Jose Mourinho produces a sarcastic response following AC Milan's success in postponing a Coppa Italia fixture on Wednesday night, leaving them to focus solely on the derby: "I have Samuel Eto'o involved in the African Nations Cup and four midfield players out injured. I'd like not to play Sunday's derby."

Leonardo on Ronaldinho's recent form and the Rossoneri's chances: "He is the greatest footballer in the world and he has re-found his taste for football. This derby arrives at the right time for us. We are getting closer to Inter and it will be an extraordinary game."

In the news: Two coaches who know intimately the unique atmosphere of the Derby della Madonnina have had their say on Sunday's match. Former Rossoneri coach Carlo Ancelotti, now at Chelsea of course, reckons: "The game is leaning on Milan's side as they head into it with shining form." Surprisingly, Roberto Mancini, formerly of Inter and now residing at Manchester City, has also hinted that the advantage lies with the 'away' side. He said: "It's impossible to say who will emerge victorious, but Milan have a chance of a lifetime. The Rossoneri are in excellent form, while it seems like Inter are a bit off-colour."

Inter Milan team news: Mourinho could be forced to field a weakened midfield as Thiago Motta and Dejan Stankovic are both doubts while Sulley Muntari also picked up a thigh problem in training on Wednesday. Striker Eto'o is at the African Nations Cup, so January signing Pandev will be handed another chance to impress. Cristian Chivu remains sidelined with a fractured skull.

AC Milan team news: Leonardo has his fingers crossed that experienced defender Alessandro Nesta will be able to recover from a muscle strain sustained in last weekend's 4-0 win over Siena. Brazilian talent Alexandre Pato is still struggling with a thigh problem so David Beckham is expected to continue on the right side of Leonardo's front three. Clarence Seedorf, Mathieu Flamini and Gianluca Zambrotta are all doubts.

Seri A january 6 2010: Milan 5 Genoa 2 , Bekcham is back

David Beckham's second debut for AC Milan was an occasion to savour as the England international started in a 5-2 victory over Genoa on Wednesday night.

MILAN: Dida; Abate, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Antonini; Ambrosini, Gattuso; Pirlo; Beckham, Borriello, Ronaldinho.
GENOA: Amelia; Moretti, Biava, Criscito; Rossi, Milanetto, Juric, Mesto; Palacio, Suazo, Sculli.

Having returned to the Rossoneri on a second loan spell from LA Galaxy, Beckham played in an advanced role as Leonardo's men responded to earlier victories for title rivals Inter Milan and Juventus to remain in the hunt for the Scudetto.

With Inter beating Chievo 1-0 and Juventus securing a 2-1 win over Parma in the first round of Serie A games in 2010, the onus was on Milan to respond, and they did so in style. The Rossoneri therefore remain eight points behind city rivals Inter with a game in hand.

However, Wednesday night's game at San Siro started in inauspicious circumstances as Ronaldinho saw his penalty saved by Marco Amelia after captain Massimo Ambrosini won a dubious spot-kick. Giuseppe Sculli deepened Milan's disappointment when heading Genoa into the lead on 25 minutes.

Ronaldinho made amends on 32 minutes when scoring from 12 yards after Ambrosini had been brought down in the box once more. That was the catalyst for Milan to race away with the game and after Thiago Silva tapped in from close range following a goalmouth scramble, Marco Borriello scored twice, the second a wonderful overhead kick.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar came off the bench to score his third Serie A goal of the season after Milan were awarded a third penalty of the evening but David Suazo, on loan from Inter Milan, wrapped up the scoring when drilling a fine shot past Dida on 79 minutes to give Genoa a late consolation.

HERE IS THE VIDEO AC MILAN VS GENOA 6 JANUARY 2010



Earlier in the day, Serie A leaders Inter Milan picked up where they left off with a narrow 1-0 victory over Chievo in the first match after the winter break.

Balotelli struck in the 12th minute to settle the contest in favour of the Serie A leaders, whose defender Chivu suffered a fractured skull in a clash of heads with Chievo captain Sergio Pellissier in the opening moments of the second half and was taken to hospital.

Goran Pandev also impressed when making his debut following a move from Lazio. The striker headed the ball into the corner of the net but replays confirmed the ball had already crossed the line and it was Balotelli's goal.

The victory moved Inter nine points clear of Juventus, who won 2-1 at Parma. A 39th-minute own goal from Paolo Castellini helped ten-man Juve claim just their second win in seven games at Stadio Ennio Tardini. The defender headed into his own goal after the hosts had failed to clear a corner

Hasan Salihamidzic had headed Juve into an early lead before veteran forward Nicola Amoruso grabbed an equaliser for Parma, but they were unable to find another even after Martin Caceres was sent off in the 73rd minute and slipped to sixth.

Cagliari scored in the 90th minute and again in stoppage time to earn a 2-2 draw and deny Roma the chance of moving up to third. A David Pizarro penalty and a Simone Perrotta effort had put the Giallorossi on course for all three points in the second half, but, not long after Luca Toni came on to make his Roma debut, Diego Lopez pulled one back for the Sardinians and Daniele Conti then equalised.

Napoli continued their push for European football next season by moving up to fourth with a 2-0 victory at Atalanta. Fabio Quagliarella set the Partenopei on their way with the opening goal after seven minutes and Michele Pazienza made the points safe 13 minutes into the second half, as Atalanta dropped to 19th.

Fiorentina won the Tuscan derby in style with a 5-1 hammering of basement boys Siena. Per Kroldrup, Mario Alberto Santana and Alberto Gilardino put the visitors in the driving seat in the first half before the returning Adrian Mutu and a second for Gilardino completed the rout. Massimo Maccarone's late penalty was barely any consolation for Siena.

Bari won 2-0 at home to Udinese thanks to a goal in each half from Riccardo Meggiorini and Vitor Barreto. Simone Pepe came closest to levelling for the visitors when he hit the crossbar just before the break.

Sergio Floccari made a huge splash on his Lazio debut by scoring twice in a 4-1 victory over Livorno. Martin Bergvold put Livorno in front in the seventh minute before Floccari, signed on a six-month loan deal from Genoa this week, stole the show.

The 28-year-old levelled shortly after the re-start and put his new team ahead in the 54th minute. Substitute Tommaso Rocchi and Aleksandar Kolarov with a penalty added further goals to make it a convincing win for Lazio. Livorno had Romano Perticone sent off in the 90th minute.

Sampdoria came from behind to rescue a 1-1 draw at home to Palermo. The Blucerchiati had won just once in their last eight fixtures coming into this game and found themselves trailing to Edison Cavani's strike five minutes before the interval. Palermo's lead was short-lived, though, with Antonio Cassano providing the perfect response a minute later.

Sinisa Mihajlovic saw his Catania side move up to third from bottom with a 1-0 victory over former club Bologna, Nicolas Spolli with the only goal of the game nine minutes from time.

AC Milan vs Palermo Video highlight

AC Milan vs Palermo Video highlight

Milan - Dida; Zambrotta, Nesta, Favalli, Antonini; Pirlo, Ambrosini; Abate, Seedorf, Ronaldinho; Borriello.

Palermo - Sirigu; Cassani, Kjaer, Bovo, Balzaretti; Nocerino, Liverani, Bresciano; Simplicio; Cavani, Miccoli

Serie A November 22,2009, Milan 4 Cagliari 3

IT'S OVER: MILAN-CAGLIARI 4-3

at 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 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.

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 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.

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.

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

Roma Rusak Pesta Perpisahan Maldini

Maldini Pensiun , Milan Kalah..
Pertandingan terakhir Paolo Maldini di Stadion San Siro berakhir dengan pahit. Bukannya memberi hadiah perpisahan manis, AC Milan malah takluk 2-3 di tangan AS Roma.

Dalam pertandingan yang digelar Minggu (24/5/2009) itu, tiga gol Roma dicetak oleh John Arne Riise, Jeremy Menez dan Francesco Totti. Sedangkan dua gol tuan rumah diborong Massimo Ambrosini.

Tak hanya itu, muka Milan tambah tercoreng ketika mereka mengakhiri pertandingan dengan 10 pemain. Ambrosini diusir wasit akibat melancarkan protes keras menyusul sebuah insiden di kotak penalti Roma.

Kekalahan ini membuat Milan tergusur ke peringkat tiga klasemen sementara oleh Juventus yang pada saat bersamaan menggulung Siena 3-0. Poin kedua tim sama, yakni 71, tetapi Juve unggul head to head.

Jalannya pertandingan
Baru dua menit peluit tanda dimulai pertandingan bertiup, Roma sudah memetik peluang. Umpan terobosan dari Mirko Vucinic kepada Rodrigo Taddei dilanjutkan dengan tendangan yang masih bisa ditahan Dida.

Di menit 35, Roma berhasil membuka keunggulan. Dari set piece tendangan bebas, bola disentuh David Pizarro ke arah Riise yang lantas menggenjot bola dengan kaki kirinya. Gol! 1-0 bagi Roma.

Roma berpeluang memperlebar keunggulan di menti penghabisan babak pertama ketika tendangan Vucinic menguasai bola dalam posisi bebas. Namun tendangan penyerang Montenegro itu tepat di pelukan Dida.

Memasuki babak kedua, Milan bermain lebih agresif. Pada menit ke-63, dari umpan Kaka, Clarence Seedorf menyodok bola tetapi arahnya masih melebar dari gawang Roma yang dijaga Artur.

Lima menit berselang, Artur sukses menggagalkan peluang emas milik Kaka. Dengan kaki kiri, Kaka melepas tendangan deras. Tetapi Artur dengan sigap men-tip bola ke luar lapangan.

Dari sepak pojok itu, Milan kembali mendapat kans. Ambrosini menanduk bola, namun Artur lagi-lagi berjibaku menyelamatkan gawangnya dengan tepisan tangan kanan.

Saat pertandingan memasuki menit 75, Milan akhirnya mendapat gol yang mereka inginkan. Dari crossing mendatar Kaka, bola disambar Filippo Inzaghi tetapi ditepis Artur. Bola liar ditendang masuk oleh Ambrosini.

Menit 80, Roma mengembalikan keunggulan mereka. Menez berhasil menebus kesalahannya pada beberapa menit sebelumnya saat dengan tendangan terukur kaki kirinya ia membobol gawang Dida.

Namun keunggulan itu hanya berusia semenit. Ambrosini kembali menyeimbangkan skor jadi 2-2 ketika ia yang tak terjaga dengan mudah menyontek bola umpan silang datar dari Kaka.

Roma akhirnya mencetak gol kemenangan hanya lima menit sebelum laga usai. Dari tendangan bebas, bola digulirkan Pizarro ke arah Totti yang melepaskan tendangan geledek tanpa mampu dicegah Dida.

Dua menit sebelum laga disudahi, Milan harus kehilangan Ambrosini. Sang gelandang dikartumerah oleh wasit karena memprotes putusannya tidak memberikan penalti saat Gianluca Zambrotta terlihat dilanggar di kotak penalti Roma.

Susunan pemain
Milan: Dida; Flamini, Favalli, Maldini, Jankulovski (Zambrotta 60); Beckham (Seedorf 46), Pirlo, Ambrosini; Kaka; Pato (Ronaldinho 60), Inzaghi

Roma: Artur; Motta, Juan (Diamoutene 69), Mexes, Riise; Cassetti (Filipi 63), Pizarro, Brighi, Taddei; Vucinic (Menez 76), Totti

Tifosi garis keras Rossoneri bahkan menodai laga yang seharusnya sakral itu dengan membentangkan spanduk kontroversial.

Maldini yang tahun ini berusia 40 tahun sudah menyatakan niatnya untuk pensiun di akhir musim nanti. Kalau laga di pekan ke-37 menjadi sangat emosional, itu karena laga kontra Roma tersebut akan menjadi yang terakhir buat sang kapten di depan pendukungnya sendiri, Stadion Giuseppe Meazza.

Tapi yang terjadi di atas kemudian sangatlah tidak mengenakkan karena Rossoneri dipaksa bertekut lutut dengan skor 2-3 atas tamunya. Kondisi tersebut diperparah dengan ulah sebagian pendukung Milan justru menodai pertandingan yang harusnya menjadi penghormatan terakhir dari Milanisti buat Maldini.

Diberitakan Channel4, saat Maldini melakukan lap of honour usai peluit panjang dibunyikan, fans yang berkumpul di Curva Sud membentangkan spanduk besar yang isinya sama sekali tidak menunjuk apresiasi terhadap pengabdian sang kapten namun justru bernada melecehkan.

Bertuliskan angka enam dalam ukuran yang besar, di bagian bawah spanduk tertulis kalimat: "Hanya ada satu kapten: Franco Baresi". Tindakan fans garis keras itu tak berhenti sampai di situ karena kemudian terdengan suara siulan yang ditujukan pada pesepakbola yang menghabiskan seluruh karirnya bersama Milan itu.

Meski begitu, Maldini tetap dapat penghormatan penuh dari penonton di sisi satdion yang lain yang memberikan standing ovation.

"Perayaan Maldnini tak bisa dirusak oleh sekelompok kecil pemrotes, itu seperti sebuah titik di tengah lautan cinta dan hormat untuk pria hebat itu. Jadi sekelompok kecil orang yang tidak setuju itu tak akan mengubah apapun," ungkap Carlo Ancelotti.

Paolo Maldini's 900th official match

Viva Paolo...

Paolo Maldini, At Udine he made his debut, with Liedholm on the bench. Against Udinese at S. Siro, the party for the 20 years in football. Saturday again Udine: Paolo Maldini's 900th official match. Always with the Rossoneri shirt.

Udinese, Udinese, and Udinese. When the big arms of football history embrace Paolo Maldini, here is once again the team from Friuli at the crossroads. It happened on 20 January 1985, the Sunday of the Serie A debut of Cesare's son, with a draw at the Stadio Friuli between Udinese and Milan. It happened on 16 January 2005, in the Sunday where Italian football celebrated the 20 years in football of the Rossoneri captain and former national team captain, with 3-1 victory against Udinese. It will happened again next Saturday, when Paolo Maldini will play his 900th official match with Milan's shirt. Where? At Udine, where else.

Perfect last night against Juventus, judged as one of the best Rossoneri players in the evening match, Paolo Maldini is playing with class and pride. Where the first quality starts and the second begins isn't known, as they are so intertwined. One thing's for sure: Paolo, as always, is at the service of the team. But his real strength is his self-respect. After the important matches he is playing individually, no one will ever say Cesare's son retired too late. Aerial play, runs: Paolo is still there, against anyone, who's next. He is ending his career as a world-class player at 41 years old.

Now it's time to write another piece of history. Where in 1985 there was Selvaggi, and now there is Quagliarella, the great Paolo Maldini achieves an incredible target. In the same stadium as his first official match, when he was worried about his oral test at school the next day, he will play his 900th. Four World Cups later, with a record amount of appearences with the national team, and a palmares with 26 titles (Italian, European, and World) won with his club. A transcendental champion, respected by everyone, Paolo Maldini is a precious good for football at all levels.

News Collection Before Grande Partita : Milan Vs Juventus

Here the latest news from ACMILAN.COM before grande partita Milan against Juventus..

"I've been waiting for the match against Juve" -BECKHAM
- On Sunday at San Siro Juventus arrive, for David Beckham it will be a special match: "A fundamental match. Since I've been in Italy I have been waiting for and desiring this match. Playing against Juve - Beckham concluded - is always exciting. The atmosphere will be incredible. It will be important to win to maintain the second place."
MILAN-JUVENTUS: S. SIRO COMPLETELY SOLD OUT
A.C. Milan communicate that from 21.00 of today, Friday 8 May 2009, the tickets for the match Milan-Juventus programmed for Sunday night at 20.30 at San Siro are sold out. The income is of 2.049.168 euros.

MILAN-JUVENTUS referee: Daniele Orsato
It will be referee Daniele Orsato of Schio who will direct the evening game of the 35th matchday of Serie A between Milan and Juventus. The assistants will be Niccolai and Papi. The fourth official will be Brighi.

Declarations of Rossoneri coach Carlo Ancelotti
Here are the declarations of Rossoneri coach Carlo Ancelotti to Milan Channel's microphones today at Milanello before the afternoon training session:

Coach, Sunday night Juventus arrive at San Siro. What emotions will this match give, given also Juventus' negative moment?
"The two teams arrive at Sunday's match in different states of mind. Milan are in a good moment while Juventus are going through a delicate situation, there's a bit of bad humor, but considering our point of view, a team in difficulty could find energies that could be indispensable for the moment they are going through. That's why we have to prepare it with a lot of attention, knowing that we have to take advantage of this moment. Matches between these two teams, in any case, are always fascinating and very strongly felt. They also give a good feeling when you're able to win."

In the history of Milan-Juventus, with Carlo Ancelotti on the pitch, there was a great goal at San Siro.
"Yes, I remember it well, it was the end of December, a great goal, a nice memory."

In 2005 (Milan-Juventus of 8 May 2005) would you have preferred to play the match at night?
"I don't know if it would have changed if we had played Milan-Juventus at night, certainly it would have given us an advantage because we came from an unhappy moment: we had lost the Champions League semifinal even though we qualified anyway, but the team was tired and I don't think that playing the match at night would have given us an advantage."

After having seen the images of Gigi Buffon during the match against Lecce last Sunday, as someone who knows him, how do you think he is going through this moment?
"I think his gestures were tied to the great affection and great professionalism Buffon has towards his team mates and the club. However, only they know what happened. I think we will find a very determined Buffon, as will be Juventus."
declarations of Gianluca Zambrotta
These are the declarations of Gianluca Zambrotta to Milan Channel, today at Milanello, after the training session:
Gianluca, you have been used by the coach both on the right and on the left hand side during the game against Catania.
“These are decisions which the coach takes during the game, he knows that he can play me on both sides. Now the team only wants to continue going forward like this and win the last games which we still have to try and remain in second place.”

Milan-Juventus: it’s the hot zone of the league because from now until the end there will be four teams who have always remained in the top positions of the standings.
“These will be four very difficult games because these are all teams who are fighting to reach the Uefa Cup or to reach the preliminary round of the Champions League.”

Milan arrives to the clash on Sunday from a series of five consecutive wins.
“The wins always give morale, then apart from positive results, we are also playing well and this leads to think more positively than before. We are better also in condition, this is an important fact and we hope to maintain this physical form until the end of the season.”

What game do you expect on Sunday?
“An important game for us and it will be difficult because Juventus are a team who never give up, it will be tough.”

During the past days there were the second legs of the Champions League semi finals. How would you have seen this Milan side against these four teams?
“Right now Milan could have played against all four teams who arrived to the semi finals. We came out maybe too late due to many factors, but the important thing is to end the season and place ourselves amongst the top three in the league, so that we can start next year at great levels.”

Milan Old star , not all star -Tim tua Ala Milan.

Di milan . Karir dimulai umur 30..hahahah

Milan seperti banyak diketahui adalah klub yang paling setia menjaga pemain-pemain gaeknya. Lihatlah susunan skuad Carlo Ancelotti kini karena setidaknya ada 13 pemain yang berusia di atas 30 tahun, yang sebagian besar dari mereka bahkan menjadi anggota skuad utama Diavolo Rosso.

Beberapa di antaranya bahkan masuk kategori sangat tua karena sudah menyentuh atau berada di atas usia 35 tahun. Sebut saja Filippo Inzaghi (35 tahun), Zeljko Kalac (36), Giuseppe Favalli (36), Dida (35) dan tentu saja Paolo Maldini.

Sudah berkali-kali kebijakan mempertahankan pemain senior justru merugikan Milan sendiri karena kondisi fisik yang memang tak bisa dipaksa bekerja keras, yang membuat klub tersebut kerap tersingkir dari persaingan menjadi juara saat kompetisi makin mendekati akhir.

Meski begitu, dalam pandangan Maldini kebijakan tersebut di sisi lain justru memberi kesempatan buat pesepakbola yang tak mau buru-buru pensiun. "Sekarang, mereka tak merasakan hal itu lagi (mendapat kontrak singkat setelah berusia 30 tahun) dan Milan sudah menjadi yang terdepan untuk masalah ini," pungkas Maldini