Reliable
sources have confirmed that Cosmin Contra will play for
Milan next season. The much sought after right full back
was being chased by some of the top clubs in Europe and
also Inter. Milan have managed to get him from Alaves
following the very good relationship established in the
Moreno deal.
In
the meantime Milan and Valencia have concluded an option
deal whereby Milan will get the first option on Mendieta
if the player ever decides to leave Valencia. Other players
mentione today in view of transfers to Milan were Fenerbache
goalkeeper Rustu and Delgado of Nexaca, Mexico.
27/5/2001
Serie A
Nine man
Milan hold Roma
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47'
Coco, 63' Montella
ROMA
(3-4-1-2): Antonioli; Zebina, Samuel, Zago; Cafu,
Assunçao (30’ st Zanetti), Tommasi, Candela;
Totti (48’ st Nakata); Batistuta, Delvecchio (1’
st Montella).
Manager:
Capello.
Subs: Lupatelli, Rinaldi, Mangone, Di Francesco.
MILAN
(4-4-2): Rossi; Helveg, Roque Junior, P.Maldini, Coco;
Guly (33’ st Chamot), Kaladze, Giunti, Serginho;
Comandini (24’ st Garcia), Shevchenko (48’ st
Leonardo).
Manager:
C. Maldini.
Subs: Abbiati, Sala, José Mari, Bierhoff.
Referee:
Cesari
Yellow
cards: Giunti (M), Kaladze (M), Samuel (R), Serginho (M),
P.Maldini (M), Montella (R), Batistuta (R)
Red cards: 14’ st Kaladze; 14’ st Candela ;
21’ st Serginho
Nine
man Milan held on to a point against soon-to-be-crowned
Serie A Champions Roma. Despicable refereeing saw Cesari
send off Kaladze, for being shoved and pushed by Candela
and for unknown reasons Serginho. Cesari was clearly influenced
by the crowd and showed yellow cards only to Milan players.
Milan
took the lead on the stroke of half time when the Roma
defence left Coco unmarked and the Italian headed home.
Roma had dominated the first 20 minutes of the game but
Milan seemed to be having a good day until Cesari managed
to screw it all up.
The
second half saw Roma trying to react with Capello inserting
Montella to help bolster his attack. And it was Montella
who scored a magnificent goal managing to lob over Rossi
who was outside his area. Milan withstood the pressure
well and towards the end were denied a clear penalty with
Roque Junior being fouled blatantly managing to hit the
post with a header. Cesari, of course, saw nothing.
A
merited point which keeps up the hopes of a UEFA cup place
alive.
26/5/2001
Gattuso extends contract
Rino
Gattuso's has been extended till 2005. The Italian national
team midfielder, was very much sought after by Juventus
and Barcellona lately and Milan found it wise to extend
his contract immediately with another two years till end
2005.
Mendieta
to sign on Tuesday
Unofficial
but secure sources have stated that Gaitzka Mendieta will
sign with Milan next Tuesday. The final sum of 70 billion
Italian lire has been established although some players
are involved in the exchange.
24/5/2001
Mendieta deal....the details ???
The
deal to lure Gaitza Mendiata to Milan could have been
already finalised. The deal sees Mendieta joining Milan
for Ayala (already on loan to Valencia) and Jose Mari
plus the sum of 65 billion Italian lire. Officialisation
of the deal is expected during the next days/weeks.
23/5/2001
Galliani's busy day tomorrow
Adriano
Galliani will have a busy day tomorrow. Fatih Terim should
be signing up with Milan after discussing which staff
will join him. It is rumoured that Di Gennaro will join
as team manager whilst ex-Milan goalkeeper Pazzagli will
be in charge of training the keepers. It is also rumoured
that Giancarlo Antognoni, a good friend of Berlusconi,
will also be joining Milan shortly. It is also rumoured
that tomorrow Mendieta and his manager will have talks
with Galliani and Braida in order to conclude the deal
that will bring him to Milan.
Dhorasoo
.....
Lyons
midfielder Dhorasso is said to be joining Milan to replace
Leonardo, who is heading for Sao Paolo. The 27 year old
Mauritius born is being seen as his natural replacement.
22/5/2001
Next big signing .... Mendieta ???
Gaitzka
Mendieta, the captain of Valencia could be Milan's next
big signing. The player is reportedly very close to signing
a deal with the rossoneri. The Spaniard will initially
form part of the central midfielders until Albertini and
Ambrosini fully recover from their injuries, after which
he will take his usual role on the right side of the field.
21/5/2001
Javi Moreno is a Milan player
Liga
topscorer Javi Moreno is a Milan player. The player yesterday
had dinner with Adriano Galliani and after going through
medical tests this morning, signed a four year contract
with Milan. The deal is worth 16 billion Italian lire.
Moreno will be 27 next 10th September and his main characteristic
is his powerful left shot. He is 1.78m tall and weighs
80kgs.
Costacurta
out till end of season
Costacurta
will probably miss out the remaining four games of the
season as his injury is expected to take at least three
weeks to be resolved.
19/5/2001
Terim to sign next Tuesday
Fatih
Terim will sign the agreement to manage Milan next Tuesday
at via Turati in Milano. The agreement will see the Turkish
manager obtain a salary of 4 billion lire for the first
season and also an option for a second season if all goes
well.
Milan
block two other strikers
In
the campaign to strenghten the forward line Milan have
ontained the signature of Cagliari and Honduras striker
Suazo. The talented forward, sometimes compared to Ronaldo,
will join Milan at the end of season 2002. In the meantime,
for next season, Milan have obtained an option for Javi
Moreno the Spanish Liga top scorer. Milan will have to
beat Barcellona for his signature but it seems the player
is more inclined towards Milan if the club decided so.
FIORENTINA:
Toldo; Repka, Adani, Pierini, Moretti; Bressan(Bonora
63'), Amaral, Di Livio, M. Rossi; Rui Costa(Vanioli 83'),
Chiesa.
Manager:
Roberto Mancini
Referee:
Rodomonti
Milan
spoiled all their chances for the chance of a placing
in next years Champions league. Milan conceded two soft
goals, one from a free kick and one from a counter attack
made possible by a Giunti bad back pass. From then on,
it was Milan all the way. Shevchenko pulled one back at
around the 30th minute mark but luck was definitely not
on our side today. A lot of mistakes in midfield and in
attack made it impossible for Milan to achieve the merited
equaliser.
Add
to all this an injury to Costacurta and one can conclude
that it was indeed a bad day for Milan. Towards the end
Bierhoff who came in for Comandini missed a couple of
very good chances which could have turned the game Milan's
way since Fiorentina were unable to get past the middle
of the pitch, but as I said earlier, it was not to be.
With Parma winning against Inter the chances are now reduced
to "miracle level" as Parma have reinstated
their six point lead, with now only three games left on
the calendar.
17/5/2001Transfer
talk
Talk
about new players at Milan are still the order of the
day. The latest players being mentioned are Beto, Guardiola,
who should be having talks with Milan and Inter next week,
Viduka and Dhorasoo. In the meantime Gattuso is Milan's
most wanted man with both Leeds and Juventus after him.
Milan
demolished Inter in a remarkable and unforgettable derby
at the San Siro tonight. The scene was set for the contrary
with Milan lacking players in the midfield sector again
with Giunti, a playmaker, and Kaladze, a defender having
to do the hard work in midfield. Gattuso was played on
the right with a fantastic Serginho eating up miles on
the left flank.
After
only 2 minutes Milan had taken the lead. Serginho ran
down the left flank and found Shevchenko was gave Comandini
a great ball in the centre of the area. The forward left
footed home easily beating Frey. It was again Comandini
who headed home Milan's second. It was again a surging
Serginho run which produced the cross. Comandini beat
Ferrari on the run and headed home at an angle. The first
half finished with Inter piling up pressure on Milan's
defence which however, managed to soak it up quite easily
also producing some good counterattacks. With the score
2-0 up at half time it was expected that Inter come out
of the dressing room like lions. At least tha is what
they tried to do until the 53rd minute whena Giunti free
kick / cross saw several players lunging at the ball,
including Roque Junior, with the ball landing beuatifully
into the corner of the net with Frey mixed up as to who
was going to hit the ball. In fact no one did !!!! Inter
were now at a loss.
With
the score 3-0 in Milan's favour they had to attack, but
Milan had the right ingredients to hit back. With Serginho,
Sheva and now Joe Mari just waiting to run away any chance
they could. And in fact this is exactly what happened.
On the 66th minute Serginho again made a run, found Sheva
who slotted home goal number four. At this point Tardelli
just sat himself down in the dugout, pale faced and unable
to get anything out of his team. Various changes were
made but on the 77th minute Kaladze found Shevchenko and
the Ukranian this time anticipated Frey and shot into
the top corner. Shevchenko was then replaced by Leonardo
just when Serginho scored number SIX. The Brazilian ran
half of the pitch on his own and in a central position
and slotted the ball home, cooly lobbing Frey in the process.
A
tennistic score of 6-0 was unthinkable. Add to that the
fact that Shevchenko added two more goals to his tally
and on could say that it was a perfect derby for Milan.
Never had the score of 6-0 been registered in a derby
!!!!!
8/5/2001
More bad news .....
More
bad news from Milanello. Albertini's knee has to undergo
an operation. The midfielder will be out for 3 months.
The surgery will take place tomorrow. Good luck Demetrio
!!!
Coco
doubtful
Francesco
Coco is very doubtful whether he can play Friday's derby
match against Inter. The player had a problem with his
knee, much like Albertini's and could also end up under
the surgeon's knife.
Scouts
news
Milan
scouts have been eyeing an number of players in Brasil.
Players being mentioned are 21 year old defender Jean
and attacker Ewerthon.
Abbiati
seeking reassurance
After
Rossi's fumble last Sunday against Perugia, Christian
Abbiati has been quoted as saying that he wants reassurance
from the club in June. He has had offers from both Barcellona
and Arsenal and since he cannot seem to be able to command
a first team place in Milan he would seek other pastures
elsewhere unless the club assures him of his future.
Two
goals by Greek Zizi Vryzas, one of them after a Rossi
fumble both on the 5th minute of each half, were enough
to give Perugia all three points and leave Milan well
behind Parma and with Inter as company. Milan had the
usual problems in midfield were he had to do without Albertini,
who will probably have to undergo an operation in his
troubled knee. Kaladze and Giunti were played in this
sector with Gattuso on the right and Serginho on the left.
However this setup was way to slow against a super determined
Perugia who are eyeing a place in next years UEFA cup.
Perugia
took the lead on the 5 minute mark were Vryzas was left
completely unmarked in the centre of the area to easily
slot home from 2 metres. Milan tried to gain control of
the match and Perugia had difficulty in getting hold of
the ball but the attacking duo of Bierhoff and Shevchenko
was completely sterile not even managing to trouble Mazzantini
once. The opportunity to equalise came Milan way from
the penalty spot when Kaladze was pushed in the area.
Shevchenko duly converted the kick sending Mazzantini
the wrong way.
The
start of the second half could not have started worse.
Rosi in an effort to clear a corner kick fumbled the ball
which fell onto his knee and onto the unmarked Vryzas
who again scored easily. It was definitely not the right
way to start off a second half which Milan had to try
to win, since Parma were already ahead and easily outplaying
Napoli. Inter were also enjoying a comfortable 3-0 lead
over Atalanta. Milan looked demoralised and tired. Perugia
on the other hand spurned on by Comi, continued to give
Milan a hard time. Maldini tried hard to make amends by
inserting Comandini for Bierhoff, Leonardo for Giunti
and Guly for Serginho but the result did not change.
It
is now extremely difficult for Milan to make a Champions
league spot next season.
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