Milan
played their hearts out in this important Milan derby
and beat city rivals Inter with a solitary Serginho goal
after just 13 minutes. Milan had numerous opportunities
to close out the match, especially in the second half
where Inter took risks in their vain effort to equalise
the match.
Ancelotti
made just one surprise move. he left Rui Costa out of
the match for Serginho, and what a move it was. The Brasilian
dominated his left flank, creating numerous problems for
Inter with his runs and even managing to score a beautiful
goal from a superb Rivaldo assist.
The
first chance fell for Vieri but his header was saved by
Dida. After Serginho's goal Recoba had a good chance but
his header was easily saved by Dida. On the 28th minute
mark Milan exchanged well inside the area but Serginho
just missed adding number two. At this point Milan were
well in control and Serginho again tried to lob over Toldo
on the 44th minute mark but just missed.
The
second, as was expected, was with a lot more Inter. They
pressed forward but Milan absorbed the pressure well.
All that happened though was some good Sheva moves who
had come in for Inzaghi by this time and a super save
by Toldo off a Kaladze first timer. Shevchenko was also
denied a perfectly valid goal, but the ref judged that
he handled the ball whilst controlling it. The replay
showed no such thing.
Milan
have now gone top of the serie A after Juve's draw with
Bologna earlier today.
17/11/2002
Two penalties for three points !!!
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48' pen., 70' pen. Pirlo (M), 64' Filippini (P)
Milan:
Dida, Simic (46' Helveg), Nesta (20' Costacurta), Maldini,
Kaladze, Ambrosini, Pirlo, Seedorf (75' Dalla Bona), Rui
Costa, Inzaghi, Rivaldo
Milan
obtained three precious points to move within one point
of Inter before the derby next Saturday. It had to take
two penalties to give Milan the three points. Ancelotti
fielded Dida, who recovered from his injury. Simic and
Kaladze were on the flanks of Nesta and Maldini. In midfield
Pirlo, Rui Costa, Seedorf, Rivaldo and Ambrosini. Inzaghi
was the sole striker. Shevchenko was again on the bench.
Milan
started well and dominated most of the match but the team
failed to create the necessary chances to win the match
outright. Rivaldo went closest with a scorcher in the
first half with a left footed shot which just missed.
That was basically it for the first half except for the
fact that Nesta hobbled off injured with a possible muscle
problem half way through the first half.
For
the second half Ancelotti had to make his second substitution.
Simic had to be changed for Helveg. Milan moved forward
in the second half and after only three minuted the rossoneri
obtained their first penalty. Rivaldo tried to control
the ball in the area but Parma's Barone handled the ball
in the effort to take it away from the Brasilian. The
referee immediately pointed to the spot. Pirlo cooly sent
Frey the wrong way. The match continued with Milan possessing
most of the proceedings but failing to close the match.
As usual Milan conceded the draw from a defensive blunder.
A cross saw kaladze nod the ball and in the effort to
clear it it fell to Filippini who shot immediately into
the corner of the net. Adriano here was clearly in an
offside position and in front of the ball but the goal
was given. It was here that Milan risked moving forward
and a risk it was. In a counter attack Mutu hit the bar.
It was not that Ancelotti called up both Tomasson and
Shevchenko.
It
was exactly at this point that Milan went ahead. A well
curled Rivaldo free kick saw Bonera pull down Ambrosini
as he was about to make impact with the ball. Again the
referee pointed to the spot. This time Pirlo changed sides
and beat frey a second time. Ancelotti changed plan and
inserted Dalla Bona for a tired Seedorf. Minutes later
Ambrosini had a free header only to the see the ball smack
the post with Frey beaten. Milan endured the final onslaught
from Parma where Gilardino had two good chances to equalise.
A nail biting affair and a precious three points against
a good Parma.
15/11/2002
Champions league draws and fixtures
Milan
have draw Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Lokomotiv
Moscow in the next phase of the Champions League. these
are the dates of the fixtures:
Day
1:
26/11/2002 Milan-Real Madrid
Day 2:
11/12/2002 Borussia Dortmund-Milan
Day 3:
19/2/2003 Milan Lokomotiv Moscow
Day 4:
25/2/2003 Lokomotiv Moscow-Milan
Day 5:
12/3/2003 Real Madrid -Milan
Day 6:
18/3/2003 Milan-Borussia Dortmund
Yellow
cards: Nesta (M), Rui Costa (M), Iuliano (J), Rivaldo
(M), Camoranesi (J)
Milan
tried hard but give problems to Juventus but it never
materialised. Two costly mistakes early in the game gave
Juventus a 2-0 lead, which is exactly what they wanted.
The first goal came when Pirlo lost the ball in midfield
and let Del Piero run forward and pass the ball to the
unmarked Di Vaio, who alone just pushed the ball into
the empty net. Milan tried to recover but were caught
out again a few minutes later when again del Piero fed
the unmarked Thuram who easily scored number two.
Milan
were shocked and Ancelotti tried to manoever his side
to contend the match. Milan were awarded a penalty for
a clear handball by Birindelli. Pirlo took the kick and
scored to put Milan back into the game. The rest of the
match was now Milan trying to surge forward and Juventus
operating dangerous counterattacks. neither side came
close till the end and the result remained the same.
Gattuso
injured
Gattuso
will miss the Juventus - Milan match as well as the derby.
The player sustained a knee injury last wednesday in the
serie A clash against Udinese.
Milan
had to suffer to beat a very good Udinese today at the
San Siro. Udinese played well tactically and had Milan
at odds at certain times. The only goal came a minute
before the end through a deviated Rivaldo free kick which
found the net much to the relief of the fans at the San
Siro. Milan created few chances today and Rui Costa never
managed to find a position on the field of play. Seedorf
hit the bar with a long range effort in the first half
but a minute later Jorgensen headed onto the bar from
a good position to even things out.
It
was Milan's determination that saw them through when in
the last minute a Rivaldo free kick saw Sensini just slightly
touch the ball, with the sphere ending up in the net.
It has to be said that the ball was on the way to the
net anyway. A minute later Serginho burst into the area
and was floored. the referee pointed to the spot. Inzaghi
took the kick but the ball went over the bar.
Milan
produced another good display at the San Siro totally
outplaying Reggina. Inzaghi jotted up goal number 100
in 194 games in the Serie A and the team kept up the pace
with the top teams nearly all winning. Rivaldo did basically
everything...missed a penalty, hit the post and scored
whilst Rui Costa played a magical game. With Maldini and
Pirlo disqualified Milan showed that Brocchi and Costacurta
were great substitutes showing that no player in this
system is irreplacible.
Milan
started off well and took command of the preceedings immediately
showing that the match would eventually go their way.
The first goal came when Rui Costa was brought down when
about to shoot at goal in front on the Reggina keeper.
The referee pointed to the spot and sent the Reggina captain
Vargas off the pitch. Rivaldo took the kick but Castellazzi
saved well only to the Inzaghi pounce like a jaguar onto
the ball scoring into the empty net. Milan has taken the
lead, and Reggina were down to ten men. Reggina's luck
continued to desert them when after Cirillo replaced Nakamura
to adjust the team they lost Leon with injury after goalkeeper
Castellazzi had to be replaced after the goal because
Inzaghi hit him in the head after the goal.
Milan
continued to press forward but now slowed the game down
considerably. Reggina never even shot at goal in the first
half and Dida was seen doing warming up sessions in his
side of the pitch.
Ancelotti
wanted to close the game down and he must have spurned
the players on at half time since the team came out with
a renewed determination. Milan created chance after chance
with seeforf and Inzaghi missing easy chances when alone
in front of goal. Rivaldo then hit a 25 metre scorcher
which saw keeper Belardi just touch onto the post. It
would have been a magnificent goal. The brasilian's luck
changed when he scored a few moments later. A good move
from the right saw Gattuso cross. inzaghi mised the ball
only for it to fall to Rivaldo who blasted it into the
top right corner. At this point the game was over. Belardi
continued to make miraculous saves which in the end earned
him the man of the Match award. Ancelotti inserted laursen
for Costacurta, Serginho for Seedorf and Ambrosini for
Rui Costa. Milan now play Udinese next wednesday to recover
the lost opening day match.
2/11/2002
Milan - Reggina lineups
Ancelotti
has decided on his line up against Reggina tomorrow. This
will probably be the line up for both teams. Note that
Pirlo and Maldini are disqualified for this match.
Redondo
was visited by Profesor maartens again yesterday and the
outcome was very positive. The player should be able to
play football very soon and is expected to resume training
with the team in two weeks. The players target is mid
November fitness.
Goalkeepers
Milan
have swooped down on the Ancona and U21 Italy international
Amelia. The player's transfer fee is in the region of
7 million Euros. Milan's plan is to let Amelia mature
with Ancona for another year. In the meantime rumours
are rife. Abbiati is being mentioned as heading for Parma
with Flavio Roma heading for Milan from Monaco.
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