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Tottenham surprises AC Milan home
Tottenham took an option on the quarter-finals of the Champions League by beating AC Milan at San Siro (1-0) on a blitz-cons rewarding his offensive mindset as it sanctioned the sluggishness of the Rossoneri.
Peter Crouch
A rise ball supersonic Aaron Lennon, who served Peter Crouch alone with the keeper (80), gave a deserved victory for Spurs + + for their first participation in the C1.
The fireworks between the two teams announced very offensive did not occur. In the cold rain of San Siro, only the defender Mario Yepes has created two great chances to score (50, 60) for his family. It will offer something more in London in three weeks.
Leader of the Serie A, Milan still has missed a great match at San Siro, where he already lost against Juventus and AS Roma (sectional and championship).
The match began in earnest in the second half, when Pato Clarence Seedorf replaced a few inspired and heckled by the audience, jeering that his wrong choices. The young Brazilian was then shared the front of the attack with Zlatan Ibrahimovic. But none was a great day and they did not weigh on the axis William Gallas Michael Dawson. A goal was disallowed for a stroller to Ibra on a defender in extra time (90 +3).
Abbiati to hospital
The tone is still up a notch after a tackle with both feet off from Mathieu Flamini on Vedran Corluka (55), who probably deserved a red card (the Croat is out injured), but the French referee Stephane Lannoy gave only yellow.
Mario Yepes, who holds through the shift Thiago Silva in midfield, was close to scoring twice, first on a header that took the path of the window (50) and then another header stopped by a superb diving Heurelho Gomes (60).
Before that boost Milan, Tottenham had dominated the rather early game. Aaron Lennon, dangerous on the right side, has repeatedly put the panic in the defense and passed a bad night at Luca Antonini.
Milan also lost early goalkeeper Christian Abbiati, hurt by falling to the cervical and replaced by Marco Amelia (17). Abbiati was evacuated to a hospital for tests.
Harry Redknapp also were injured and had to cope without her gem, Gareth Bale, who signed hereby sensational hat-trick against Inter in chickens (for losing 4-3) and decreased with Luka Modric appendicitis and came to the final 20 minutes. If they are there to return, Milan will really have to beat to qualify.
Ronaldinho leaves Milan for Brazil?
Brazilian striker Ronaldinho said on Thursday it had reached agreement with AC Milan to negotiate his return to a Brazilian club at a press conference in Rio. The midfielder, 30, did not hold within the Italian club.
“I signed an agreement with Milan and now I’m free to continue my life here in Brazil,” said Ronaldinho alongside the Vice-President of the team “Rossonero,” Adriano Galliani, and before dozens of reporters gathered at the Copacabana Palace hotel.
Ronaldinho
But he stressed that “nothing had been defined” to join another club in Brazil.
The negotiations are open between three teams: Flamengo, the most popular club in Rio and Brazil, Palmeiras, a club of Sao Paulo and Gremio Porto Alegre, where he began his career.
The player’s agent and brother Roberto de Assis, said that the future of the attacker “would be defined within a week” during which the proposals of the interested clubs will be assessed.
He said that the agreement with Milan “gives us the freedom to negotiate with clubs in Brazil” but that his brother “will no longer play in any Italian club.”
The family of Milan
For its part, Galliani said: “The Milan has not terminated the contract (…). Ronaldinho Ronaldinho has an agreement with Milan, we’ll see what the best decision for him,” while the Ronaldinho’s contract running until June.
“The time I spent in Milan was wonderful, I am part of the family of Milan and I will continue to be part of it,” said the Brazilian player.
The striker, whose real name is Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, known as Ronaldinho Gaucho, Brazil, began his professional career in 1998 at the age of 18, at Gremio.
He stayed for three seasons before joining for two years with Paris Saint-Germain, his first European club.
In 2003, the Brazilian star goes to FC Barcelona with whom, in five seasons, he won two Spanish championships and a Champions League (2006). He was also elected Ballon d’Or in 2005.
But not sidelined the Catalan club, Ronaldinho signs with AC Milan in 2008.
With the Brazilian team, he won the 2002 World Cup.
Pato Wants Barcelona
Young striker Milan, Alexandre Pato, stating only wants to join Barcelona if he had to leave the Rossoneri. On the stock exchange last summer, Pato had preached to leave Milan. Based on the rumors in the Italian mass media, Manchester City has set up a fund of 75 million uero unutuk get Brazilian striker.
Responding to rumors of his move to City, Pato firmly denied this. According to him, he would rather move to Barcelona than in the City. However this time he did not want to move because he is happy at Milan. “If one day I leave Milan, then I prefer to play in Barcelona. I respect the bidding of the City, but now I am a Milan player and I am happy here,” Pato said, as quoted by Eurosport.
Catania stood up to AC Milan
AC Milan has managed to overcome the modest Catania (1-1) at San Siro on Saturday in a match advanced third day of the championship in Italy, bringing back questions about his attack-defense imbalance after a game when Zlatan Ibrahimovic remained transparent.
Dominated and conducted on a magnificent volley Ciro Capuano 30 m (27), the Milanese have equalized just before half-time by the inevitable Pippo Inzaghi, author of 123 goals in Red and Black (Marco van Basten to 124) , but failed to do better.
This is only the beginning of the season, but it is worrying for the Rossoneri a very good organization, like Auxerre on Wednesday during an hour or Catania Saturday throughout the game, suffice to disarm their high-powered offensive line.
In the absence of Pato injured for three weeks, and with Robinho on the bench, Massimiliano Allegri only align two of its four Fantastic, Ronaldinho and Ibrahimovic Inzaghi with a point, but they have not shone as League Champions League in midweek.
The “dark side” Ibrahimovic
Ibra, having caught on TV with Arrigo Sacchi has unveiled its “dark side”: some gray-gray sides and ineffective, but a gesture of class per half hour for a center that Pippo Inzaghi sent to- above (which does not like him, 14), a beautiful back-heel for Clarence Seedorf (46) and a subtle surrender to “Ronnie” (86). Ronaldinho, he has not had a law against Alessandro Potenza, who has defended his right side.
Especially, Milan had several shorthanded at 0-0 against attacks on Sicilian sign Allegri has not yet found the right balance to integrate its offensive gems.
Adrian Ricchiuti a bell strikes from afar who came close to hatch (10) and Potenza (17) Cristian Abbiati had worried before the jewel of Capuano, housed in the right corner of the Milan goalkeeper. A goal deserved, because at this point in the game, dominated Catania.
Ricchiuti And yet he spurned a ball crossing over 2-0 shot after an attack-cons (29)!
Saturday afternoon, Fiorentina lost for the second time in a row, this time at home against Lazio (1-2), and drops to 17th place.
Fiorentina could end up last in the ranking if the teams ranked behind, AS Roma, Bologna and Udinese, take a point.
Beckham suffered a “serious injury”
The England midfielder to AC Milan David Beckham, who is out injured left foot at the end of the game against Chievo Sunday night, suffered a rupture of the Achilles tendon, provides Sky Sport Italy.
“A rupture of the Achilles tendon is suspected, then wrote the Milanese club on its website, while the number two club, Adriano Galliani, has ensured that the player would” probably absent for five or six months “.
“I have seen and suffered, continued the officer, quoted by the Ansa agency. In the locker room, I took him in my arms and I told him that if he wanted, he will be with us next year. ”
Also according to Ansa, Beckham is expected to fly on Monday to Finland, where he would be operated by a specialist in orthopedic surgery, Dr. Sakari Orava.
If the nature of the injury was confirmed, it would thus prevent most likely the former England captain, 34 years to participate in the World-2010 in South Africa, the last great challenge of his career.
Beckham left the field limping, unable to clearly not resting on his left foot. He had suddenly stopped playing a few seconds before without there has been any impact.
“The injury to David hurts us,” said Leonardo, the Milan coach, not officially confirm the nature of the injury.
“It is a very important victory tonight, but the injury prevents us from really enjoy,” he continued. It is a major injury he will have to assess the severity. ”
“He (Beckham) has understood immediately what had happened, then said Scolari, because when the tendon ruptures can feel the muscle ‘back’.”
“David was very ill. When it happened, it does not seem much, but finally it seems to be quite a serious injury,” provided a little later the Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf, the author of winning goal.
“He (Beckham) is not well,” said Ignazio Abate side. In hot, I’d say it’s a serious injury. He was in tears (in the locker room), he has not talked much. That we greatly affected.
Like last season, former player of Manchester United and Real Madrid on loan for six months with AC Milan over the Galaxy in Los Angeles. By playing regularly with the current second in Serie A, he hoped to convince Fabio Capello, the Italian coach of England, to take him to the World.
Recovery Seedorf AC Milan and the championship
A sumptuous strike from Dutch Clarence Seedorf in any end game (90 +1) helped AC Milan beat Chievo, a success that allows the club to return to Milan just one point behind leaders Inter.
Entered into play in the 79th minute to replace Pirlo, Seedorf made a very foolish to Milan, which hitherto consistently stumbled on the excellent defense of Chievo. Four days after removal of the Champions League and received the blow to Manchester (4-0), this victory to Milan not “Gamberger” and, importantly, significantly increase the pressure on the defending champion.
Two days after the defeat of Inter in Catania (3-1) – which came after four draws in five days previous to the Nerazzurri – this successful recovery so good for the championship, a month ago still, however, already seemed played.
Chievo, meanwhile, who has played very well, can consider himself injured after being denied for offside goal, however valid the Colombian defender Yepes late in the first period (44).
Beckham returns to Italy, It already is training with AC Milan
The English suffered in camp at Milanello with the rest of the team, the first session after the holidays. Will remain until the end of the season to convince Capello to take him to South Africa
David Beckham at the Milanello training camp
MILAN, 28 December 2009 – David Beckham does not want to waste time. Just four hours after his return to Italy, English is made the suit for AC Milan play the first training session of his second life in the Rossoneri. The Englishman has taken the field at 15, greeted with applause from the rest of the team, to work for the first time since the Christmas holidays. Former Los Angeles Galaxy played the whole session with their teammates.
President AC Milan Attacked : Berlusconi hit in the face
Silvio Berlusconi attacked by Massimilano Tartaglia
MILAN – “it’s ‘suddenly sprouted a hand clutching a statuette. Then the violent blow to the face, on the right side, which has split his lip. ” said Doriano Riparbelli, head of the regional organization of the PDL, which was next to Silvio Berlusconi when -on Piazza Duomo- was attacked by a stranger then stopped and identified. These Massimilano Tartaglia, 42 years and receiving treatment from a dozen years for mental problems. “It ‘all happened in seconds,” says Riparbelli capacity that is not even what he has seen that scene in a few moments in the frames of some of TV has been around the world.
Best World Football Challenge: Milan vs Club America
The AC Milan continues its tour of the americas, with another party but in this case one of the tournaments that are held later this month, the World Football Challenge which will face its closest rival, Inter Milan at Chelsea and Club America, is against the latter with which the Italian team opens its participation in this tournament.
As we have seen this is one of the tournaments where he joined several of the strongest teams in Europe so we can see the level of equipment and especially if the coaches can see Chelsea, Carlo Ancelotti and Milan, Leonardo, are capable of be instilling ideas about how they will play to his team about a month of the start of competitions garters.
This we believe is the most affordable and will have the tournament in Milan and is the clear favorite, because America is the team with at least nomnre international participants, therefore we focus on the victory of Milan who has a pretty good share.