AC Milan clinched the third automatic Champions League place after comfortably winning 2-0 at fourth-placed Fiorentina on a day of goodbyes for Serie A on Sunday.
Brazilians Kaka and Alexandre Pato netted in the second half in Paolo Maldini's last game before retirement and the final match in charge for Carlo Ancelotti, who is now widely expected to join Chelsea.
"Today is the moment to say thanks because this club has given me eight splendid years," Ancelotti told reporters.
The match was also David Beckham's last for Milan until at least the end of the year. He plans to return to the San Siro from parent club Los Angeles Galaxy if a deal is reached.
Fiorentina could have snatched third spot with a handsome win, which would have put them level with Milan but with a better head-to-head record, but instead they will have to settle for the Champions League qualifiers next term
Final season for Maldini and Carletto,overall the season's achievement have been quite hard to rate.The season first expectation is we will be fighting hard and won back the Serie A with the addition of RONALDINHO to Milan's line up,the other expectation is to won the Uefa Cup and claim the least silverware the europe can offer us.Tactics of our coach Carletto have been question again and again through out the season,so its not surprising for so many Ultras who have voice their dissapointment over the mix strategy and confusion Carletto have brought this season.
The injury of key players such as Nesta and Gattuso have gave the most negatif impact to Milan's progress in each cup we are fighting for,not to forget the shortage of power in upfront where Milan have not been impressive with the injury to Marco Borriello.
The up and down of players performence is something that i found very wierd in a way where the perform brilliantly for one match and failed to did the same in the folllowing weekend.Seedorf,Favvalli,Ambro,Pirlo,Ronnie,Sheva and even Kaka have sometimes failed to keep the good form going to even better.This have cause us the Uefa cup and Serie A.
The debate about the total clean up for Milan for the young players to get us back to winning form is still going hot.The decision to bring back the youth that we have loan out is the one the fans have welcome the most.The Becks factor have made us arguing of whether he will be a player worth wearing the Rossoneri jersey but he have us wrong with a consistent performence and gave milan the most critical help at the very critical time for us.I say he should dump Galaxy and come to Milan to play his last gasp of footie action before he call it quits.
The Kaka transfer saga to Man.city have gave us a few points to look at to.The interest Berlu have show in the money Man.city have put on the table and the keen Kaka and his family have show also made us become a little bit concern of how the outcome would be for us.He then decides to stay and pledge his future to Milan.Now we have finished 3rd and will be compiting in the Champions League.It will not going to be easy as what the Itallian have suffer this season.The new players the new look the new style the new philosophy will be add as Carletto bids farewell.
Carletoo,Thanks for many wonderful season that have make me cry in joy and pain.Thanks for the Serie A,Thanks for bringing in The champions league,Thanks for the sacrifise.Thank You Carletto.
Thanks To Il Capitano,Paolo will always be remebered as the best player ever in the history of the football,not even Pele and Marradonna can achieve such things as what he have contribute to Italy,Milan and the footballing world directly or indirectly.
Thanks friends for wonderful season of football from us,thanks for giving the very best comment and tagging the best videos,displaying the best and funniest photos and cheering the Forza Milan for so many days this season.
Your Truly
Mohammad 'Acu' Shukri
Sunday, May 31, 2009
THANKS PAOLO,THANKS CARLETTO AND THANK YOU GUYS
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
AC MILAN 2-3 AS ROMA(LET'S KILL THE REF!!)
Paolo Maldini's final Serie A appearance at the San Siro ended on a losing note as AC Milan slipped to a 3-2 defeat against Roma in a thrilling match.
The visitors twice lost the lead as Massimo Ambrosini scored a second-half brace before being sent off after Francesco Totti's 85th-minute winner.
The result seals Roma's place in the Europa League, while Milan are all-but certain of securing a spot in the Champions League group stages due to a vastly superior goal difference to Fiorentina, who go into the final round of matches three points adrift of a place in the top three.
Full-back John Arne Riise and French forward Jeremy Menez scored Roma's first two.
Pre-match talk revolved around Maldini's impending retirement and the continued speculation regarding manager Carlo Ancelotti's potential move to Chelsea and perhaps unsurprisingly it was Roma who started the game more focused.
With five minutes gone the lively Totti spotted a gap and drilled a shot just wide from 35 yards, before teeing up Philippe Mexes four minutes later, only for the centre-half to miss with a speculative attempt.
Totti continued to try his luck, again shooting from range as the home defence sat a little deep.
While his first attempts had been hopeful, the Italy striker made Rossoneri goalkeeper Dida work after half an hour, forcing a smart save from the Brazilian.
With nine minutes to go before the break, Riise went one better, burying a left-footed free-kick into the top corner from 30 yards.
With fans protesting loudly against owner Silvio Berlusconi and Milan continuing to suffer stage fright on Maldini's big day, things were close to getting even worse, with Mirko Vucinic unlucky not to make it 2-0 seconds before half-time.
Clarence Seedorf replaced David Beckham at the interval but the second half started slowly and it was not until the hour mark that the game truly cranked into gear, Andrea Pirlo lashing a right-footed drive just wide of the post.
Nevertheless, it was not until 15 minutes from time that the second goal was scored, Filippo Inzaghi laying the ball to Ambrosini for him to blast home from the centre of the box.
Parity lasted only five minutes with Menez collecting a Riise pass before burying the ball in the bottom corner.
By now, the action had sped up considerably and it was 2-2 within a minute.
Kaka was the provider this time, with Ambrosini again providing the finish.
The scene was set for Totti, perhaps unfortunate not to already on the scoreboard, and he gleefully claimed it, hammering home a free-kick with five minutes left to seal victory.
Ambrosini, meanwhile, blotted his copy book somewhat when he was sent off in the 88th minute
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Saturday, May 16, 2009
Never Stop Believing Milanistas
Second-placed Milan failed to close the gap on Inter after going down to European-chasing Udinese to give Inter their fourth straight Scudetto and Jose Mourinho's first in charge.
Gaetano D'Agostino gave Udinese the lead on 31 minutes from the penalty spot after Paolo Maldini in his 900th appearance for Milan felled Antonio Floro Flores inside the box.
Things got worse for the visitors when Cristian Zapata doubled Udinese's lead three minutes after the break with a close-range volley.
Massimo Ambrosini pulled a goal back for AC Milan in the closing seconds, but it was too little too late for the Rossoneri as city rivals secured their 17th Serie A title.
Thats sum up the dull season of Serie A football,the winner is a team full of bullshit including the players,backroom staff and the owner.Now its the fight for the 2nd spot and by losing to Udinese,we have to compete with another merda to capture the automatic spot for The Champions League.
We the Milanistas want the proper transfer strategy to ensure next season's success,of course it will be the same battle between the merda and us but we have to be the scary team to play next season not like yesterday when Carletto said that Udinese is a tough team to play.
We tired of being second best in everything and making the best out of the transfer season by making WORLD CLASS purchased will only do goods for us not the opposite.
Lets pray for a better last few games and pray for a better next season.
Like my friend Vitmaver use to say..
Never Stop Believing...
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
AC MILAN 1-1 JUVENTUS(THE DREAM IS OVER)
AC Milan failed to take advantage of city rivals Inter's slip-up at Chievo earlier on Sunday as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Juventus.
Clarence Seedorf put the Rossoneri ahead in the 57th minute, but an equaliser three minutes later from Vincenzo Iaquinta meant Milan recovered only a point on Inter, who can now clinch their fourth Scudetto next Sunday regardless of Milan's result at Udinese 24 hours earlier.
And Milan ended the game with 10 men as Giuseppe Favalli was shown a second yellow card five minutes from time, while David Beckham will also miss the trip to Udine after picking up his fifth yellow card.
Mauro Camoranesi missed the first chance of the game in the 12th minute, volleying over the crossbar from 15 yards after Marco Marchionni's cross was headed down to him by Iaquinta.
Camoranesi was involved in the build-up to the Bianconeri's next chance in the 18th minute as he exchanged passes with Amauri before playing the ball into the path of Marchionni, but Mathieu Flamini did enough to put the Juve midfielder off with a desperate lunge at his feet.
Flamini once again saved the day for Milan as he got his body in between Iaquinta and the goal after Paolo Maldini had lost the Juve forward.
Milan had shown very little in attack with Filippo Inzaghi caught offside more than once, but he showed how dangerous he can be when he turned Giorgio Chiellini to volley over from Seedorf's lobbed pass.
Juve continued to keep Milan at a safe distance from their goal with Kaka forced to try his luck from distance and, although his 29th-minute shot moved a lot in the air, it was still easy pickings for Gianluigi Buffon.
Christian Poulsen then missed the first big chance of the game in the 36th minute, pulling his shot wide of the post from 20 yards out with his weaker left foot.
Inzaghi should have put the Rossoneri ahead early in the second half when he reached Beckham's corner unmarked just in front of the goal, but he did not make the best of contact with his head and the ball soared harmlessly wide of the post.
An equally good chance went begging at the other end as Amauri failed to score when Iaquinta's shot was fumbled by Zeljko Kalac, but once again Flamini was in close attendance and just did enough to put Amauri off.
The game came to life just after Seedorf missed a gilt-edged chance with a path opening up in front of him, but the Dutchman sliced his shot embarrassingly wide.
He had reason to celebrate in the 57th minute, though, when he put Milan ahead.
Inzaghi this time could not be offside as he started his run forward from inside his own half before pulling the ball back to Massimo Ambrosini, whose sliced shot landed right in front of Seedorf and this time he really could not miss from just a few yards out.
Milan's lead lasted just three minutes before Iaquinta headed Juve level, showing great bravery and determination to hold off Flamini and meet Camoranesi's cross just in front of Kalac.
The home side were unable to pick up the reins to the game again, despite their coach Carlo Ancelotti sending Alexandre Pato and Ronaldinho on for Beckham and Inzaghi while they ended the game with 10 men when Favalli picked up his second yellow card for a foul from behind on Alessandro Del Piero.
The result leaves second-placed Milan four points clear of their opponents, but seven behind Inter.
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Sunday, May 3, 2009
AC MILAN 2-0 CATANIA
AC Milan kept its title hopes alive on Sunday with a comfortable 2-0 win over Catania at Stadio Angelo Massimino.
Filippo Inzaghi scored midway through the opening half and Kaka added a second goal shortly after the restart, while the final margin could have been more if not for the woodwork.
The win moves Milan to within seven points of leader Inter Milan, with Catania staying in 15th, 11 points above the drop.
Milan dodged an early bullet from a Catania corner kick seven minutes into the game as the ball was played to the back post and nodded towards the front of goal by Jorge Andres Martinez.
Milan's Giuseppe Favalli tried to head the ball away, but he instead turned it towards goal, watching it crash off the post and stay out.
The Rossoneri came close to scoring from their own corner kick four minutes later as David Beckham lofted a high ball into the center of the box for Paolo Maldini, who sent a looping header over the head of goalkeeper Tomas Kosicky, only for the ball to be cleared off the line by Mariano Izco.
The breakthrough came midway through the half after a Catania turnover in midfield allowed Kaka to carry the ball down the right and cut towards the top of the box. He then slipped a pass between two defenders to Inzaghi, who stabbed the ball into the bottom right corner.
The Italian striker had a chance to add to his tally five minutes before the break when Andrea Pirlo got to the end line and drew the keeper before lobbing a cross to the far post for Inzaghi, whose header from a few yards failed to hit the empty net.
The second half started well for Catania as substitute Giacomo Tedesco went close with a 25-yard effort, while Giuseppe Mascara shot well over from a free kick.
However, Milan added a second goal in the 52nd minute when Massimo Ambrosini's left-wing cross was headed on goal by Beckham, and although Kosicky was able to make the stop, he could only parry the ball into the path of Kaka, who was left with an easy finish from three yards.
Marek Jankulovski then floated a shot on goal from the left side of the box that forced Kosicky to tip the ball over the crossbar, while Kaka set up Inzaghi with a great chance from right in front of goal, but he put it over the net from four yards.
Inzaghi was denied a second goal in the 66th minute when his shot was deflected off the post by the keeper, while a brilliant effort from Kaka one minute later came back off the woodwork.
The home side had no way back into the match despite being let off by some poor Milan finishing and they have now dropped four of their last five games
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