First Game..First Win..First Step

Alexandre Pato scored twice, each time set up by Ronaldinho, as We opened our Italian Serie A season with a 2-1 win at Siena on Saturday.
Pato opened the scoring in the 29th off a direct assist from fellow Brazilian Ronaldinho and added the game-winner early off an assist from Mathieu Flamini, who easily set up Pato after a brilliant pass from Ronaldinho.

We have lost the former FIFA World Player of the Year Kaka to Real Madrid, handed new coach Leonardo a win in his debut.
Milan had a few chances early, with Ronaldinho setting up Pato in the 29th on a perfect pass to open the scoring. Ronaldinho delivered a pass to the right side of the box for Pato, who picked out the left side and drove a shot off the hands of Siena goalie Gianluca Curci and into the left side of the net.

Our defensive players should be the one to blamed as Abdelkader Ghezzal tied the match just five minutes later. Lukas Jarolim set up the easy goal with a hard blast, which AC Milan goalie Marco Storari could only knock down in front of the net. Ghezzal slid in at the right post and drilled the rebound into the net.
Milan regrouped at halftime and regained the lead in the 47th when Ronaldinho set up Flamini and he provided Pato with an easy finish for his second goal of the match.

Massimo Maccarone had Siena's first scoring chance of the second half, but hit a shot well wide from just eight yards out.
Ronaldinho continued to display his vintage form in the 68th, settling a pass at the top of the area with his right leg and, with his back go goal, got off a bicycle kick that Curci had to knock away from the upper corner.



The first match that signified how comfortable Ronnie is as the Trequartista for us,his always sharp passing technique have made a clear different towards the match outcome.Pato's maturity is so vital and he have certainly shows the kinda result as we expected from him since the departure of Kaka.Pato have bring the sweet memory of watching the old Sheva,the passion and the awareness that he puts on is the reason we should not even think about selling him,the most lively player of the game.
Thiago Silva is the one that caught my eyes and his contribution last night brings a little bit of hope to out defensive line up and his strong display significantly improve the quality of the weaken backline of Milan.Nesta have been a little bit off form since he is just back from bad injury and is not looking good at the preseason game too.
The midfields is a little bit frustrating to see with Gattuso looking shaky and so do the Pirlo of all people but Flamini gave the most impression with the best match he have play for us,hardworking as ever and the engine behind Ronnie.Goodbye to seedorf if he continue playing like this and consistently making milan more and more steady at the midfield.

We have the players and the wise Leo to ensure a wonderful season ahead,but doesn't the squad look a little bit lacking in terms of subs if the Ronnie,Pato and Thiago get injured?

Huntelaar For Us..

AC Milan reached a deal with Real Madrid to sign striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, ending the player's unhappy eight-month spell with the Spanish club.
The Dutch forward arrived in Milan Thursday to sign his new contract, and the club said he would have his medical exam on Friday.

"We have a deal with Real Madrid," Milan vice president Adriano Galliani told Italy's Sky Sport 24 TV channel. "All that's missing is the player's medical exams and the economic agreement with the player."

AC Milan and the city of Milan "hold a special place for us Dutch," the Italian news agency Apcom quoted Huntelaar as saying after he arrived at Malpensa airport.

"I know Marco Van Basten. He was my trainer at Ajax as well as for the national team," Huntelaar said, referring to the former Netherlands striker who spent much of his career with Milan in the late 1980s and early 90s.

"I really want to train and to begin a real adventure," Huntelaar said.
Galliani did not disclose details of the deal with Madrid, saying only that Huntelaar would not be on loan but would transfer permanently to Milan.
Madrid also confirmed Huntelaar's transfer on its Web site.

Spanish sports daily Marca reported Thursday that Milan was prepared to pay between euro15 million (C$23 million) and euro18 million (C$27.8 million) for Huntelaar in a deal welcomed by Madrid, which is keen to offload players before the start of the season.

Madrid has spent euro254 million ($392 million) on eight players including Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka since Florentino Perez returned to the club presidency in June
So far, the club has raised a reported euro15 million (C$23 million) through the sales of Javier Saviola and Javi Garcia to Benfica and Daniel Parejo to Getafe.
Expected to follow Huntelaar out of Madrid is his compatriot Rafael van der Vaart.

There are doubts over the futures of three more Dutchmen - Ruud van Nistelrooy, Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder - together with Mali's Mahamadou Diarra.
Huntelaar, who turns 26 next week, made only 13 first-team starts after joining Madrid from Ajax for euro20 million (C$30.9 million) in December when Ramon Calderon was the Spanish club's president.

However, a miscalculation by Madrid meant Huntelaar was ineligible to play in the second stage of the Champions League. Madrid was unaware that clubs could only field one new player who had played in European competition earlier in the season. Midfielder Lassana Diarra, the team's other transfer window signing, was picked instead.

Madrid recently agreed to transfer Huntelaar to Stuttgart for a reported fee of euro18 million (C$27.8 million) but the Netherlands' striker rejected the move and the deal collapsed.

Dzeko Is Milan's Primary Target

The Rossoneri have money to spend following their record-breaking sale of Brazilian superstar Kaka to Real Madrid.

While they are unlikely to reinvest all of the cash generated from that departure, they are keen to ensure that an adequate replacement is acquired.

Wolfsburg frontman Dzeko has been indentified as a suitable option and Milan are keen to step up their interest in the talented 23-year-old.

"We are still hopeful of getting him," said Milan general manager Adriano Galliani.

"The man himself should have a say about his future.

"It is difficult to keep a player who is unhappy, that is a rule which applies to everybody and is the law of the market."