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Sunday October 28, 2007 Finished Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)

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Milan

Roma

  • Vucinic 71’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Milan
    • Roma
    • 95' Giuly hits a swerving shot from distance, and Dida gathers it at the second attempt. And the final whistle goes! Two home defeats in a row for AC Milan, but Roma's title credentials receive a timely boost.
    • 94' It has to be said, it looks like Milan have given up. Giuly scampers into the box from the right, and his left-foot shot is scrambled away for a corner by Dida.
    • 93' Milan are desperate for an equaliser, and yet Roma are comfortably holding onto possession here.
    • 92' Panucci finds space on the right, but his cross is cleared by Favalli. Roma play the corner short. They don't want to take any risks here.
    • 91' There will be five minutes of injury time here!
    • 90' Stoppage time looms, and Milan can't even get on the ball! Vucinic shoots from the edge of the box, but miscues and sends it well wide.
    • 89' Seedorf's frustration gets the better of him, and he is booked for a wild lunge on David Pizarro.
    • 88' So close for Milan! Another excellent cross from Serginho, but Gilardino's superb glancing header goes inches wide! Did Doni get a touch on that? The ref doesn't think so.
    • 87' Vucinic cuts inside onto his left foot and tries to seal things with a shot from the edge of the box, but it goes well wide.
    • 86' Milan on the attack. Another great cross from Serginho is hacked clear right in front of Doni.
    • 85' Five minutes remain for Milan to find an equaliser. Panucci has only been on the pitch for a matter of seconds, but he's booked for time-wasting.
    • 84' Roma trying to eat up time with another substitution. Christian Panucci replaces the lively Cicinho.
    • 82' Favalli sees yellow after going in strongly on Giuly.
    • 81' De Rossi trots up to take the penalty... AND CHIPS IT OVER THE BAR! What a miss! What a terrible penalty! And what a let-off for Milan!
    • 80' Penalty for Roma! And Ambrosini is off! He barely touches De Rossi in the area, and the ref points to the spot!
    • 78' Change for Milan. Maldini off, Favalli on.
    • 77' Serginho crosses from the left towards Gilardino, but the striker is beaten to the ball at the near post by a combination of Juan's right boot and Doni's right hand. Gilardino reacts incredulously as the ref gives a goal kick!
    • 76' Substitution for Roma. Mancini is replaced by former Monaco and Barcelona man Ludovic Giuly.
    • 75' Serginho is involved straight away, heading Cafu's cross back across goal, but Gilardino can't make meaningful contact.
    • 74' What kind of reaction will we get from Milan? Another home defeat here, and they will surely have to kiss good-bye to any hopes of winning the Scudetto. Ancelotti sends on left-sided Brazilian Serginho in place of Gattuso.
    • 72' GOAL! 1-0 Roma! And things go from bad to worse for Milan! Mancini finds Cicinho on the right, and his pinpoint cross is powerfully headed home by Vucinic at the near post! Dida didn't stand a chance!
    • 69' Massimo Ambrosini is making some very unattractive faces at the referee. He was given the advantage after being tugged back in midfield, but promptly lost possession.
    • 68' Will we see a goal here? Roma have been forced to defend for most of the second half, but the last few minutes have demonstrated they still pose a threat on the counter-attack.
    • 66' The home fans aren't happy. Kaka is chopped down in full flight by Juan, but the ref says play on!
    • 65' Cicinho is causing problems for Milan again here. He latches onto Vucinic's lay-off and fires in a shot but it goes just over!
    • 64' De Rossi bursts forward, Steven Gerrard-like, from midfield and looks for the one-two with Mancini, but Pirlo sees it and intercepts.
    • 63' Corner to Roma. It's played into the area, but De Rossi is penalised for a foul on Ambrosini.
    • 61' This is more like it from Milan! Gilardino rises to meet Maldini's left-wing cross at the near post, but his header flashes across goal and goes just wide!
    • 60' More good work from Kaka. Gattuso wins the ball in midfield and finds Kaka, who takes the ball to the edge of the box before slipping a ball through towards Andrea Pirlo, but Doni gets there just in time.
    • 58' Roma make the game's first substitution. Matteo Brighi comes on for Simone Perrotta who, World Cup 2006 fans may recall, was born in Ashton-under-Lyme.
    • 57' Lovely stuff from Kaka! He backheels Gattuso's pass into Gilardino's path, but Mexes reads the danger and intercepts.
    • 56' Great tackle from De Rossi! Kaka edges goalwards, but the Italian international midfielder thwarts him superbly.
    • 55' A break in play here. Doni hurts his hand collecting the ball at the feet of Gilardino, and throws the ball out of play. But it's nothing serious, and play continues.
    • 53' Gattuso has been everywhere in the last five minutes! He flies into a challenge with Cassetti near the touchline and almost ends up in the dug-out!
    • 52' Chance for Milan! Great deep pass to the back post from Pirlo. Gattuso takes it down on his chest, tucks the ball inside Juan and shoots left-footed at goal, but he doesn't really get behind the shot and it's straight at Doni.
    • 51' Milan forcing the issue in the opening stages of the second half. Pirlo's deep cross is volleyed across goal by Cafu, but it hits Gattuso in the head and Roma clear their lines.
    • 49' De Rossi is down in the centre circle, after a rather innocuous collision in the centre circle with Seedorf. He comes to the side of the pitch to receive treatment.
    • 47' Milan trying to put Roma on the back foot here. Cafu cuts inside his man, but his cross is blocked.
    • 46' Milan take their time coming out of the dressing room at the start of the second half. Carlo Ancelotti probably had a lot to say after that underwhelming first half performance.
    • 46' The first half ends to the sound of booing from the home fans. One suspects they're unhappy with the ref's last decision of the half, but given what's happened here so far, they're probably not too happy with their team's performance either.
    • 45' A poor decision from the ref halts Milan in their tracks. Cafu flies into a tackle with Cassetti on the Milan right, but despite winning the ball cleanly the referee gives a foul.
    • 44' Milan are looking dangerous here though! Kaka feeds Seedorf inside the box on the left, and his low cross is cleared at full-stretch by Mexes.
    • 43' Max Tonetto lets fly with a low shot after breaking down the left, but it's straight at Dida.
    • 42' Roma are looking pretty comfortable here. Kaka, Seedorf and Gilardino are playing too far apart to do any real damage, and Roma are finding lots of room to attack in front of Milan's goal.
    • 40' Yellow card for Nesta after he brings down Vucinic.
    • 39' Roma press forward, but they are denied by great tackles from first Kaladze and then Nesta.
    • 38' Vucinic is shown the yellow card after catching Cafu with a late challenge.
    • 37' Another chance for Milan! The Roma defence retreats as Seedorf advances. He slips in Kaka, but his curling right-footer is deflected wide by Mexes.
    • 36' Chance for Milan! Pirlo's free kick hits the wall and lands at Seedorf's feet just 10 yards from goal, but De Rossi throws himself in the way of the shot. The ball finds its way to Cafu from the resulting corner, but he blazes his shot wide.
    • 34' Kaka goes down in the Roma half and flashes the ref an exasperated look, but play continues.
    • 33' Milan are looking for Kaka every time they attack, but Roma are working really hard to block his path to goal. Gilardino is looking increasingly forlorn on his own up front.
    • 31' Clarence Seedorf shoots from the edge of the box, but screws his shot wide. He scored two absolute belters in mid-week against Shakhtar Donetsk, but doesn't appear to have his shooting boots on here.
    • 29' Gennaro Gattuso is not a man to stand around and watch his team get cut to shreds. He thunders into Marco Cassetti on the far side of the pitch and concedes a free kick.
    • 28' What a chance for Roma! But Vucinic puts it wide! Roma break at speed down the right. Mancini's low pass puts Vucinic one-on-one with Dida, but Cafu just does enough to put him off and he sidefoots his shot wide. That should have been 1-0.
    • 27' Can Kaka find Milan a foothold in the game? He's prompting from the left, but Roma quickly get men behind the ball.
    • 25' Roma are starting to really ask questions here. Cicinho in particular is being left completely unmarked on the Roma right.
    • 23' Another good save from Dida! This time De Rossi shoots from distance, but the Milan number one springs to his right to push it away.
    • 20' Two great saves from Dida! First he dives low to his right to deny Cicinho's low, first-time effort, and from the resulting corner Cicinho's volley draws another athletic save from the Brazil stopper.
    • 18' Cicinho picks his way around a couple of challenges on the left-hand corner of Milan's penalty area, but his cross is straight at Dida.
    • 17' Chance for Milan! Gilardino steps over Pirlo's pass, giving Kaka a sight of goal from the edge of the area, but his right-footed shot across the keeper rolls just wide!
    • 16' Terrific tackle from Mexes! Kaka ghosts into the box from the left, but the big Frenchman times his tackle superbly.
    • 15' A sight of goal for Roma. Mancini takes aim from about 25 yards, but he gets underneath his shot and sends it well over.
    • 14' Another dangerous Roma cross from the right - this time by Mancini - is put out of play for a corner on the left, but Dida catches it well.
    • 13' Corner to Roma! Cicinho sprints up in support of Mancini, and whips in a cross which Gattuso clears. The corner is wasted.
    • 12' Dida rushes from his line to clear as Vucinic chases a long-ball. The play moves on and Ambrosini is carded for a shirt-pull in midfield.
    • 11' Ouch! Stand-in Roma captain Daniele de Rossi gets clonked by Cafu's elbow, but he's OK to continue.
    • 10' Cautious play from both sides here in the early stages.
    • 9' Free kick to Milan on the left after a characteristic surge forward from Kaka is halted illegally by Philippe Mexes. Pirlo swings it in with his right foot, but the ref spots an infringement by the home side and awards a free kick to Roma.
    • 7' Milan looking for inroads in the Roma back four. Pirlo aims a ball towards Cafu, but Gattuso unhelpfully gets his head on it and sends it out for a goal kick.
    • 6' The evergreen Cafu chases a ball down the right, but he just can't keep the ball in play and it goes out for a goal kick.
    • 5' Corner to Milan! Massimo Ambrosini lines one up from distance, and it's deflected out for a corner. Roma clear the danger and look to break, but Mancini is wrongly penalised for a hand-ball.
    • 4' Mancini plays the corner short to his countryman Cicinho, but his cross is cleared.
    • 3' Corner to Roma! Cicinho crosses from the right, Maldini blocks.
    • 1' We're underway at the San Siro. No away fans here though. The Italian authorities have decided there's just too much potential for trouble.
    • - Roma captain and talisman Francesco Totti is injured, so Montenegro forward Mirko Vucinic starts up front.
    • - AC Milan – still chasing their first home win of the season – are without Czech Republic left back Marek Jankulovski, so Kakha Kaladze comes into the centre of defence, and captain Paolo Maldini shifts to full back.
    • - Roma: Doni; Cicinho, Juan, Mexes, Cassetti; Pizarro, De Rossi; Mancini, Perrotta, Tonetto; Vucinic
    • - AC Milan: Dida; Cafu, Nesta, Kaladze, Maldini; Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Seedorf, Kaka; Gilardino
    • - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of the big Serie A clash from the San Siro!

  • Team Stats

    Milan Stats Roma
    47% Possession 52%
    13 Shots 22
    1 Shots on target 8
    0 Saves 0
    6 Corners 13
    14 Fouls 16
    3 Offsides 1
    4 Yellow cards 4
    1 Red cards 0
    14 Tackles 20
    292 Accurate passes 342
    62 Bad passes 88

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Milan
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Nelson de Jesus Dida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0
      13 Alessandro Nesta 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 29 3 1
      3 Paolo Maldini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 11 1
      2 Marcos Cafu 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 21 2 2
      4 Kakha Kaladze 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 3 2
      22 Ricardo Kakà 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 24 6 0
      21 Andrea Pirlo 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 55 10 2
      8 Ivan Gennaro Gattuso 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 36 3 4
      23 Massimo Ambrosini 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 30 6 1
      10 Clarence Seedorf 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 29 12 1
      11 Alberto Gilardino 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 9 2 0
      19 Giuseppe Favalli 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
      32 Christian Brocchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Zeljko Kalac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Claudio dos Santos Serginho 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0
      9 Filippo Inzaghi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      25 Daniele Bonera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Yoann Gourcuff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Roma
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      32 Alexander Doni 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 3 0
      4 Silveira dos Santos Juan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 2 4
      22 Max Tonetto 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 26 16 0
      3 Cicero João de Cézare 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 28 4 3
      77 Marco Cassetti 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 43 19 0
      5 Philippe Mexes 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 22 1 4
      20 Simone Perrotta 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 21 4 0
      16 Daniele de Rossi 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 47 11 2
      7 David Pizarro 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 66 19 2
      30 Alessandro Mancini 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 23 3 3
      9 Mirko Vucinic 1 5 1 2 3 0 0 14 6 1
      14 Ludovic Giuly 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
      33 Matteo Brighi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 1
      2 Christian Panucci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
      29 Ahmed Barusso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Gianluca Curci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Matteo Ferrari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Mauro Esposito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 88' So close for Milan! Another excellent cross from Serginho, but Gilardino's superb glancing header goes inches wide! Did Doni get a touch on that? The ref doesn't think so.
    • 81' De Rossi trots up to take the penalty... AND CHIPS IT OVER THE BAR! What a miss! What a terrible penalty! And what a let-off for Milan!
    • 80' Penalty for Roma! And Ambrosini is off! He barely touches De Rossi in the area, and the ref points to the spot!
    • 77' Serginho crosses from the left towards Gilardino, but the striker is beaten to the ball at the near post by a combination of Juan's right boot and Doni's right hand. Gilardino reacts incredulously as the ref gives a goal kick!
    • 72' GOAL! 1-0 Roma! And things go from bad to worse for Milan! Mancini finds Cicinho on the right, and his pinpoint cross is powerfully headed home by Vucinic at the near post! Dida didn't stand a chance!
    • 65' Cicinho is causing problems for Milan again here. He latches onto Vucinic's lay-off and fires in a shot but it goes just over!
    • 61' This is more like it from Milan! Gilardino rises to meet Maldini's left-wing cross at the near post, but his header flashes across goal and goes just wide!
    • 52' Chance for Milan! Great deep pass to the back post from Pirlo. Gattuso takes it down on his chest, tucks the ball inside Juan and shoots left-footed at goal, but he doesn't really get behind the shot and it's straight at Doni.
    • 37' Another chance for Milan! The Roma defence retreats as Seedorf advances. He slips in Kaka, but his curling right-footer is deflected wide by Mexes.
    • 36' Chance for Milan! Pirlo's free kick hits the wall and lands at Seedorf's feet just 10 yards from goal, but De Rossi throws himself in the way of the shot. The ball finds its way to Cafu from the resulting corner, but he blazes his shot wide.
    • 28' What a chance for Roma! But Vucinic puts it wide! Roma break at speed down the right. Mancini's low pass puts Vucinic one-on-one with Dida, but Cafu just does enough to put him off and he sidefoots his shot wide. That should have been 1-0.
    • 23' Another good save from Dida! This time De Rossi shoots from distance, but the Milan number one springs to his right to push it away.
    • 20' Two great saves from Dida! First he dives low to his right to deny Cicinho's low, first-time effort, and from the resulting corner Cicinho's volley draws another athletic save from the Brazil stopper.
    • 17' Chance for Milan! Gilardino steps over Pirlo's pass, giving Kaka a sight of goal from the edge of the area, but his right-footed shot across the keeper rolls just wide!
    • 16' Terrific tackle from Mexes! Kaka ghosts into the box from the left, but the big Frenchman times his tackle superbly.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Roberto Rosetti

  • Milan

    Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

    Captain: 3. Paolo Maldini

    On the Field

    • Dida
    • Cafu
    • Nesta
    • Kaladze
    • Maldini
    • Pirlo
    • Gattuso
    • Ambrosini
    • Kakà
    • Seedorf
    • Gilardino

    Subs

    • 9. Inzaghi
    • 27. Serginho
    • 32. Brocchi
    • 19. Favalli
    • 25. Bonera
    • 16. Kalac
    • 20. Gourcuff

    Injured

    • Jankulovski
    • Ronaldo
    • 44. Oddo
    • Digao

    Suspended

    None

  • Roma

    Manager: Luciano Spalletti

    Captain: 16. Daniele De Rossi

    On the Field

    • Doni
    • Cicinho
    • Mexès
    • Cassetti
    • De Rossi
    • Pizarro
    • Mancini
    • Perrotta
    • Tonetto
    • Vucinic

    Subs

    • 14. Giuly
    • 2. Panucci
    • 33. Brighi
    • 21. Ferrari
    • 18. Esposito
    • 1. Curci
    • 29. Barusso

    Injured

    • 10. Totti

    Suspended

    None