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Sunday April 5, 2009 Finished Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)

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Milan

  • Ronaldinho 90’
  • Inzaghi 90’

Lecce

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  1. Milan snatch late win

    Milan snatch late win

    Injury-time goals from Ronaldinho and Filippo Inzaghi gave Milan a 2-0 Serie A win over Lecce at the San Siro. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Milan
    • Lecce
    • 90+5 That's the final whistle, 2-0 to Milan!
    • 90+4 Drama after that goal as Inzaghi is down injured and Benussi kicks off at Konan for letting Inzaghi escape from him at the back stick.
    • 90+3 Cheeky backheel from Ronaldinho and Shevchenko is played in down the left, he has lots of space and he floats a cross to the far post AND INZAGHI WITH THE HEADER FOR 2-0! That's it, Milan win.
    • 90+2 Pirlo is booked for something, dissent or time wasting perhaps?
    • 90+1 Free-kick to Milan on the right which Pirlo will take... swung in and SENDEROS FLIES IN WITH THE HEADER THAT COMES OFF RONALDINHO'S HEAD AND FLIES PAST BENUSSI FOR THE WINNER! Oh poor Lecce, they held on so well but a freak goal has broken them and Benussi is in tears.
    • 90' LECCE SUB: Winding down the seconds as Papadopolous comes on for Tiribocchi.
    • 89' LECCE SUB: It's kicking off and Inzaghi is the focus of the attentions as Ariatti comes off for Konan.
    • 88' Pirlo swings it out from the right and SENDEROS WITH A DOWNWARD HEADER BUT WIDE OF THE FAR POST!
    • 87' Eventually the wall is formed and Ronaldinho steps up to take... he curls it past the wall but Benussi dives across to punch clear for a corner! One for the ladies that save.
    • 85' He plays it straight into the wall and the referee decides Caserta used his arm to block it and gives a free-kick closer to the edge of the box...
    • 84' Free-kick to Milan around 25 yards out, Ronaldinho to take...
    • 82' The corner almost causes Milan some problems but they scramble it clear and Ronaldinho wins a free kick.
    • 81' Munari on the right, he has a lot of space with Jankulovski nowhere and he crosses it for Tiribocchi with a bullet header but wide! It took a deflection, corner.
    • 78' High one over the top which Pato takes stylishly on the chest but it lands behind him, preventing the shot, and Lecce clear.
    • 77' MILAN SUB: They must be getting desperate now - Shevchenko on for Kaka. He did score against England in midweek, but why isn't Beckham being used?
    • 75' Another corner on the right for Milan, who are putting so much pressure on here it's kind of sad that they are yet to score. Ancelotti said they were one striker short of a great team and it's easy to see what he meant.
    • 74' Pato on the right, he beats one man with a great shimmy, then another, now he's held up and he wins a corner.
    • 73' Pirlo shoots but well wide. Poor effort.
    • 73' Ronaldinho with a good run down the left but he's fouled by Vives, free-kick Milan 10 yards inside from the touchline. Pirlo wants this one...
    • 72' Pato on the right, he cuts inside into space and drills a low shot for the bottom right but tipped off the post and out by Benussi! Good save!
    • 71' The Brazilian flights the ball in on goal but straight at Benussi, who drops it but no Milan shirts are on hand and Lecce clear.
    • 70' Kaka is hacked down in full flight by Polenghi, who is booked. Free-kick Milan on the left, Ronaldinho over it..
    • 69' Kaka on the left, he cuts inside and weaves into the box and he drills it low at the near post but side netting!!
    • 67' The clearance from Benussi drops to Ronaldinho around 40 yards out, he takes a touch and lobs it towards goal but well wide and Benussi is back to catch anyway.
    • 66' Pato races on to a through ball that Lecce make a hash of dealing with but Benussi comes flying out to hack clear just as he was about to finish!!
    • 64' The second corner is cleared by Lecce, who have done rather well to keep it at 0-0.
    • 63' Pirlo swings it in from the right and Inzaghi is unmarked and heads into the ground but tipped over by Benussi!
    • 62' Diagonal ball to Ronaldinho on the left, he crosses for Pato who heads it down to Inzaghi but hacked behind for a corner!
    • 60' Lecce break but Angelo can't get it to Tiribocchi.
    • 58' Zambrotta on the right, he digs out an excellent dipping cross AND PATO ARRIVES UNMARKED AND MUST SCORE BUT HE HEADS IT WIDE!! Best chance of the game.
    • 53' MILAN SUB: Seedorf is replaced by Ronaldinho.
    • 52' Kaka almost plays Inzaghi through again, this time with a low pass down the right. Milan slowly picking Lecce apart as Ronaldinho gets ready...
    • 50' Kaka with a great piece of play but Inzaghi swings at the drag back and doesn't make contact!
    • 49' Jankulovksi gets done by Angelo again, he drags it back looking for Tiribocchi but Senderos is there to intercept.
    • 48' A promising passage of play by Milan ends in Flamini shooting weakly at goal, easy for Benussi.
    • 47' Cross from Kaka on the left but the diving Inzaghi can't quite get a head on it and it's back with the keeper.
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • - Ronaldinho is grinning as he warms up before the second half... Would be nice to see him smile on the pitch.
    • - STAT ATTACK: Milan have had a whopping 75 per cent of possession so far, with 10 shots to Lecce's five although both have only had one on target.
    • 45+3 Goalless at the break, Milan the better side but Lecce have looked threatening on the counter.
    • 45+2 Finally they take it, swung into the area but the whistle goes for a push.
    • 45+1 Favalli with a terrible late slide on Angelo, free-kick to Lecce on the right.
    • 45' Tiribocchi on the right but, after doing well to keep it in, he delays the through ball to Caserta so the flag goes up.
    • 44' Pato gets the ball on halfway, he races past one defender, then another, he stumbles but still goes into the box and he pokes it past the keeper but wide! Almost a marvellous solo goal for the Brazilian but he should have squared it to Inzaghi!!
    • 42' Jankulovski comes forward, they're backing off him and he drills it across the face of goal but too far ahead of Pato and Inazaghi and wide for a goal kick.
    • 41' Good cross from Zambrotta on the right but Pato can't get there and Lecce clear. Not quite all hands on deck for the visitors but they're definitely doing most of the defending.
    • 40' MILAN SUB: Maldini soldiered on after an earlier injury but he can't continue, Senderos on in his place.
    • 39' Seedorf has the ball on the edge of the box and he sends a dipping shot on goal but too close to Benussi.
    • 37' Inzaghi is clasping his hands together begging for mercy in typically Latin fashion after he is rather harshly adjudged to have backed into his marker while turning in the Lecce area.
    • 36' Milan still dominating possession but Kaka is strangely quiet today, barely seen the ball.
    • 34' Pato on the ball just inside the Lecce half, he takes a touch to send him closer to the penalty area and unleashes a right-foot shot that starts with a central trajectory but swerves wildly and flashes just wide with the keeper beaten!! Great effort.
    • 33' A naughty tread on Pato's foot by Fabiano but no card. Long for Tiribocchi but he slips and Milan clear.
    • 32' Angelo plays the ball to Vives on the edge of the box and he unleasdes a swerving shot but straight at Dida.
    • 31' Good passing play by Milan, working it from right to left, now Seedorf has it and he lofts one into the box but Inzaghi can't control it and Lecce clear.
    • 29' Jankulovski is all over Angelo as he tries a bicycle kick but no penalty! Looked like he was tugging him all over the shop!
    • 27' Free-kick to Milan on the right which Pirlo will take. A really good delivery across the face of the area by the Italy man but Maldini stretching at the far post cannot quite get there!
    • - Inter beat Udinese earlier tonight thanks to a lucky own-goal that, after Juve were held, sends them nine points clear. Lucky Inter beat Udinese
    • 23' Clash of heads between Flamini and Esposito but no injuries...
    • 22' Pirlo floats the ball in from the corner but it's too long and half-cleared by Lecce, who eventually get it away. Pato does well to skip towards goal but has to play it wide to Zambrotta, whose cross is headed clear.
    • 21' A good passing move by Milan sees Pato play it wide to Zambrotta getting forward but his cross is blocked. Corner Milan.
    • 20' Maldini groggily gets to his feet and goes off for a bit of treatment after that crack on the jon.
    • 19' There's a Milan player down injured, judging by the flowing locks and chiseled cheekbones I would hazard that is Paolo Maldini...
    • 18' Jankulovski cuts inside from the left wing and plays a superb cross to the far post where Inzaghi arrives with a hooked finish but blocked behind for a corner!!!
    • 16' Milan still knocking it about confidently but the width only comes from the full-backs, leaving them a touch light in defence.
    • 15' Tiribocchi chases the ball down the right wing, he's up against Jankulovski, cuts inside him and tries a shot but blocked and Milan clear.
    • 13' More decent play from Milan but no final ball. They really need a bit more creativity than that given by Flamini and Ambrosini.
    • 12' An up and under is chased by Inzaghi but Lecce keeper Benussi claims.
    • 11' Milan get the ball back again and a promising move breaks down when Flamini is stopped in his tracks on the edge of the box.
    • 10' A long ball from right to left catches Zambrotta napping and TIRIBOCCHI WITH A VOLLEY but over! Close call for Milan.
    • 8' Pirlo brings down Munari in full flight. He's a deep-lying quarterback-style midfielder, Pirlo, but tackling is not his strong point.
    • 7' Pato is almost played in by Flamini but Lecce clear.
    • 6' Pirlo comes forward and plays a great diagonal ball to Pato at the far post, he nods it across goal AND INZAGHI ARRIVING LATE MUST SCORE BUT HE PUTS IT OVER! What a miss! Inzaghi of all people should have tucked that away!
    • 4' Lecce have barely left their half, although Milan are mostly knocking it around short waiting for an opening.
    • 2' The Rossoneri keeping the ball well at this early stage...
    • 1' Match underway at the San Siro!
    • - TEAM NEWS: Beckham and Ronaldinho are on the bench with Milan opting to use their squad today; Flamini, Inzaghi and Pato all start.

  • Team Stats

    Milan Stats Lecce
    71% Possession 28%
    29 Shots 10
    7 Shots on target 2
    1 Saves 2
    10 Corners 1
    16 Fouls 13
    1 Offsides 3
    1 Yellow cards 3
    0 Red cards 0
    12 Tackles 26
    466 Accurate passes 146
    94 Bad passes 43

  • 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 6 1 0
      18 Marek Jankulovski 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 56 24 3
      15 Gianluca Zambrotta 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 39 3 1
      19 Giuseppe Favalli 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 45 8 1
      3 Paolo Maldini 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 21 0 0
      10 Clarence Seedorf 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 56 20 0
      84 Mathieu Flamini 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 76 8 1
      21 Andrea Pirlo 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 74 16 1
      22 Ricardo Kakà 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 39 6 1
      9 Filippo Inzaghi 1 7 2 2 0 1 0 3 1 0
      7 Alexandre Rodrigues Da Silva 0 8 1 1 2 0 0 17 3 0
      77 Luca Antonini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Zeljko Kalac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      76 Andriy Shevchenko 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1
      32 David Beckham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Philippe Senderos 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 19 0 2
      80 Gaucho Ronaldinho 1 3 2 0 3 0 0 12 3 1
      23 Massimo Ambrosini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Lecce
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      99 Francesco Benussi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0
      3 Tiziano Polenghi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 2
      6 Mariano De Almeida Angelo 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 0 2
      14 Medina da Silva 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 1
      16 Andrea Esposito 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 2
      19 Luca Ariatti 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 12 4
      20 Giuseppe Vives 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 23 5 4
      10 Fabio Caserta 0 5 0 1 3 0 0 18 5 1
      8 Gianni Munari 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 12 6 0
      18 Guillermo Giacomazzi 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 27 9 9
      90 Simone Tiribocchi 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 4 1 1
      23 Raffaele Schiavi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Antonio Rosati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Andrea Ardito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Andrea Zanchetta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      25 Axel Konan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      81 Dimitrios Papadopoulos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      40 Alberto Giuliatto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

  • Summary

    • 90+3 Cheeky backheel from Ronaldinho and Shevchenko is played in down the left, he has lots of space and he floats a cross to the far post AND INZAGHI WITH THE HEADER FOR 2-0! That's it, Milan win.
    • 90+1 Free-kick to Milan on the right which Pirlo will take... swung in and SENDEROS FLIES IN WITH THE HEADER THAT COMES OFF RONALDINHO'S HEAD AND FLIES PAST BENUSSI FOR THE WINNER! Oh poor Lecce, they held on so well but a freak goal has broken them and Benussi is in tears.
    • 88' Pirlo swings it out from the right and SENDEROS WITH A DOWNWARD HEADER BUT WIDE OF THE FAR POST!
    • 87' Eventually the wall is formed and Ronaldinho steps up to take... he curls it past the wall but Benussi dives across to punch clear for a corner! One for the ladies that save.
    • 81' Munari on the right, he has a lot of space with Jankulovski nowhere and he crosses it for Tiribocchi with a bullet header but wide! It took a deflection, corner.
    • 72' Pato on the right, he cuts inside into space and drills a low shot for the bottom right but tipped off the post and out by Benussi! Good save!
    • 69' Kaka on the left, he cuts inside and weaves into the box and he drills it low at the near post but side netting!!
    • 67' The clearance from Benussi drops to Ronaldinho around 40 yards out, he takes a touch and lobs it towards goal but well wide and Benussi is back to catch anyway.
    • 66' Pato races on to a through ball that Lecce make a hash of dealing with but Benussi comes flying out to hack clear just as he was about to finish!!
    • 63' Pirlo swings it in from the right and Inzaghi is unmarked and heads into the ground but tipped over by Benussi!
    • 62' Diagonal ball to Ronaldinho on the left, he crosses for Pato who heads it down to Inzaghi but hacked behind for a corner!
    • 58' Zambrotta on the right, he digs out an excellent dipping cross AND PATO ARRIVES UNMARKED AND MUST SCORE BUT HE HEADS IT WIDE!! Best chance of the game.
    • 44' Pato gets the ball on halfway, he races past one defender, then another, he stumbles but still goes into the box and he pokes it past the keeper but wide! Almost a marvellous solo goal for the Brazilian but he should have squared it to Inzaghi!!
    • 34' Pato on the ball just inside the Lecce half, he takes a touch to send him closer to the penalty area and unleashes a right-foot shot that starts with a central trajectory but swerves wildly and flashes just wide with the keeper beaten!! Great effort.
    • 27' Free-kick to Milan on the right which Pirlo will take. A really good delivery across the face of the area by the Italy man but Maldini stretching at the far post cannot quite get there!
    • 18' Jankulovski cuts inside from the left wing and plays a superb cross to the far post where Inzaghi arrives with a hooked finish but blocked behind for a corner!!!
    • 10' A long ball from right to left catches Zambrotta napping and TIRIBOCCHI WITH A VOLLEY but over! Close call for Milan.
    • 6' Pirlo comes forward and plays a great diagonal ball to Pato at the far post, he nods it across goal AND INZAGHI ARRIVING LATE MUST SCORE BUT HE PUTS IT OVER! What a miss! Inzaghi of all people should have tucked that away!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Stefano Farina

  • Milan

    Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

    Captain: Paolo Maldini

    Starting line-up

    • N. Dida
    • G. Zambrotta
    • P. Maldini Substitution Out (40′)
    • G. Favalli
    • M. Jankulovski
    • A. Pirlo Yellow Card
    • M. Flamini
    • C. Seedorf Substitution Out (54′)
    • R. Kakà Substitution Out (78′)
    • A. Pato
    • F. Inzaghi Goal

    Subs

    • 32. D. Beckham
    • 23. M. Ambrosini
    • 76. A. Shevchenko Substitution In78′
    • 80. .. Ronaldinho Substitution In54′ Goal
    • 35. Z. Kalac
    • 24. P. Senderos Substitution In40′
    • 77. L. Antonini

    Injured

    • 13. A. Nesta
    • 12. C. Abbiati
    • 8. G. Gattuso
    • 25. D. Bonera
    • 4. K. Kaladze
    • 11. M. Borriello

    Suspended

    None

  • Lecce

    Manager: Luigi De Canio

    Captain: Simone Tiribocchi

    Starting line-up

    • F. Benussi
    • T. Polenghi Yellow Card
    • A. Esposito
    • D. Fabiano
    • G. Vives Yellow Card
    • M. Angelo Substitution Out (80′)
    • S. Munari
    • G. Giacomazzi
    • L. Ariatti Substitution Out (89′)
    • .. Caserta Yellow Card
    • S. Tiribocchi Substitution Out (89′)

    Subs

    • 7. A. Zanchetta
    • 25. A. Konan Substitution In89′
    • 21. A. Ardito
    • 1. A. Rosati
    • 81. D. Papadopoulos Substitution In89′
    • R. Schiavi
    • 40. .. Giuliatto Substitution In80′

    Injured

    • 2. G. Stendardo
    • D. Basta
    • 9. D. Cacia

    Suspended

    None

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  1. good game

    From D, on Tue 7 Apr 1:40AM

  2. itallian football is for wusses

    From richard.arnold15, on Mon 6 Apr 11:07PM

  3. mian is best in SERIE A

    From silva.david43, on Mon 6 Apr 7:35PM

  4. mian is best in SERIE A

    From silva.david43, on Mon 6 Apr 7:35PM

  5. milan äger Yazan

    From erik.maurin, on Mon 6 Apr 7:34PM

  6. milan are best

    From yazan.chelsea, on Mon 6 Apr 7:34PM

  7. ac milan 2-0 dino and ingalzi

    From Matthew, on Mon 6 Apr 4:58PM

  8. hogan... typical?
    before the last 3 years where Inter­ have built a squad deeper than Mariana's Trench...­ they hadn't won a league title in ages.
    Milan are­ the best team in Italy, and on their day with their­ full starting 11, maybe the most complete team in­ Europe. They have suffered greatly from Nesta and­ Gattuso being long-term absentees however.
    A new­ centreback, a tall striker, and a winger preferably­ left footed are the new signings required.
    Maybe a pair­ of wingbacks too, for the future.

    From i am a teacup, on Mon 6 Apr 8:15AM

  9. u inter have never won the champions league should pack­ ur bags and leave..we dont want any team without cl­ trophy in milan..thats what world watching

    From Fazreen A, on Mon 6 Apr 6:00AM
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    milan sux! there is only one team in this town

    From mitsiukandrey, on Mon 6 Apr 5:16AM

  11. Milan rule.... ha ha ha, they never give up... well­ deserved............. Sheva's good?

    From Intelligent Investor, on Mon 6 Apr 5:06AM
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    im ur fan B/cos of BECKS but ur disapointing games is­ pulling me off. sorry milan if u dont change soon, i`ll­ change my selfe.

    From Chinedu N, on Mon 6 Apr 5:06AM

  13. To #22 and #23, SHUT THE HELL UP. MILAN THE BEST, so­ F**K OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From mike.sabbah, on Mon 6 Apr 4:59AM

  14. this game is damn cool man

    From boeta, on Mon 6 Apr 4:57AM

  15. woooooooooot 2-0 AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ WOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    From Lllllll, on Mon 6 Apr 4:55AM

  16. Typical. Inter will still win the scudetto

    From hogan452004, on Mon 6 Apr 4:55AM

  17. HAHAHAAA :dddddddddddddd DINHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­ GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

    From Lllllll, on Mon 6 Apr 4:54AM
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    SUPER LECCE

    From hogan452004, on Mon 6 Apr 4:53AM

  19. shiiiiiiiiiit! I hate this part right here!

    From Max, on Mon 6 Apr 4:53AM

  20. sheva you can do it !

    From Lllllll, on Mon 6 Apr 4:43AM
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