Saturday March 5, 2011 Day 28 Finished Stadio Olimpico

Juventus 0 - 1 AC Milan

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  1. Buffon howler hands Milan win

    Buffon howler hands Milan win

    Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon let Gennaro Gattuso’s weak shot slip through his hands as Milan scraped a 1-0 Serie A win in Turin. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Juventus
    • AC Milan
    • 90+4 That's the final whistle, a scrappy encounter but Milan win thanks to Buffon's howler. Eight points clear for now.
    • 90+3 Late rally by Juve with the ball flying about in the box but Martinez fouls Nesta and it's a free-kick.
    • 90+2 Another foul, Del Piero this time on Van Bommel. An ironic reverse.
    • 90+1 Martinez clatters into Abate, leaving the right-back in a withered heap on the deck.
    • 90' Four minutes added time being played.
    • 88' God delivery but Melo can only skid the header well wide, off the side of his bald pate.
    • 87' Corner to Juve on the right, Del Piero to take...
    • 85' It's all a bit of a grind now as both sides struggle to get their passing together.
    • 83' Van Bommel is down nursing a sore shoulder after a clash with Iaquinta.
    • 82' Robinho drags a shot wide, deflected in the end, after it almost opened up for him and Seedorf.
    • 81' Poor ball from Martinez again as Abbiati claims easily.
    • 79' JUVE SUB: Del Piero makes a late entrance for the ineffectual Matri.
    • 77' Del Piero is warming up, Juve are stuttering here and are out of ideas.
    • 75' Ibra controls the ball on the left side of the box but he can only trickle it weakly into Buffon's arms.
    • 73' Can Juve find an answer? To lose this game because of a Buffon error would be hard to stomach.
    • 72' MILAN SUB: Seedorf on for Cassano.
    • 70' Another poor cross from Traore, out for a goal kick.
    • 69' That's his first of the season and eighth in his entire Serie A career.
    • 68' GOAL MILAN! Gattuso! But what an error by Buffon. The ball spun to Gattuso on the edge of the box and he scuffed a low left-foot shot but Buffon let it under him. Poor poor mistake from one of the best keepers in the business.
    • 67' Silva is down injured.... He gets up.
    • 66' Great curling ball in from Marchisio but Abate somehow hooks it away from the flying Melo. Flag was up, free kick.
    • 65' This is better from Juve as Iaquinta wins a free-kick on the right...
    • 63' JUVE SUB: Iaquinta is on for Toni.
    • 62' Cassano slides in late on Krasic, who again makes the most of it.
    • 61' All a bit frantic now as both sets of players are flying into the challenges.
    • 59' That was Juve's best chance so far but, tellingly, Abbiati hasn't had a save to make.
    • 58' Jankulovksi goes to sleep with Chiellini of all people up there but his cross just beats Matri's leap and is beyond the late-arriving Toni!
    • 57' Marchisio on the left puts in a teasing hanging ball but Matri - as he has so often tonight - disappoints with the header.
    • 55' Great close control by Ibra as he wriggles past four players but in the end it's cleared, only as far as Cassano who keeps it in but the cross is poor.
    • 54' Free kick then, the big Swede to take... Great effort by Ibra and Buffon flies across to parry!
    • 53' Chiellini trips Cassano who rolls around in 'agony'. Come on soft lad, the girlfriend(s) is watching.
    • 52' That was a chance. Not the ideal target though - Flamini hardly renowned as a finisher.
    • 51' Great ball by Abate aimed at Flamini far post but he heads straight at Buffon!
    • 49' Robinho on the counter, wide left to Cassano, now he cuts in and crosses but Ibra is offside.
    • 48' Marchisio wide to Traore but his cross is overhit and Flamini temporarily clears.
    • 47' Robinho exchanges passes with Gattuso, who feeds Cassano but the ball is cleared by Martinez. Gattuso handles and is booked.
    • 46' The second half is underway!
    • - MILAN SUB: Robinho comes on as a bold half-time change, Boateng surprisingly departs. I'd have taken Van Bommel out of the firing line.
    • 45+1 Half-time and an even contest stays goalless.
    • 45' Toni hurls himself to ground as he tries to paper over what was a shocking touch as he tried to get past Nesta.
    • 44' Late from Van Bommel, his fourth foul too and it's a yellow card.
    • 42' Cassano almost takes Chiellini apart but he can't control it at the death.
    • 40' Silva with a great pass over the top for Boateng to run on to but Buffon flies out to claim at his feet.
    • 39' Good ball from Boateng almost releases Cassano but he just lacks the pace to get on to it. Milan have it back though as Abate on the right plays it in, stepover from Boateng and Ibra slips before fouling Barzaglli.
    • 38' Great challenge from Abate to deny Matri after Van Bommel thought he was fouled.
    • 37' Boateng gives it away but Van Bommel saves his bacon and dishes out a rollicking, no doubt in German.
    • 36' Dreadful pass up in the air by Melo on the edge of the box when he was supposed to slide it wide for Traore.
    • 35' Great ball by Boateng into the box but no-one reacts quickly enough and Juve clear.
    • 34' Dancing feet from Cassano, now Ibra to Boateng but Sorensen clears.
    • 33' Milan come forward now as Abate swings a far-post cross over that Flamini fails to keep in. Good defending by Sorensen.
    • 31' The home fans jeer as Ibra kicks air when he tries a trademark drop volley...
    • 30' Matri with a super lofted ball to Toni racing away but Abate shows good pace to cover for the beaten Nesta and head away.
    • 29' Thiago Silva is injured... cramp or a calf strain I think....
    • 28' Matri tries to make something from the throw but his cross sails away.
    • 27' Great surging run from Krasic, through the middle and leaving three Milan men for dead but Matri doesn't know what to do with it and is tackled.
    • 25' Traore and Marchisio are over this, just two yards in from the D and to the right but Traore pounds it into the wall. Chiellini then skies a shot miles over.
    • 24' Van Bommel with a tug on Toni just on the edge of the box...
    • 23' Ibra uses his height to win a header on the edge of the box, Flamini swings at it but sends it well wide. He's convinced it took a touch off a defender. It didn't, it was just a bad shot.
    • 22' Well. That was the best chance so far. Ibra claps his mate Cassano but he really needed to score there.
    • 21' Cassano fires over! Should have scored, doing the tough bit to get on to Boateng's pass and shift on to his left foot, leaving Traore for dead.
    • 20' Matri has a pop from the edge of the box but it flies well over.
    • 19' Boateng thinks he's got the ball but a foul is given.
    • 17' Good cross by Krasic but Martinez can't reach the header. You needed Toni there...
    • 16' Short to Cassano then back to Jankulovski but his through ball that would have sent Cassano through is intercepted by a sliding Sorensen!
    • 15' Flamini gets the better of Sorensen and feeds Ibra but he's crowded out, Boateng shoots but blocked and it ricochets out for a corner.
    • 14' Cassano tries a lay off for Ibra but Barzagli is wise to it and Juve clear.
    • 13' Krasic's corner is poor, Marchisio picks it up though and plays him back in but the flag is up.
    • 12' Melo has a pop but Nesta blocks. Now Marchisio with the follow-up but that hits Silva and spins wide.
    • 11' There's a chance for the break but poor from Jankulovski who fails to find Ibra. Krasic does take a dive this time but play on.
    • 10' Taken short by Melo for Krasic but he rifles it into the wall.
    • 9' Van Bommel clips Toni on the edge of the D but Milan are furious that a clear handball by Matri was missed in the build up.
    • 8' Krasic on the run, he finds Toni but he is checked by Gattuso, strong defending from the fiery Italian.
    • 7' Nesta clips Krasic after a bit of a lunge, free-kick to Juve around 30 yards out. The Serb takes but straight into the wall.
    • 6' Cassano with the corner but it fails to clear the first man.
    • 5' Milan have a throw on the right, taken short as Cassano swings a cross aimed at Ibra, which is knocked behind for a corner.
    • 4' Van Bommel with a trademark foul in the middle of the park.
    • 3' Chance for Milan! Ibrahimovic close! It was a superb, weighted ball from Flamini and Ibra's far-post volley is only just wide of the mark.
    • 2' Juventus have had a torrid start to 2011 - 7 defeats in their 12 games this year. Milan in their half already.
    • 1' The match kicks off on a clear night in Turin.
    • 19:35 Milan are five points clear of second-placed Inter, with Juve a woeful 17 points behind in 11th. Even if Juve win, they stay seventh, and if they lose have every danger of sliding to ninth by end of play tomorrow.
    • 19:30 Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the big Serie A clash this week, as off-colour giants Juventus take on leaders Milan from 7.45pm UK time.

  • Summary

    • 82' Robinho drags a shot wide, deflected in the end, after it almost opened up for him and Seedorf.
    • 68' GOAL MILAN! Gattuso! But what an error by Buffon. The ball spun to Gattuso on the edge of the box and he scuffed a low left-foot shot but Buffon let it under him. Poor poor mistake from one of the best keepers in the business.
    • 58' Jankulovksi goes to sleep with Chiellini of all people up there but his cross just beats Matri's leap and is beyond the late-arriving Toni!
    • 54' Free kick then, the big Swede to take... Great effort by Ibra and Buffon flies across to parry!
    • 51' Great ball by Abate aimed at Flamini far post but he heads straight at Buffon!
    • 21' Cassano fires over! Should have scored, doing the tough bit to get on to Boateng's pass and shift on to his left foot, leaving Traore for dead.
    • 16' Short to Cassano then back to Jankulovski but his through ball that would have sent Cassano through is intercepted by a sliding Sorensen!
    • 3' Chance for Milan! Ibrahimovic close! It was a superb, weighted ball from Flamini and Ibra's far-post volley is only just wide of the mark.

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Line-up

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • G. Buffon
      • F. Sørensen
      • A. Barzagli
      • G. Chiellini
      • A. Traoré Substitution Out (84′)
      • F. Melo
      • C. Marchisio
      • M. Krasic
      • J. Martínez
      • A. Matri Substitution Out (81′)
      • L. Toni Substitution Out (63′)

      Subs

      • A. Del Piero Substitution In81′
      • Z. Grygera
      • V. Iaquinta Substitution In63′
      • M. Storari
      • M. Motta
      • L. Bonucci Substitution In84′
      • M. Büchel

    • Starting line-up

      • C. Abbiati
      • I. Abate
      • A. Nesta
      • Thiago Silva
      • M. Jankulovski
      • M. van Bommel Yellow Card
      • G. Gattuso Goal Yellow Card
      • M. Flamini
      • K. Boateng Substitution Out (45′)
      • Z. Ibrahimovic Yellow Card
      • A. Cassano Substitution Out (71′)

      Subs

      • C. Seedorf Substitution In71′
      • M. Amelia
      • M. Yepes
      • U. Emanuelson
      • S. Papastathopoulos
      • Robinho Substitution In45′
      • Didac

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