Saturday September 15, 2012 Day 3 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

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  1. Atalanta shock Milan at the San Siro

    Atalanta shock Milan at the San Siro

    AC Milan were booed off the pitch after suffering a shock 1-0 home defeat by Atalanta in Serie A following a Luca Cigarini strike. More

  • Live Commentary

    • 90+7' No chance to take it as the final whistle goes! Atalanta have upset Milan at the San Siro! Cigarini with the only goal of the game as Massimiliano Allegri's frustrating start to the season continues! What did YOU make of the performance and result? Let me know on Twitter @liamhappe
    • 90+6' Bojan whips in a cross from the right which is put behind for a corner.
    • 90+5' The injury to Manfredini should add another couple of minutes on here.
    • 90+4' Cazzola bombs down the right but under pressure from Constant goes down in a heap and is told to get up by the official.
    • 90+3' Lengthy treatment now for Manfredini who will be stretchered off. No subs left so it's ten men for the dying seconds for Atalanta.
    • 90+2' Bojan strikes from outside the box. The low drive is held by Consigli.
    • 90+1' Atalanta's time-burning activities have not worked. There will be FIVE minutes added on.
    • 90' Boateng slips Abate through towards the byline out on the right but Biondini is there to concede a corner.
    • 89' Bonera lets fly from 30 yards... it's heading towards Row Z.
    • 88' Manfredini heads clear a Boateng cross from the right.
    • 87' Milan win another corner but it's a poor delivery.
    • 86' It's easily caught by Abbiati but Raimondi impedes him straight after and also gets a yellow.
    • 85' Moralez takes his sweet time with the subsequent corner and is placed into the book.
    • 84' This is a better break from the visitors. They're 4-on-3! Moralez fed the ball by Raimondi inside the box and Abbiati has to tip it over the bar!
    • 83' Great play by Antonini to get free on the left-hand side of the byline just inside the box. He floats a cross in but there's nobody in that specific part of the area.
    • 82' Bojan has a low diagonal cut out and Atalanta break once more. Nothing comes of it.
    • 81' Cigarini off, Riccardo Cazzola on. Also a change for Milan as Kevin Constant replaces Emanuelson.
    • 80' Cigarini is coming off but first he will be booked for time wasting with a slow walk towards the dugout.
    • 79' Boateng moves inside from the right and dummies his marker Bellini before driving over the bar.
    • 78' Great pair of blocks first from Biondini and then from Ferri to stop a pair of Nocerino strikes within seconds of each other.
    • 77' Bonaventura makes way for Giuseppe De Luca in the away team's second switch.
    • 76' Emanuelson gives the ball away and Atalanta want to break but Denis is outnumbered.
    • 75' Offside flag scuppers another big Milan approach into the box before Nocerino has a header caught.
    • 74' Another Milan corner is taken quickly and cleared. Follow-up ball in is headed straight to Consigli by Pazzini.
    • 73' Brivio attempted to return to the action but he is going to be brought off here. Michele Ferri the man to replace him.
    • 72' Good cross from Abate! put behind for another corner. Milan turning the screw here.
    • 71' Bojan enters the fray at the expense of El Shaarawy.
    • 70' Corner cleared, but Antonini will send it in again and it misses both Emanuelson and de Jong by inches - one little touch and that would have been 1-1!
    • 69' Brivio is carried off as Milan win a corner.
    • 68' Brivio is treated for cramp as Milan prepare another change.
    • 66' Lovely lay-off from Denis for Cigarini's goal, by the way. Held things up just inside the box before teeing up the piledriver from the midfielder.
    • 65' Boateng has a strike closed down within seconds of the restart.
    • 64' GOAL! Atalanta lead at the San Siro! And it's thorn in Milan's side Cigarini with a superb low drive into the far corner from 25 yards! 0-1
    • 62' Nocerino wants a free-kick on the edge of the Atalanta box but he went down far too easily for that one as he collided with Biondini.
    • 61' Moralez wins himself a corner with a good run down the left, but the delivery from the Argentine is headed clear.
    • 60' Boateng has a half-chance held easily by Consigli.
    • 59' Another booking now, this time for Biondini, who receives treatment after going to ground on Nocerino.
    • 58' Denis brings down a cross from the left with back to goal and tees up Moralez to volley at goal... closed down.
    • 57' Pressure continues until Moralez makes a clearance and Bonera gets booked for a silly block as the visitors come away with the ball.
    • 56' Emanuelson creates space for himself once more and sets up El Shaarawy to test Consigli once more.
    • 55' Milan make their first change as Antonio Nocerino replaces Ambrosini, who hasn't recovered fully from a first-half knock.
    • 53' Brivio unleashes a swerving drive which comes awkward to Abbiati, the keeper can only parry but there's no danger on the rebound.
    • 52' Antonini comes onto his right foot for another decent delivery which Manfredini prevents Boateng from reaching (legally).
    • 51' Moralez sends it towards the far post but Abbiati claims easy as you like.
    • 50' Atalanta launch a counter and win a corner on the left off Bonera.
    • 48' More groans from the home fans as the sustained Milan pressure ends with a silly loose pass.
    • 47' Manfredini with a good clearance as a dangerous Antonini centre comes into the box.
    • 46' Milan get the second half underway.
    • 45+1' No stoppage time given as the first half comes to an end. 0-0 between Milan and Atalanta. What do you make of the first half so far? Let me know via Twitter - @liamhappe
    • 45' Up the other end and Cigarini's cultured ball into the box is collected by Abbiati.
    • 44' El Shaarawy with a good first-time strike on the swivel from 25 yards! Consigli holds and he has to as two red and black shirts were lurking...
    • 43' Consigli claims a long ball into the Atalanta box.
    • 42' El Shaarawy gets the first booking for a cynical shove into the back of Biondini to prevent a breakaway.
    • 40' Better delivery than their opponents moments ago but nonetheless, they can't get a shot from it.
    • 39' Milan win a corner off Lucchini now.
    • 38' Raimondi brings down Emanuelson and the visitors' momentum halts.
    • 36' Nothing from the delivery as Milan clear with ease.
    • 35' Atalanta win their first corner.
    • 34' Good even bout this now after the one-sided beginning. Needs a goal though.
    • 33' Good counter by Atalanta but Moralez is unable to thread the final through pass to Cigarini on the left.
    • 31' Ambrosini from 25 yards! Consigli spills but gets away with it!
    • 30' Brivio sends a deep free-kick long into the Milan box but the whistle soon goes for some holding and blocking inside the area.
    • 28' Emanuelson cuts the ball inside from the left to El Shaarawy, who forces a good parry from Consigli! Almost an own goal on the rebound but the keeper stops that too!
    • 27' Lucchini gets away with a booking after dragging down Boateng in the middle of the park.
    • 26' Moralez now with a strike at goal off-target thanks to Cigarini's decent pass.
    • 25' Milan have given the ball away inside their own half no fewer than four times in as many minutes.
    • 24' Denis with space for another strike after a neat turn, but it's scuffed off-target.
    • 23' Great move inside from the left by Moralez for Atalanta but his attempt at a square ball to a team-mate is poor.
    • 22' Another mazy run from Emanuelson sees him feed Pazzini in the box, but the striker is smothered by both centre-backs and cannot get out of it with the ball intact.
    • 21' The away side finally have decent numbers going forward and Denis strikes! Off the post!
    • 20' Milan give away possession and here come Atalanta....
    • 18' Replays show it does appear Emanuelson was clipped, and being just outside the area with the space in front of him at his mercy it seems weird that he'd choose that moment to dive...
    • 17' He does give against Antonini for sliding in on Raimondi to end the pressure.
    • 16' Good run towards the box by Emanuelson after a clever pass by El Shaarawy but the referee has none of it when the Dutchman appears to be brought down by Brivio.
    • 15' Boateng comes into Bellini from behind for a needless foul and free-kick.
    • 14' Milan getting back to total ball control here. Atalanta camped in their own third. The hosts have had two-thirds possession thus far.
    • 12' Raimondi tracks back well to prevent an Antonini centre from the left in the battle of the shirt number 77s.
    • 11' A Bonaventura cross is caught safely by Abbiati.
    • 10' Good outnumbering by the away side to get the ball from de Jong.
    • 9' Atalanta finally take the ball into Milan's half and engage in some rugged battles over loose balls. Milan come out of it with a free-kick.
    • 8' Boateng twists and turns inside the box before going down having apparently caught legs with Raimondi. No penalty given and both players are feeling it.
    • 7' Antonini tries to get to Emanuelson's pass down the left but cannot make it in time to prevent the goal kick.
    • 6' The visitors finally get some touches of the ball but after 20 seconds or so, it's back with Milan.
    • 5' Boateng drives one from outside of the box and though it's safely wide, it's a decent signal of intent after passage upon passage of short passes.
    • 4' Pazzini tries to turn on an Antonini cross from the left but is unable to keep it down.
    • 3' A cross-field pass from Ambrosini doesn't work out but it remains the hosts with the bulk of the ball time.
    • 2' Milan begin promisingly, spraying the ball around with confidence in the early stages.
    • 1' Atalanta kick off the first half in their white change shirts with black shorts.
    • 19:45 The teams are out on the pitch and handshakes exchanged. Can the home side arrest their uncertain start to the new season before the beginning of the Champions League adds another plate to spin? We're about to find out, NEXT!
    • 19:40 Nigel de Jong will make his first start for Milan tonight while Stephan El Shaarawy beats Bojan out for a place in the starting XI. German Denis plays as lone striker for Atalanta tonight with primary support from Maximiliano Moralez.
    • 19:35 TEAMS - Milan: Abbiati; Abate, Bonera, Acerbi, Antonini; De Jong, Ambrosini, Emanuelson; Boateng; El Shaarawy, Pazzini. Subs: Amelia, Niang, Yepes, Mexes, Zapata, Mesbah, De Sciglio, Flamini, Nocerino, Constant, Valoti, Bojan. /// Atalanta: Consigli; Bellini, Lucchini; Manfredini, Brivio; Raimondi, Cigarni, Biondini, Bonaventura; Moralez; Denis. Subs: Frezzolini, Polito, Stendardo, Matheu, Ferri, Cazzola, Scozzarella, Troisi, Parra, De Luca.
    • 19:30 Good evening and welcome to our LIVE text coverage of the Serie A fixture between AC Milan and Atalanta from the San Siro. Kick-off is in 15 minutes, but in the mean-time get onto Twitter, follow @liamhappe and tweet over your predictions for publish throughout the coverage. Team news to follow.

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  • AC Milan

    Manager: Massimiliano Allegri

  • Atalanta

    Manager: Stefano Colantuono

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  1. Thank you Uncle Fester your plan to get AC Milan into­ Serie B is working a treat. What an idiot, how can you­ expect to get rid of the two best players and hope it­ not to affect the team results. I hope that the real­ supporters took up your offer to get their money back­ on their season's tickets.

    From Foot Soldier, on Sun 16 Sep 12:47

  2. Milan won't get anywhere without a new CB,LB, and­ AM. I also don't get why Allegri started Abate and­ Ambrosini ahead of De Sciglio and Nocerino.

    From Will03, on Sun 16 Sep 0:39

  3. #$%$ come on­ boatenggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

    From Grantillas, on Sat 15 Sep 21:39

  4. wow, this ac milan..

    From Stefan, on Sat 15 Sep 21:39

  5. hahayyyyyy yeah morty every day a penalty pick :D Good­ job Milan am sure you will stay serie A.

    From buster, on Sat 15 Sep 21:34

  6. Arab? No.

    From Kore Nyoer, on Sat 15 Sep 21:30

  7. Milan look terrible. What was they playing at not­ having Mexes on and Milan best pray Pato and Robinho­ are back soon.

    From Benny, on Sat 15 Sep 21:19

  8. Does anyone think boateng will turn out to be a one­ season wonder ?!

    From Mike, on Sat 15 Sep 20:22

  9. ref missed a chance to give milan a PK there. he'll­ have to answer for that.

    From Morty, on Sat 15 Sep 19:57

  10. Forza Milan! Let's go for the Victory!

    From Mboy, on Sat 15 Sep 14:23

  11. Avanti Milan!!

    From Bsun, on Sat 15 Sep 14:07

  12. Avanti Milan!!!

    From Bsun, on Sat 15 Sep 9:52
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