AC Milan faced Lazio in the Italian Serie A on Sunday, November 8, 2009. Milan struggled to start the season has started to find their form as they look to climb the Serie A table. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

AC Milan beats Lazio 2-1 Video Highlights

AC Milan was in total control of the match but had to hold off a surging Lazio in the second half.

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Despite the plethora of Champions League games available to me this week I flicked my sports channel over to the game in Milan to see whether the Milanistas could re-create their spectacular victory in the Bernabeu two weeks ago. And, despite their failure to upset the football betting odds and re-enact their Madrid heroics following 90 scrappy but passionate minutes, there were still signs that they have turned the corner.

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Real Madrid came into this game knowing that they were yet to beat Milan in their own backyard, and that is how the record stayed, as the sides finished the game level-pegging. Having lost to late goals in the Santiago Bernabeu in the last fixture of this competition, the Spanish club started strongly to right the [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United and Chelsea came from behind on Tuesday evening as they booked their places in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League. Group C is the most evenly contested affair as just one point separates the top three. AC Milan remain on top after they a 1-1 draw with Real Madrid at the San Siro. Click to continue reading...

Kaka made his glorious return to his old home for Tuesday's Champions League tie between Real Madrid and AC Milan a loser-free lovefest that ended in a 1-1 draw. The San Siro gave their returning hero a warm welcome as both sides had their chances to take three points in the wide open match.

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In the end it was a draw and a result that was probably fair for both sides. For sure Real had numerous more attempts on goal but most of these were long range efforts that barely troubled the somewhat sporadic Dida. And, for sure Real dominated possession especially in the first half yet for all [.. Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Champions League had a full set of group stage matches on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 including AC Milan hosting Real Madrid at the San Siro. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

AC Milan draws with Real Madrid 1-1 Video Highlights

Real Madrid started the match with most of the possession and chances early.

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Midweek matches see some excitement and some scoring that has been absent in many match days. The top of the table also has a familiar look with Inter, Juventus, and Sampdoria in the lead, but watch for an approaching AC Milan in the rearview mirror.

AC Milan is Rolling, but Defense is a Concern

AC Milan blitzed Napoli for two goals in the first five minutes.

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AC Milan came from behind to beat Real Madrid 3-2 at the Bernabeu last night in their UEFA Champions League Group C meeting. Alexandre Pato's goal sealed the comeback win for Milan with two minutes left. Raul had put Real ahead in the 20th following an error from Milan goalie Dida. However, Milan drew level on a [. Click to continue reading...

I think it is fair to say that AC Milan's start to the season has been less than impressive to say the least. However, victory over Roma at the weekend propelled them into the top half of the table and then last night the Rossonerri did the unthinkable and beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in the Champions League.

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Chelsea came out of a disappointing weekend in the Premier League at Villa Park with an emphatic 4-0 over Athletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge. The attack from the Londoners in their Group D encounter was relentless, as Ivory Coast International, Salomon Kalou scored in both the halves. Lampard scored one of the other goals, whereas Luis [. Click to continue reading...

Incrível! We guessed right... and Milan pulled off a shock 3-2 win over the Madridistas thanks to Pato's killer last night. He's going home to cry on his webcam now, but he can do whatever he wants! O Stef, bring out the candles... two goals against Real Moneda is something to scream about.

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Lights! Camera! Action! The second half had it all. Saves, goals, a melee, and a win for beleaguered AC Milan.

Clarence Seedorf showed an exquisite touch chipping the ball to Alexandre Pato who volleyed home the match winner past Iker Casillas. Seedorf was peripatetic, playing with a vigour that put some of the younger players to shame.

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An almighty cock-up This menacing half-hearted chip from outside the box was so difficult to handle that Milan goalkeeper Dida fumbled it about three times. Having bounced the ball off both knees and scrambled around his penalty area after the ball, the Brazilian keeper is stranded as Raul taps the ball into the back of the [. Click to continue reading...

In the lead-up to today's Champions League match between Real Madrid and AC Milan, an Italian show called Le Iene aired a never before seen interview with Kaka from his time with the Rossoneri. Perhaps the rapid-fire format put him in the mood to not hold back, but on one question in particular it would seem that he revealed a bit more than he may have wanted:

Question: "Which Milan player is exceptionally gifted down under?

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(video highlights di Milan Bari)
MILAN: Storari, Abate, Nesta, Kaladze, Zambrotta, Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini, Seedorf (11'st Pato), Ronaldinho (26'st Oddo), Huntelaar (19'st Inzaghi). A disposizione: Di Gennaro, Dida, Jankulovski, Onyewu. All.: Leonardo.
BARI: Gillet, Masiello S. Click to continue reading...

The site Futebol Finance produced a list of the top 25 salaries of Brazilian footballers around the world. The surprise? The list has a number of players who are veterans or have not produced much in recent seasons. That shows us that even in football, the brand is what counts. What is also scary about the list?

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How can one undo all the good will and sympathies from a near career ending injury within seconds? Do what Eduardo did against Celtic yesterday. From an object of near universal sympathy, he becomes an object of near universal shame and derision. And with this, we need some way of compiling the worst of the worst. Click to continue reading...

Por Sole Leyva (Salvador de Bahía)
Son las nueve de la noche. El avión se desliza suavemente a izquierda y a derecha, un bamboleo que permite divisar durante unos segundos los destellos nocturnos de la primera colonia portuguesa en Brasil. La hilera de luces en la costa, los destellos del Peleurinho -patrimonio histórico de la Unesco-, las farolas de la carretera -como ordenadas hormigas iluminadas, siempre en fila-, la negritud de los barrios pobres. Click to continue reading...

It appears that Milan fans have decided to become the moral police for Ronaldinho's fondness for the night life.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Ronaldinho and goalkeeper Dida were in a Milan night club when they were approached by fans who instead of asking for their autographs berated them for staying up so late.

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Para que se pongan listos todos aquellos jugadores fiesteros y pachangueros que abundan. Uno no está en contra de que salgan y se diviertan, pero ser famoso, ser un atleta de alto rendimiento, tiene su precio que pagar.

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(Milan-Roma 2-3)
MILAN: Dida; Flamini; Maldini, Favalli, Jankulovski (dal 15′ st Zambrotta); Beckham (dal 1′ st Seedorf), Pirlo, Ambrosini; Kakà ; Inzaghi, Pato (dal 14′ st Ronaldinho). All.: Ancelotti.
ROMA: Artur; Motta, Mexes, Juan (dal 24′ st Diamoutene), Riise; Cassetti, Brighi, Pizarro, Taddei (dal 18′ st Filipe); Totti; Vucinic (dal 31′ st Menez). Click to continue reading...

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John Arne Riise finally nails one with a blistering shot. Ambrosini answers in the second half as Artur parries Inzaghi's shot into his path. Menez puts the Giallorossi up catching the Milan defense flatfooted. I have to say this was not one of Maldini's best games. Ambrosini responds seconds later as Artur fails to stop Kaka's cross.

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(Udinese-Milan 1-0. D'Agostino su calcio di rigore)
(2-0. Zapata da pochi passi, sull'angolo di D'Agostino, il migliore in campo)
(2-1. Ambrosini)
UDINESE: Handanovic; Isla, Zapata, Felipe, Pasquale; Inler, D'Agostino, Asamoah; Pepe (44'st Lukovic), Quagliarella, Floro Flores (25'st Sanchez). Click to continue reading...

According to a report in La Gazzetta Dello Sport, AC Milan are to make financial cuts across the board amounting to around 30% of their current budget for both salaries and transfers. The report claims that players and their agents at the Rossoneri have been warned that they will be paying less in wages next season. Click to continue reading...

Forget the Balloon D'Or: The Golden Bin/Trash Can - Bidone D'Oro in Eye-talian - is the best award handed out every year in football. It's kind of like the Razzies compared to the Oscars; one is for glittering performances...the other the complete opposite. And the 2008 winner is Ricardo Quaresma, making it the third year in [. Click to continue reading...

Watching charity matches is always a little surreal. Part footy match, part spectacle, part day trip away from the retirement home. I don't think I've seen any game that captured this surreality more than yesterday's charity match between "Friends of Zidane" and "Friends of Ronaldo" (the Brazilian one, not the pretty one) to [. Click to continue reading...

Maybe this ought to be a referendum for English teams buying from the Dutch Eredivisie, either way it's a knee-jerk reaction. Monday afternoon against Aston Villa, new Tottenham No. 1 Gomes was nothing short of abysmal in a 2-1 loss. Let's put it this way, if Paul Robinson's and Dida's DNA were combined via some sort of Dr. Click to continue reading...

Ancelotti'nin Milan'ından bahsediyorum. Zira bu kadar kötü bir Milan ne Sheva'nın ne Kaka'nın ne de Ronaldinho'nun olabilir. Olsa olsa Ancelotti'nin ya da Dida veya Kalac'ın olabilir. Milan evindeki Bologna bozgunundan sonra Genoa deplamasnından puansız dönüyor. Artık, bence çanlar Carlo için çalıyor. Click to continue reading...

Here's the third installment of the Serie A preview. In this part we take a look at Milan, Napoli, Palermo, Reggina, and Roma.

MILAN

This is the year Milan has to redeem themselves. The Rossoneri had a season way below expectations last year, based on a mix of injuries and a terrible summer transfer market.

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Lets see, we already have Kaka, Ronaldo, Pato, Emerson, and Dida, so while we're at it lets just add Ronaldinho too! A.C. Milan have become the unofficial club for the Brazilian national team now. Its pretty funny in one sense that one team could have so many top players from another country's national side, but it should make for some highly entertaining games at the San Siro. Click to continue reading...

Poor, old Carlo Ancelotti. His AC Milan team are already out of the title race in the Italian Serie A and are actually fighting for a prized fourth spot in the table. There's a good degree of probability that the Rossoneri might not make it to the UEFA Champions League next season through league positions [. Click to continue reading...

A quick post to summarise the result between Inter and Milan in the classic Milan derby. The game ended 2-1 in Inter's favour with goals from Julio Cruz and Cambiasso on either side of half-time. Adrea Pirlo opened the scoring to put Milan up 1-0 from a trademark free-kick just outside the box around 17 mins [. Click to continue reading...

We here at Pitch Invasion have a solemn duty to report on actual pitch invaders, a duty we usually shirk. Remember the idiotic Celtic fan who ran at Milan's Dida last month, causing the goalkeeper to reveal he was an equally idiotic person? As well as being banned for life, he's now got 120 [...] Click to continue reading...