Carlo Ancelloti
Paolo MaldiniFiorentina 0 AC Milan 2
Matchday 38. The last game of the season for Milan, and all the other Italian clubs. It was the day of the final stand for many titans of the sport. Namely, Pavel Nedved, Paolo Maldini, Luis Figo. Another name that was going lose its current alliance to Serie A was Carlo Ancelloti. On this monumental day, a lot was hanging in the balance for us. We could lose our automatic qualification spot if Fiorentina beat us by 2 goals. That my friend, was looking like more and more of a possibility going by the results of the last couple of weeks.
Milan had an entire battalion of defenders out. Fiorentina had reasonably lesser casualties. Jankulovski started to create trouble for the home side with his long rangers from the edge of the box. Semioli had the best chance of the game yet, as he headed wide from a Pasqual cross. Crosses weren't being tended to well by the Milan defense, Gamberini and Gilardinho heading wide from promising positions. Kaka layed down a ball for Flamini on 24 minutes, but the Frenchman's shot crashed against the bar. Zambrotta tried his luck from a tight corner, but Frey was upto the task. Gilardinho had a penalty claim turned down by the referee at the other end.
The game resumes. 12 yards away and Gilardinho misses. That is so characteristically him, and that is possibly the reason why he was sold this season. Kaka, donning a color that many would love to see him in next season, was reborn in the second half. He finished like a typical second striker after Gamberini deflected Zambrotta's cross onto his path. Inzaghi should have made it 2-0 on the hour mark as he dribbled past 3 defenders but fired over from close range. Pato came on for Inzaghi and looked rusty as he let go a fantastic chance to finish from a Beckham cut-back. Just moments later, the starlet provided a top class finish from a Kaka through ball. 2-0 to the visitors, the rest of the game was only going to be academic. Nesta, ironically made his first appearance of the season, as he replaced Favalli. Injury time and Maldini was subbed, and he departed, emotions flying high all over. The stadium was a theatre and Maldini was like the sole surviving gladiator. Game over and we secured the win and the 3 points, securing an automatic berth in the Champions League for next season.
Goal Scorers -
Fiorentina - /
AC Milan - Kaka 54', Pato 75'
Milan had an entire battalion of defenders out. Fiorentina had reasonably lesser casualties. Jankulovski started to create trouble for the home side with his long rangers from the edge of the box. Semioli had the best chance of the game yet, as he headed wide from a Pasqual cross. Crosses weren't being tended to well by the Milan defense, Gamberini and Gilardinho heading wide from promising positions. Kaka layed down a ball for Flamini on 24 minutes, but the Frenchman's shot crashed against the bar. Zambrotta tried his luck from a tight corner, but Frey was upto the task. Gilardinho had a penalty claim turned down by the referee at the other end.
The game resumes. 12 yards away and Gilardinho misses. That is so characteristically him, and that is possibly the reason why he was sold this season. Kaka, donning a color that many would love to see him in next season, was reborn in the second half. He finished like a typical second striker after Gamberini deflected Zambrotta's cross onto his path. Inzaghi should have made it 2-0 on the hour mark as he dribbled past 3 defenders but fired over from close range. Pato came on for Inzaghi and looked rusty as he let go a fantastic chance to finish from a Beckham cut-back. Just moments later, the starlet provided a top class finish from a Kaka through ball. 2-0 to the visitors, the rest of the game was only going to be academic. Nesta, ironically made his first appearance of the season, as he replaced Favalli. Injury time and Maldini was subbed, and he departed, emotions flying high all over. The stadium was a theatre and Maldini was like the sole surviving gladiator. Game over and we secured the win and the 3 points, securing an automatic berth in the Champions League for next season.
Goal Scorers -
Fiorentina - /
AC Milan - Kaka 54', Pato 75'
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