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90'+3' Generic Event It's over at San Siro: Milan-Lazio 1-1
90'+2' Corner kick Yoann Gourcuff Ball towards the far post, Gilardino tries a header, but it goes right of the goal
90'+1' Off side Gennaro Ivan Gattuso On a cross from the right by Gourcuff
90' Action Massimo Ambrosini Ball forward for Gilardino, but Alberto doesn't get to it
90' Generic Event 3 minutes of stoppage time
89' Substitution Valon Behrami
David Rozenhal
87' Action Yoann Gourcuff Great shot from distance, Ballotta grabs it in two attempts
85' Action Kakha Kaladze Great clearence on Rocchi who was heading towards goal, Kalac comes out
84' Red card Lorenzo De Silvestri Lazio remain with ten men after a foul by De Silvestri on Pato
84' Corner kick Cristian Ledesma Ambrosini heads it away
83' Action Massimo Oddo Clears the ball for a corner on a cross from the right by De Silvestri
82' Corner kick Yoann Gourcuff Sends the ball in, Ambrosini is anticipated
81' Action Yoann Gourcuff Hits a free kick from distance which hits the crossbar
80' Action Alberto Paloschi Tries to insert himself from the left of Ballotta's goal, he's closed off by Ledesma
79' Action Gaby Mudingayi Tries a shot through the middle, the ball goes over the bar
78' Action Yoann Gourcuff Right footed shot from distance, Ballotta saves
77' Yellow card Gaby Mudingayi For a foul on Gattuso
76' Substitution Rolando Bianchi
Manfredini
76' Action Massimo Ambrosini Tries an overhead kick, the ball goes over the crossbar
73' Action Alberto Paloschi Cross from the right in for Gila who can't get his head to it
71' Yellow card Sebastiano Siviglia For a foul on Pato
70' Action Yoann Gourcuff Ball in the middle for Pato, but the cross goes out
68' Yellow card Goran Pandev
66' Penalty Goal Massimo Oddo Beats Ballotta with a cold-blooeded shot. Milan equalise
65' Corner kick Kakha Kaladze Brought down inside the area by Siviglia, Celi gives the rossoneri a penalty
64' Action Yoann Gourcuff Hits a free kick from a difficult position, the ball hits the Lazio wall
61' Substitution Ousmane Dabo
Gaby Mudingayi
61' Corner kick Yoann Gourcuff Ball in the middle, Ballotta punches it away
61' Yellow card Massimo Oddo For a foul on Behrami
59' Action Pato Tries to make himself dangerous inside the area, but he's closed down by Radu
57' Action Pato Great pass by Gourcuff from the left, the Brazilian tries a volley with his right foot, but hits it poorly
55' Yellow card Massimo Ambrosini
54' Goal Rolando Bianchi Rocchi puts it in for Bianchi who beats Kalac, Lazio take the lead
53' Corner kick Tommaso Rocchi Another great save by Kalac on Rocchi's header
53' Action Goran Pandev Left footed shot from the edge of the area, Kalac keeps it out for a corner
53' Corner kick Cribari Kalac saves
51' Action Zeljko Kalac Great save on the near post by the Australian on Rocchi's shot, it goes out for a corner
50' Action Tommaso Rocchi Cross from the right by De Silvestri, Rocchi tries a right footed shot, it goes to the right of Kalac's goal
50' Yellow card Gennaro Ivan Gattuso With this booking he will miss the next game against Empoli
49' Action Pato Great personal move of the small Brazilian who tries to ditch three Lazio defenders, he passes it back to Ambrosini, Milan lose the ball
48' Off side Alberto Gilardino On a ball sent forward by Gourcuff
47' Action Massimo Oddo Cross from the right, the Lazio defence clears it
46' Substitution Emerson
Massimo Ambrosini
46' Substitution Marek Jankulovski
Digao
46' Generic Event The second half of Milan-Lazio has started

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IT'S OVER: MILAN-LAZIO 1-1

MILAN - At San Siro Milan-Lazio finished 1-1. Lazio took the lead in the 54th minute thanks to a goal by Rolando Bianchi, and the rossoneri equalised in the 66th minute thanks to a penalty converted by Massimo Oddo.

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PRE-CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: ARSENAL-ASTON VILLA 1-1

MILAN - Arsenal, Milan's opponents in the second leg of the eighth finals of the Champions League, have drawn at home against Aston Villa, in a match valid for the 28th matchday of the Premier League. The goals were scored either side of half time: in the 27th goal Senderos scored an own goal, giving the Villans the lead, before Bendtner equalised for the Gunners who thereby maintained the lead in the Premiership table with 65 points.

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ON TOP OF THE SLOPE

Carlo Ancelotti sounds the charges. The Milan coach is convinced the difficult moment is over. Also Adriano Galliani remains optimistic ahead of the match against Arsenal.

MILAN - Milan are in difficulty, the rossoneri arrive to the match against Arsenal on the back of a home draw and a lot of injuries. ADRIANO GALLIANI explained the difficult moment as follows:

"With Lazio we obtained a draw that was right, in a match where we suffered many injuries: first Seedorf, then Emerson and Jankulovski. We preferred to rest Maldini for Tuesday, but the ones who did play like Digao did well. Kalac and Gourcuff both did well, there were some positive notes. I asked Seedorf what he thinks of the injury and he told me he doesn't know anything yet. Now we are waiting for Nesta, Pirlo, and Kaká to recover, but there should be no problems. We are aware of this difficult period, but we don't want to hang our heads down."

"Milan-Arsenal will be a great match, we are certainly coming off a difficult period, but we will recover. I don't know how this match will go, but I hope that it will be us who celebrate at the end."

Also coach CARLO ANCELOTTI talked about the difficulties of the team in this moment:

"Again we had some injuries today. The exits of Emerson, Seedorf, and Jankulovski prevented us from making certain predetermined moves. In any case I don't think the physical aspect is the most important thing to win in Europe right now. For this reason I think we should go for it against Arsenal. In the first half tonight we did not play at a great rhythm, but a lot depended on the condition of some of our players. The second half was good, the draw isn't a great result but we must accept it. Kaká and the others? Kaká is doing very well, Pirlo and Nesta will certainly be back in time for Tuesday's game."

"On the penalty, I had asked Oddo during the week whether he would want to take it despite the presence of Ballotta, Massimo is an excellent penalty taker. Today the referee did very well, he let the play flow and he seemed confident in every situation."

"I saw Arsenal today, they struggled too, but in any case they have great qualities and they have recovered important players. We must not think about playing too physically, we will only have to play our football without worrying."

"Fourth place? I think we will manage to play good football later on. I am convinced the bad period is over with tonight's draw against Lazio. I feel a lot of preoccupation around us, but I'm convinced we are on top of the slope. Also on Tuesday we will have a packed stadium supporting us, so I'm optimistic."

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ALBERTO AND ALICE, CONGRATULATIONS!

MILAN - Congratulations to Alberto Gilardino and his partner Alice Bregoli. The small Ginevra was born today at 10.11, the first daughter of the couple. All the best wishes to the new dad and mum from all the Milanisti of the small child.

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NESTA, PIRLO, AND KAKÁ: THE SITUATION

MILANELLO - Sandro Nesta, Andrea Pirlo and Ricky Kakà participated to the entire training session today, also taking part in the mini-match. The three players are doing better and will be available for Tuesday. This was confirmed by Milan's sanitary coordinator Jean Pierre Meersseman, who explained that the last few tests made by the three rossoneri have given positive results

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MILAN-ARSENAL: PLAUTZ TO REFEREE

MILAN - Uefa have designated the Austrian Konrad Plautz to referee Milan-Arsenal, the second leg of the eighth finals of the Champions League programmed for Tuesday night at 20.45 at San Siro. Plautz has already refereed the rossoneri in the European Supercup final won in Montecarlo against Sevilla (3-1).

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HE CONDITIONS OF THE OTHER INJURED PLAYERS

MILANELLO - The same sanitary coordinator of Milan also added that after yesterday's match, Pato stayed in the dressing room longer than usual to alleviate a pain caused by a knock to his knee during Milan-Lazio. The Brazilian was feeling better today and will be fine for tomorrow. During yesterday's match, Clarence Seedorf was forced to leave the pitch due to a muscle problem and remains a doubt for Tuesday. Emerson still has problems to his tibia and probably won't make it. Concerning Jankulovski, Marek will not play against Arsenal, the hope is to have him back for the match against Empoli.

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ARSENAL: THE WORDS OF WENGER

MILAN - Arsenal's official website reports the declarations made by coach Arsene Wenger on the team's condition and that of some of his players: "Adebayor isn't scoring, but there are other players who aren't scoring. I am not worried if the team still plays well, Adebayor will score again. I hope Rosicky and Van Persie will be back soon. Van Persie might be back by Tuesday, but certainly he won't play from the start."

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MILAN-ARSENAL: CALLED UP ROSSONERI

MILANELLO - Here are the 21 players called up by Carlo Ancelotti for tomorrow's match against Arsenal:
GOALKEEPERS: Kalac, Fiori, Offredi
DEFENDERS: Bonera, Favalli, Kaladze, Maldini, Nesta, Oddo, Simic
MIDFIELDERS: Ambrosini, Gattuso, Emerson, Gourcuff, Pirlo, Seedorf
STRIKERS: Gilardino, Inzaghi, Paloschi, Pato, Kakà.

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MILAN-ARSENAL: THE DISCIPLINARY SITUATION

MILAN - Amongst the Rossoneri there is just one player who is one yellow card away from suspension: Rino Gattuso. For Arsenal there are two players: Adebayor e Denilson.

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YOUTH SECTOR: THE RESULTS OF THE NATIONAL SECTORS

MILAN - Apart from the 1-0 win (goal of Orlandi) of the Primavera team at Vicenza, there are still to highlight the home win of the Berretti team of Franco Baresi, 2-0 against Cremonese with goals by Chimenti and Panigada, and the participation of the Allievi Nazionali at the Arco Tournament of Treno-"Beppe Viola". The Allievi Regionali of Milan defeat 5-1 Pavia, whereas the Giovanissimi Nazionali observed a round of rest.

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YOUTH SECTOR: THE OTHER RESULTS

MILAN - Giovanissimi Regionali "B": Milan-Inter 1-3; Giovanissimi Regionali "C": Milan-Varese 2-1; Esordienti Regionali '96: Milan-Inter 0-1; Pulcini A '97: Milan-Inter 7-7; Pulcini B '98: Accademia Segrate-Milan 0-10; Pulcini '99: Varedo-Milan 1-7.

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EMPOLI-MILAN: THE DISCIPLINARY SITUATION

MILAN - Milan will face Empoli on Sunday at 3pm at the 'Castellani' stadium, with a suspended player: Rino Gattuo, and two cautioned players: Kakha Kaladze and Alessandro Nesta. For Empoli, instead, two suspended players: Lino Marzoratti and Davide Moro, and two cautioned players: Daniele Balli and Nicola Pozzi.

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SERIE A: THE SPORTING JUDGE DECISIONS

MILAN - These are the decisions of the Sporting Judge following the 26th matchday of Serie A:
five games: Cassano (Sampdoria);
one game: De Silvestri e Mudingayi (Lazio), Moro e Marzoratti (Empoli), Osvaldo (Fiorentina), Balzaretti (Palermo), Bertotto (Siena), Chivu (Inter), Dossena e Zapotocny (Udinese), Gattuso (Milan), Juric (Genoa), Lopez (Cagliari), Pisano (Torino), Sala (Sampdoria) e Terlizzi (Catania).