subject: Italian Serie A- AC Milan Knocked Out Juventus 3-0 [print this page] Author: Ally White Author: Ally White
In the nineteenth round of the Italian Serie A, the AC Milan secured a valuable 3-0 victory as visitors against Juventus, thanks to a goal of Alessandro Nesta and two goals from Ronaldinho this past Sunday at the Olimpico de Turin. This triumph allows AC Milan to settle in second place of the standings with 37 points, eight points away from top leader Inter Milan, who has 45 points. In third place is Juventus with 33 points, followed by Napoles also with 33 points but with a goal difference. Coach Ciro Ferrar is feeling the pressure as his team; the Bianconeri loses four out of five. On the other hand, this is the second consecutive win for the Rossoneri, after beating Genoa 5-2 on January 6th. The visitors level of play was not spectacular, but it was enough to beat third place Juve due to their lack of confidence in their game. Juventus midfielder Felipe Melo, widely criticized for his poor performances since his transfer in July from Fiorentina, failed to block a corner kick at minute 30 and Nesta took advantage of his mistake to score for the Devil and put the score 1-0. After this goal, Juventus was unable to provide any serious goal attempts. At the end of the first half, the game was 1-0 in favor of the Rossoneri. The game tempo was even higher during the second half for Milans side, who improved its attack and tried to create attacks to increase their chance of scoring. After some good opportunities, Milan finally doubled their advantage at minute 72 when Ronaldinho's header was deflected into the net by Paolo De Ceglie, setting the scoring at 2-0. Only 16 minutes later, the Brazilian again appeared for Milan, in an action that was also initiated from a corner kick, where Flamini touched the ball, and then fell into the Brazilians feet. He mercilessly scored the third goal of AC Milan and his second goal of the game. After the Brazilians goal, Juventus was out of time and options and lost the game with a final score of 3-0. With this knock out, Juventus was jeered off the field in its own stadium. Needless to say, their supporters were really disappointed in the way the Zebras played. At the end of the match, Juve Coach Ciro Ferrara said he knows his team is not playing at its best as in the beginning of the season and despite the injuries of important players; he hopes to encourage his players to turn the season around and make everyone happy. I understand everyone's disappointment, from the fans on down to the club. The goal now is to recreate the enthusiasm we had at the beginning of the season. I don't think my job is at risk. I'm very focused on what we need to do to turn things around and I'm not the type of person that runs away," stated Ferrara. However, it must be mentioned that the Juve has several serious players with injuries such as midfielder Christian Poulsen(broken bone), David Trezeguet (ankle injury), goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and forward Vincenzo Iaquinta, who both are recovering from knee surgery and Mauro Camoranesi, who is out for a month with a thigh injury. In addition, Mohamed Sissoko is away playing for Mali at the African Cup of Nations, which is another loss for the team. With these setbacks, Juventus may have a harder time recovering than they think. On the other hand, AC Milan is experiencing one of the best moments of the season and hopes to get closer to top leader Inter Milan. The next Italian Serie A meeting of the Rossoneri will be against Siena in San Siro on Sunday January 17th, whereas Juventus will face Chievo Verona on the same day.About the Author:
Ally White is a top senior copy writer on Italian Serie A Soccer and sports action for the online sportsbetting: http://www.instantactionsports.com. Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety on your site, make sure to leave all links in place and do not modify any of the content.
