Internazionale closed the gap on Serie A league leaders AC Milan to just two points after toiling to a 2-0 win against Sampdoria.

Internazionale closed the gap on Serie A league leaders AC Milan to just two points after grinding out a 2-0 win against Sampdoria.

MILAN - In his pre-game press conference today, Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri talked about his team’s upcoming match against Milan: “As I see the thing, 12 finals await us until the end of the season and the match against Milan is worth only three points. It won’t be the most important game of my career, far from that. I’m very calm. We’ll need to play as we’re used to, putting in a great performance”. (sscnapoli.it)

MILAN - As reported by Napoli’s official website, Walter Mazzarri’s team went through an afternoon training session at Castelvolturno, where the Sky Blues put special emphasis on technical-tactical exercises.The Napoli squad travelling to Milan is as follows: De Sanctis, Iezzo, Aronica, Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Cribari, Dossena, Santacroce, Ruiz, Zuniga, Gargano, Hamsik, Maggio, Pazienza, Sosa, Yebda, Cavani, Lucarelli, Mascara.

MILAN - The results from Round 27 of Serie A are as follows: Juventus-Bologna 0-2, Bari-Fiorentina 1-1, Brescia-Lecce 2-2, Cagliari-Lazio 1-0, Catania-Genoa 2-1, Cesena-Chievo 1-0, Palermo-Udinese 0-7, Roma-Parma 2-2. Sampdoria-Inter will take place this evening at 20.45 CET. Milan-Napoli will be played tomorrow at 20.45 CET.

MILANELLO - Milan’s preparation for tomorrow’s top of table clash against Napoli came to end with the Rossoneri’s training session this afternoon.The team began today’s session by doing diverse warm-up exercises, followed by some ball possession drills.The second part of the practice was dedicated to technical-tactical exercises, in preparation for tomorrow’s game.The session finished with a match amongst the squad on one half of the pitch.As for Milan’s injured players, Ambrosini, Inzaghi, Pirlo, Antonini and Bonera followed their respective personalised training programmes in the gym.At the end of the session, coach Allegri named his squad for tomorrow’s match against Napoli, calling up the following players:Abbiati, Amelia, Abate, Vilà, Jankulovski, Nesta, Oddo, Papastathopoulos, Thiago Silva, Yepes, Boateng, Emanuelson, Flamini, Gattuso, Merkel, Seedorf, Van Bommel, Cassano, Ibrahimovic, Pato, Robinho.Unavailable: Antonini, Bonera, Ambrosini, Pirlo, Inzaghi.

MILAN - Today, tickets are available only at ATMs of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group (and only for Cuore Rossonero card holders), seeing that banks are closed at the weekend. Tomorrow, on Monday, the residual tickets will be available both at the branches and ATMs of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group.

MILAN - Today, tickets are available only at ATMs of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group (and only for Cuore Rossonero card holders), seeing that banks are closed at the weekend. Tomorrow, on Monday, the residual tickets will be available both at the branches and ATMs of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group.

MILAN - As reported by Napoli’s official website, Walter Mazzarri’s team trained in the afternoon today. The Sky Blues, who are preparing for their Monday night clash against Milan, worked on tactics, playing a series of matches amongst the team with 8-a-side teams. Also tomorrow, Napoli will practice in the afternoon.

MILAN - A.C. Milan communicates that gates at the San Siro will open at 18.30 CET as a great turnout is expected at the stadium on the occasion of the Milan-Napoli Serie A game on Monday evening. Remember that the area surrounding the San Siro Stadium are subject to construction work of Underground 5, therefore the road system has changed and only buses and cars with a special parking pass are allowed to enter the concerned area. Click here for further information!

MILAN - Today is the second and last day of Milan Foundation's inaugural tennis tournament at the Tennis Club Jolly of Novate Milanese. Click here to find out more!

"Things are more important playing for the first team, you must win, no questions, you are not allowed to lose." This is what Alexandre Merkel said in an exclusive interview with Milan Channel. He spoke about his promotion from the Milan Primavera to the first team. The Rossoneri midfielder added, "It is important for my continued growth to play with these great champions. I hope to do it for a long time to come."

Alexander Merkel, in an exclusive interview for Milan Channel, spoke about Monday's match against Napoli at the San Siro. The teenage midfielder said, "It is an extremely important match for us and for the league overall. We are playing against a strong team, but we must win against Napoli if we want to win the title. We are Milan".

Milan Primavera's adventure in the Viareggio Cup has come to an end following a 2-1 defeat this afternoon to Norwegian side Stabaek at the “Pian di Giunta” stadium in Monterotondo (PT). The goals for the Nowegians were scored in the 10th and 42nd minute by Listad and Boli. For the Rossoneri, Simone Ganz had scored a first half opener on 20 minutes.

Milan Primavera  are leading by 1-0 at half-time against Norwegian side Stabaek at the “Pian di Giunta” stadium in Monterotondo (PT) in the qualifying group of the Viareggio Cup. The Rossoneri's goal was scored by Ganz on 20 minutes.

Milan Primavera play today at 3pm against Norwegian side Stabaek at the “Pian di Giunta” stadium in Monterotondo (PT) in the final group match (Round 9-Group B) of the Viareggio Cup.Here are how the two team will take to the field:MILAN: Piscitelli, Ghiringhelli, De Vito, Albertazzi, Pasini, Calvano, Ganz, Carmona Pérez, De Sciglio, Fossati e Santonocito.STABAEK: Bodtker, Lange, Baastad, Leirvik, Lystad, Levorstad, Stengel, Suka, G-Lundllie, Munthe e Boli.

With a few tickets remaining for Milan-Napoli, holders of Cuore Rossonero mmebership card will be able to utilise the ticket service available at appropriate cash machines of the Intesa Sanpaolo bank. From Monday, ticket sales will be possible over the counter at the Intesa Sanpaolo branches as well as the cash machines.

MILANELLO – Milan have undergone a morning training session in preparation for Monday’s match with Napoli at the San Siro. To read a full report, click here. 

MILAN - An important event will take place at the Tennis Club Jolly of Novate Milanese starting tomorrow. Click here!

MILAN - 12 teams will participate in the first Milan Foundation tennis tournament, to be held at the Tennis Club Jolly of Novate Milanese on Saturday, February 26, and Sunday, February 27. The competition for teams will be divided into two phases: first, a group phase with one team advancing from each group of 4, followed by a knock-out phase, made up of the semifinals and the final. In addition, a competition called Amici a doppio will take place as well for those who fail to qualify for the final phase of the tournament.Several stars from the world of football, tennis, journalism and showbusiness will take part in the event, thus remembering Federico Luzzi and supporting Milan Foundation. At the event, among others Paolo Maldini, Zvonimir Boban, Paolo Di Canio, Mauro Tassotti, Valerio Fiori, Mario Ielpo, Maurizio Ganz, Franco Baresi, Daniele Massaro, Stefano Eranio, Alessio Tacchinardi, Andreas Seppi, Paolo Lorenzi, Omar Camporese, Mezzadri Claudio, Paolo Canè, Diego Nargiso, Tathiana Garbin, Mara Santangelo, Francesca Palmigiano, Chiara Quattrone, Laura Golarsa, Carlo Pellegatti, Paolo Bargiggia, Gian Battista Olivero, Paolo Ghisoni, Gianni Valenti, Alberto Pastorello, Ugo Conti and Franco Trentalange will be present.The 12 companies which will participate in the Tournament are as follows: adidas, Breitling, Bayer, Enemed Plus, Green Steel Group, Hotelplan, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Liotontrauma, Nivea For Men, Nutrilite, Sony and Sun Devices System.As for Milan Foundation…Born in 2003, Milan Foundation is an NPO (non-profit organization) that works with people who find themselves in difficult circumstances, and the attention goes especially towards children and the elderly. 'Fondazione Milan' is deeply connected to the AC Milan football team: in fact, its Board of Directors Fondazione involves important people from the club such as Adriano Galliani, Paolo Berlusconi and Paolo Maldini. During these 7 years of activity, it has supported 68 Projects, raising funds for a total amount of over 4.5 million euros. Among the different projects we would like to underline the following: Fondazione Milan for UNICEF – vaccinations against six life threatening diseases for more than 17,000 children in Congo; Fondazione Milan for De Marchi Pediatric Clinic – on December 13th ,2005 inauguration of the clinic’s new First Aid Center; The Holy Family Hospital of Nazareth – the building of a new Neonatology and Intensive Care Unit Department; Mangiagalli Polyclinic and Regina Elena Hospital of Milan – the donation of five pediatric ventilators for the Neonatology Department; Angiomi and Arterovenous Malformations Childhood “Fondazione Milan” Center at the Buzzi Hospital for Children. Milan Foundation for L'Aquila - in 2010, a multifunctional centre was constructed for the children of Pagliare di Sassa, which includes a gym, a football pitch and a nursery.