Milan draw in Sicily against a well organised Catania side and put another point on the table in Serie A’s round 30.
MILAN – Here’s what players and management had to say after Catania-Milan:
CLUB CEO ADRIANO GALLIANI
"I don’t have much to say. I never talk about referees. It’s the second time that the ball has crossed the line, when it crosses the line, it’s a goal but not for us. It’s the second time that it’s happened. First against Juventus and today against Catania. It’s frankly unacceptable. In other games they’ve been good at seeing these things but we’ve been unfortunate. I hope that our luck changes and that this episode won’t alter the championship race.”
MASSIMILIANO ALLEGRI
"Disappointing because we leave two points here against a good Catania side. We had a 10 minute black out in the second half and we've paid a high price. We should have done things differently at the start of the second half. The players did well in parts and I liked the intensity and the desire to get the result. Once you're ahead, they can always equalise and then we weren't able to turn the game around. tuesday will be a really tough match but we'll play our game. We'll evaluate Abbiati tomorrow" ALBERTO AQUILANI
"We knew it was a tough place to come to. We took the lead and we did well. We had a lot of chances, then the equaliser came, but a draw here is not to be sneezed at. In my mind anyway, you can never go back, lets hope next time it doesn’t happen because it’s already the second time that the referees have penalised us. After they scored they got more enthusiastic but there are still a lot of games left and a point here is not a disaster. Against Barcelona we’ll go there and play our game. The first leg showed that there’s not much difference between us.”
MAXI LOPEZ
"Basically when I got on the pitch, the spaces had been closed up. I tried to make some space. Maybe a single point isn’t the best but we have top keep on pushing with the right mentality. They didn’t give us the goal, it’s the second time it’s happened and that means four points. We now have to be cold and look ahead to Barcelona. When the games over and you see that they m,ade another mistake, it’s tough to stay calm. It’s always good to come back to Catania and I was happy with how I was welcomed. Now I’m thinking of Barcelona and I’ll have to work to earn a few minutes on the pitch.
MASSIMILIANO ALLEGRI (Press conference)
"It was a beautiful game. We knew we’d find some difficulties here, we had something of a black out and conceded from the corner. It’s a shame that we weren’t able to finish off some of the chances we had and that we leave 2 points on the road like this. Now we have two days to regroup before Tuesday and we’ll do it in the best way possible. I saw Milan play well. This morning, the referees were pulled back into the game but not by us. If that’s the way it’s done, then we’ll do it as well.Catania played well and unfortunately we’re coming from playing a game every three days and it wasn’t easy. Antonini once again saved us from that Lanzafame chance 5 seconds from the end. Tuesday will be another game. Motivation comes by itself and we’ll have to play the best game possible.”

MILAN - All the post match interviews following Milan's match in Catania.

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MILAN - Here are all the photos from Milan's Match Day 30 game against Catania in Sicily.

MILANO – A important and all things considered a fair point ios what Milan return north with. The Rossoneri took the lead but a Catania side that’s enjoying a splendid season managed to equalise.
Catania started the game well at the Massimino stadium with Bergessio inside the area but his shot ended high. Milan were on their toes but it was again the hosts pushing forward even though the best chances of the first 20 minutes fell to the Rossoneri. Emanuelson entered into the area with pace but his shot only found keeper Carrizo. The it was Ibrahimovic to take on the Catania keeper on 17’ and Carrizo was once again up to the task. A great game played at a high pace by both teams and the visitors started to get control of the game as the half wore on. Their work paid off on 34’. Ibrahimovic held up the ball well and fed Robinho who from inside the area made no mistake. 3 minutes later it was Catania through Gomez whose shot from the edge of the area made the cross bar shake.
The second half started as the first did with Catania playing 100 miles an hour. A fter just a couple of minutes Gomez had found the back of the net but the goal was disallowed for offside. It was Gomez again making himself dangerous and setting up a chance for Barrientos which seemed impossible to miss only for Antonini, not for the first time this week, to block with perfect timing and technique. Catania continued to push though and the pressure paid dividends through Spolli who took full advantage of some disorganised defending from a corner in the Rossoneri area to head in from close range. Milan tried to fight back and shortly after Ambrosini fed Ibrahimovic who looked to be one-on-one with the keeper only for the referee to call an offside that only he could see. More danger from the visitors came from Robinho who found space between the two centre halfs, rounded the keeper but his shot was cleared off the line. Some doubt lingers as to whether the ball crossed the line or not. Two minutes later and it’s Almiron who answers for Catania but his shot goes just over.Milan close to scoring again on 30’ when a header from Mexes brought out a great save from Carrizo. The keeper was close to miraculous a minute from the end of the game knocking a chip from Ibrahimovic over the bar. Milan threw everything at their hosts in the closing minutes with El Shaarawy and Maxi Lopez on for Robinho and Aquilani but the Rossoneri just couldn’t get the ball in the back of the net.
A mile-a-minute game at the Massimino stadium ended 1-1.Now for Barcelona.
 

MILAN - It ends 1-1 at the Massimino stadium between Catania and Milan. Robinho put the visitors ahead on 34' minutes only for Spolli to bring the hosts even on 57'. A toughly contested game ends all square.

Serie A leaders AC Milan dropped two
precious points by drawing 1-1 at Catania on Saturday, both
teams missing chances to snatch victory in a dramatic finale.

An off-colour AC Milan could only muster a 1-1 at Catania which extended their lead at the top of Serie A to five points.

An off-colour AC Milan could only muster a 1-1 at Catania which extended their lead at the top of Serie A to five points.

MILAN - A great game at the Massimino stadium where Milan head to the changing rooms a goal to the good thanks to Robinho on 34'.

MILAN – This afternoon’s Primavera match at the Vismara sports centre in Milan ended Milan 2-1 Atalanta. The Rossoneri took the lead on 50’ through Comi and made it 2-0 a couple of minutes later thanks to Carmona. Palma got a goal for the visitors on 77’ but Dolcetti’s players managed to hold on to their lead.
Here’s some of what Alessio Innocenti had to say after the final whitle of the Milan’s Primavera match against Atalanta this afternoon:“It was an important win that will give us the right boost for he last games that will be fundamental for finishing in the top two. I’m used to playing as a full back now. My favourite position is in the middle of the field but if the coach asks me to play full back, that’s fine.”

MILAN – Here’s some of what Alessio Innocenti had to say after the final whistle of the Milan’s Primavera match against Atalanta this afternoon:“It was an important win that will give us the right boost for he last games that will be fundamental for finishing in the top two. I’m used to playing as a full back now. My favourite position is in the middle of the field but if the coach asks me to play full back, that’s fine.”

MILAN - Here's how the two teams will take to the pitch shortly at the Massimino stadium in Catania:CATANIA: Carrizo, Motta, Legrottaglie, Spolli, Marchese, Izco, Lodi, Almiron, Gomez, Bergessio, Barrientos.MILAN: Abbiati, Abate, Bonera, Mexes, Antonini, Aquilani, Ambrosini, Nocerino, Emanuelson, Ibrahimovic, Robinho.

MILAN - The gates are open at the Massimino stadium in Sicily where Milan face Catania at 18.00 this evening.

MILAN – This afternoon’s Primavera match at the Vismara sports centre in Milan ended Milan 2-1 Atalanta. The Rossoneri took the lead on 50’ through Comi and made it 2-0 a couple of minutes later thanks to Carmona. Palma got a goal for the visitors on 77’ but Dolcetti’s players managed to hold on to their lead.

Milan can extend their advantage at the top of Serie A to seven points with a win at seventh-placed Catania tonight.

MILAN - Here's how the two teams will take to the field this afternoon at the Vismara sports centre. Kick off is at 14.00.Milan: Narduzzo, Innocenti, Desole, Baldan, Bertoni, Ely, Calvano, Hottor, Comi, Carmona, Speziale. A disposizione: Brunelli, Rondanini, Speranza, Cristante, Umunegbu, Roggia, Prosenik.Atalanta: Frackowiak, Tantardini, Giovanelli, Tonon, Caldara, Esposito, Chessa, Agazzi, Cais, Villanova, Minotti. A disposizione: Barbugian, Redolfi, Ponti, Conti, PAlma, Grassi, Grandi.

MILAN - It ended 1-0 in the match between Milan Glorie and Rangers legends in Gaslgow last night with all proceeds going to the Milan Foundation and the Rangers Charity Foundation.Ally Mc Coist scored the winner for Rangers.

MILAN - The temperature in Sicily is around 18° ahead of this evening's 18.00 Catania-Milan kick off.

(IN THE PHOTO: Franco Baresi, Lorenzo Amoruso and Daniele Massaro with some of the other protagonists of last night’s game)
MILAN – 1-0 for Rangers with a goal from Mc Coist but in the end, they were all winners. 50,000 fans made their way to the Ibrox stadium in Glasgow yesterday for the charity match between Milan Glorie and the legends of Glasgow Rangers. All funds raised go to the Milan Foundation and the Rangers Charity Foundation.The Rnagers legends were coached by Walter Smith, the same man who coached Rino gattuso in his time in Scotland. The side was captained by Richard Gough and included Brain Laudrup, Ally Mc Coist as well as, Mark Hateley, Paul Gascoigne, Andy Goram, Lorenzo Amoruso, Jorg Albertz, Michael Mols, Trevor Steven and Arthur Numan. Milan Glorie was made up of Franco Baresi ,Paolo Maldini, Jean-Pierre Papin, Alessandro Costacurta, Gianluigi Lentini, Zvonimir Boban, Daniele Massaro, Simone Braglia, Massimo Taibi, Roberto Mussi, Stefano Nava, Angelo Carbone, Stefano Eranio, Diego Fuser, Alberigo Evani and Ibrahim Ba. Tickets for the game went for £10 for adults and £5.