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MILANELLO - Here some of what Massimiliano Allegri had to say in today's press conference ahead of Inter-Milan tomorrow evening at 20.45 at the San Siro:"Inter’s objective is to stay in the race for Champions League football and Cagliari will want to play a big game as well but we should be the ones with more motivation. Objectively, tomorrow evening, whoever is on top of the table will have the title won.”
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MILANELLO – Here’s what the coach had to say in his pre-match press conference ahead of Inter-Milan on Sunday evening at 20.45:“I don’t what kind of Inter side we’ll meet but based on the last two matches, they’ll be an attacking side as they’re still in the fight for third place and tomorrow is a derby which is always a very particular game and for us there’s only one result of any use and that’s three points. We have to win but that doesn’t we’ll play unbalanced.Inter’s objective is to stay in the race for Champions League football and Cagliari will want to play a big game as well but we should be the ones with more motivation. Objectively, tomorrow evening, whoever is on top of the table will have the title won.”“Tomorrow will be different to Wednesday because once we took the lead with Juventus in the lead as well, it was hard to see them conceding an equalizer, then with five minutes left the league opened up again. We have to win tomorrow otherwise we’ll give them the title.”“These are different days to the days before Wednesday as now we’re only a single point off them. We have the derby ahead of us which is always a special game and we have the chance to get past Juventus as well even of their destiny is still in their own hands.”“In order to keep our hopes alive, we have to win and Cagliari have to avoid defeat but we have to think about winning regardless of Juventus. Then we’ll get to the last day with the title race still open even if I don’t think the last game will affect the standings. And of course we have to get back to winning after we lost the last derby.”“To be at a point’s distance from Juventus with two games left after a season like this one, I think the players have really done something important, but we’ll wait until tomorrow evening before looking at the balance sheet.”“It’s fro today that the players have to get the right mindset for the gamer tomorrow and we have to get there as calm as possible. We’ll have to play with enthusiasm and courage knowing that we have the ability to win and then we’ll see what the other team does. There’s no need for excessive levels of tension because the team with something to lose is Juventus.”“From a tactical point of view, we have to play better than we have in the last few games. We’ll have to play better in attack and defense and we’ll have to be patient.”“I’ll evaluate the players’ condition today. Physically the team is fine and obviously being a point from the top going into the derby, motivation is not a problem. It’ll be a great evening tomorrow and abreat game to play and at 11 o’clock we’ll have the verdict. Tomorrow evening is the most important of the season.”“Abate was given a rest on Wednesday. He’ll be on the pitch tomorrow and he should be calm because a single mistake doesn’t change what I think of a player.”“Thiago Silva won’t play. Nesta will play with one of Bonera, Mexes or Yepes. Nesta is in good shape and it’ll be up to him if it’s his last derby.”“I’ve always felt the President has had faith in me. After losing the top spot there was disappointment and bitterness because we could see the league getting away from us while Juventus is achieving something important. Conte is doing a great job, he’s on top of the table and he’s up against Milan. At the moment they’re favorites and I send him my compliments regardless of how the season ends.”“Cagliari, like all the rest of the teams in the league, have a duty to do their best to get a result.”“I’ll decide tomorrow if Cassano will start or not, but I’m very happy with his return.”“I think that Delio Rossi will have regretted what happened a fraction of a second after the fact. I’m very sorry and you need to understand the situation and sometimes there needs to be more respect from the players towards the coach. It’s a stressful job. Everyone makes mistakes but I think the basis of everything, manners and respect are two fundamental things. Many would say that today’s society has changed for the worse and maybe we should go back to the past a little.”
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MILANELLO - Today's training session for the Rossoneri, the last before Sunday evening's derby is scheduled for 16.00 after Massimiliano Allegri's press conference.
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MILAN - On Sunday 6 May for Inter-Milan, the teams will take to the pitch with the official World Family Day VII edition t-shirts. The celebration takes place from 30 May to 3 June and will see Pope benedetto XVI visit the city. 
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MILAN - Massimiliano Allegri will speak to the press tomorrow at 14.00 with the conference being shown live on the Milan Channel.Andrea Stramaccioni will hold his press conference at 13.00.
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MILAN - Inter's website reports that Dejan Stankovic will miss the last two games of the season and that today, Sneijder, Poli and Alvarez all trained apart.
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  MILAN - During Sponsor day yesterday, Adriano Galliani spoke about the club's innovative new project on Tencent, the leading Chinese social network.To all the fans who made the team feel so welcome during the season's curtain raiser, the Italian Supercup played in the Chinese capital, the players sent their best wishes.....in Chinese!!
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MILANELLO – After today’s training session, Robinho spoke to the Milan Channel. When asked about his future, the Brazilian replied: “I know football and I know that when you get to the end of the season, people exaggerate things. The truth is I’m happy in Milan. I’m calm here, I'm focused on my team and doing my best every day in training and I really love the Milan fans.”
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MILAN - Here are the designated referees for Serie A's Round 37 this weekend:LECCE-FIORENTINA (Tomorrow at 18): BrighiROMA-CATANIA (Tomorrow at 20.45): PeruzzoSIENA-PARMA (Sunday at 12.30): BarattaATALANTA-LAZIO (Sunday at 15.00): RocchiBOLOGNA-NAPOLI (Sunday at 15.00): BergonziNOVARA-CESENA (Sunday at 15.00): MerchioriPALERMO-CHIEVO (Sunday at 15.00): GervasoniUDINESE-GENOA (Sunday at 15.00): TagliaventoCAGLIARI-JUVENTUS (Sunday at 20.45): OrsatoINTER-MILAN (Sunday at 20.45): Rizzoli
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MILAN - Nicola Rizzoli will referee Sunday evening's Milan derby which kicks off at 20.45. he'll be assisted by Niccolai and Di Liberatore with Banti as fourth man.Rizzoli, born on 5/10/79 has refereed Milan 28 times with a record of 15 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses.He has refereed Inter 27 times with 15 wins, 6 draws and as many losses.
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MILAN - Another day of training ahead of Sunday evening's Milan derby for the Rossoneri today at the Milanello sports centre.
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MILAN - The numbers speak for themselves for Bertuzzo's Giovanissimi Nazionali side.
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MILAN – With the 7-2 home win over Lumezzane, the regular season has come to an end with a second placed finish and entrance to the Final 16.23 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses with 124 goals scored by 17 different players and only 22 conceded in 26 matches. The numbers speak for themselves.Here’s a look back at their season:1' 18/09/2011 Lecco - Milan 1-7 (3 Casiraghi, 2 Miti, 1 Vido, 1 Vassallo)2' 25/09/2011 Milan - Monza 5-0 (2 Casiraghi, 1 Vido, 1 Maresi, 1 Gamarra)3' 02/10/2011 Albinoleffe - Milan 0-3 (1 Vido, 1 Casiraghi, 1 Vassallo)4' 09/10/2011 Milan - Tritium 9-2 (3 Casiraghi, 3 Vassallo, 2 Sallustio, 1 Miti)5' 16/10/2011 Milan - Como 8-2 (2 Casiraghi, 2 Miti, 1 Vido, 1 Gamarra, 1 Vassallo, 1 Soumah) 6' 23/10/2011 Montichiari - Milan 3-9 (2 Casiraghi, 2 Miti, 2 Vido, 2 De Santis, 1 Felicioli)7' 30/10/2011 Milan - Varese 6-1 (2 Casiraghi, 2 Turano, 1 Miti, 1 Crociata)8'  6/11/2011 Cagliari - Milan 0-1 (1 Vido)9' 13/11/2011 Milan - Atalanta 3-1 (2 Vido, 1 Casiraghi)10' 20/11/2011 Feralpisalo' - Milan 1-7 (3 Maresi, 2 Vassallo, 1 Casiraghi, 1 Mondonico)11' 27/11/2011 Milan - Renate 6-0 (3 Casiraghi, 2 Vido, 1 Vassallo)12'  4/12/2011 Lumezzane - Milan 0-4 (2 Casiraghi, 2 Miti)13' 18/12/2011 Milan - Inter 1-2 (1 Casiraghi)14' 15/01/2012 Milan - Lecco 5-1 (3 Vido, 1 Casiraghi, 1 Turano)15' 22/01/2012 Monza - Milan 0-2 (1 Vido, 1 Vassallo)16' 29/01/2012 Milan - Albinoleffe 6-0 (1 Vido, 1 Crociata, 1 De Santis, 1 Felicioli, 1 Masiero, 1 Casiraghi)17' 29/02/2012 Tritium - Milan 0-3 (1 Crociata, 1 Miti, 1 Felicioli)18' 14/03/2012 Como - Milan 0-4 (1 Miti, 1 Vido, 1 Masiero, 1 Gamarra)19' 19/02/2012 Milan - Montichiari 5-0 (2 Vido, 2 Casiraghi, De Santis)20' 26/02/2012 Varese - Milan 1-3 (2 Vido, 1 Casiraghi)21' 11/03/2012 Milan - Cagliari 4-0 (2 Vassallo, 1 Gamarra, 1 De Santis)22' 18/03/2012 Atalanta - Milan 2-2 (1 Felicioli, 1 Gamarra)23' 25/03/2012 Milan - Feralpisalo' 9-0 (2 Vido, 2 Turano, 1 Casiraghi, 1 Miti, 1 Crociata, 1 Maresi, 1 Rimoldi)24'  1/04/2012 Renate - Milan 0-4 (1 Vido, 1 Miti, 1 Felicioli, 1 Tripodi)25'   1/05/2012 Milan - Lumezzane 7-2 (2 Turano, 1 Maresi, 1 Miti, 1 Garofoli, 1 Vassallo, 1 Casiraghi)26' 22/04/2012 Inter - Milan 2-1 (1 Vido) GOALSCORERS30 Casiraghi25 Vido15 Miti13 Vassallo7 Turano6 Maresi5 De Santis5 Gamarra5 Felicioli4 Crociata2 Sallustio 2 Masiero1 Garofoli1 Mondonico1 Rimoldi1 Soumah1 Tripodi
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MILANELLO - Inter Milan's website reports that yesterday's session involved mainly the players who did not play against Parma. Stramaccioni's team will train today at 11.00.
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(IN THE PHOTO: Aquilani in training today)MILANELLO – The Rossoneri trained this morning ahead of Sunday evening’s derby at the San Siro stadium. The session started at 11.00 and took place on the central pitch.Training started with a warm up with the ball followed by some work on possession with the team divided into two groups.The two groups then continued working apart with one working on shooting practice and the other group working on tactics ahead of Sunday match against Inter.Training ended with an 11-a-side practice match with goalkeepers.Thiago Silva and Pato continue to train apart while Alessandro Nesta is following a personalized training program. Urby Emanuelson and Luca Antonini also trained alone.Training tomorrow is scheduled for 16.00 after Massimiliano Allegri holds his press conference.  
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MILAN – That they were predestined to be protagonists at the club for over a decade can be seen from their derby debuts decided by some of the club’s greats.Massimo Ambrosini, Christian Abbiati and Rino Gattuso: Three Italians, three Milanistas and three captains ahead of the derby that has seen past players switch allegiances as well as move onto to different areas.Massimo Ambrosini: His derby debut was on 10 March 1996. Milan were on top of the table and went onto win the title but they lost the derby. Marco Branca, currently head of Inter’s technical staff scored on that day.Christian Abbiati: Derby debut on 13 March 1999 with Milan fighting for the title. The game ended 2-2 with both of Milan’s goals coming from Leonardo who went on to coach both Inter and Milan.Rino Gattuso: His first derby was on 23 October 1999 which saw the Rossoneri win 2-1. The goal scorers that day were Ronaldo for Inter and Shevchenko and Weah for Milan.  
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MILANELLO - The team took to the training pitch at 11.00 as they continued their preparation for the derby match.
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MILANO - The 36 league games that Milan and Inter have played have produced some interesting facts and figures ahead of Sunday's derby: THE 5 MATCHES INTER - Inter-Siena 2-1, Fiorentina-Inter 0-0, Udinese-Inter 1-3, Inter-Cesena 2-1, Parma-Inter 3-1.MILAN - Chievo-Milan 0-1, Milan-Bologna 1-1, Milan-Genoa 1-0, Siena-Milan 1-4, Milan-Atalanta 2-0.FIVE MOST USED PLAYERS IN THE LEAGUEINTER - Cambiasso 3103 minuti, Lucio 3053, Zanetti 2992, Julio Cesar 2988, Nagatomo 2821.MILAN - Nocerino 3040 minuti, Abbiati 2819, Ibrahimovic 2784, Abate 2659, Thiago Silva 2428.ASSISTS TABLEIbrahimovic 75, Maicon 47, Robinho 45, Milito 40, Sneijder 39, Cambiasso 36, Cassano 33.SCORING ASSISTS - Cassano 8, Robinho 7, Aquilani 6, Ibrahimovic 6, Alvarez 5, Sneijder 5, Boateng 4.SHOT TO GOALS TABLESHOTS - Ibrahimovic 123, Sneijder 73, Pazzini 69, Milito 64,  Robinho 51, Nocerino 48, Zarate 44.GOALS - Ibrahimovic 26, Milito 6, Nocerino 10, Robinho 6, Boateng 5, Pazzini 5, Cambiasso 4. MILAN TEAM STATISTICSBALL POSSESSION: 30:06 minutes in every game.SHOTS ON TARGET: 6.4PASSES: 669.9PASSES MADE: 71.2 %TERRITORIAL ADVANTAGE: 13:32 minutes in the opposition half every gameGOAL SCORING OPPORTUNITIES: 62.2 % as an index of attacking playINTER TEAM STATISTICSBALL POSSESSION: 27:13 minutes in every game.SHOTS ON TARGET: 5.4PASSES: 603.8PASSES MADE: 67.5 %TERRITORIAL ADVANTAGE: 12:35 minutes in the opposition half every gameGOAL SCORING OPPORTUNITIES: 54.6 % indice as an index of attacking play(Source: Panini Digital for legaseriea.it)
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MILAN - Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder have won the World Series of Boxing 2011/2012. The final was held in the ExCel Arena in London.The Italian team beat the Russians of Dynamo Moscow 4 to 1 in the final.Dolce & Gabbana has been a sponsor of the Italian boxing team since 2010 and supply the team with their training kit.Congratulations from the club go to coach Damiani and all the boxers many of which will travel to London for the Olympics.  
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(IN THE PHOTO: Marco Bogarelli and Adriano Galliani pose with the new team jersey) MILAN – The 8th edition of Sponsor day took place today at the Palazzo Giureconsulti with both A.C. Milan and Infront Italy presenting the commercial results obtained in the course of the season and the plans for the 2012/2013 season.Adriano Galliani (club CEO) and Marco Bogarelli, president of Infront Italy (Italian leader in sports right management) were on hand to present the results of the season as well as plans for the future. Infront will be a Milan partner until 2016 in the planning and management of marketing and advertising as well as providing strategic consultancy for the promotion of sponsors and corporate hospitality.Thanks to the ‘less is more’ philosophy, the results achieved over the past season have been more than satisfactory for the club and its partners who have been able to count on specific and personalized programs.A.C. Milan and Infront together propose a ‘Tailor Made’ approach to the club’s partners where the quality of the sponsorship is at the centre of every consideration along with the needs of the client both in Italy and in the foreign markets where they operate.“This model confirms the avante garde position that the club maintains in the service our sponsors both in terms of specific and personalized programs as well as the improvement of infrastructure, in particular the improvements to the stadium, to the services offered and in corporate hospitality in general” said Adriano Galliani, Milan’s CEO.“Like last year, our strategy is to aim at a small number of sponsors that we can give better visibility to” added Marco Bogarelli, Infront Italy president, “offering increased visibility using digital means as well as the traditional economic offer.”During the course of the day, the new offers that the club is capable of offering its clients were also unveiled. In addition to the changes in the online offer, the club also proposes ad hoc sponsorship projects to meet the needs of every partner. “Sponsorship modeled on the stadium public to offer the clubs partners not only increased visibility but better visibility in line with the sponsors’ requirements” concluded Galliani.Awareness of the changes underway in sports communications has allowed Milan, together with Infront to implement specific digital multimedia strategies. With a significant increment from the website as well as through social media channels, the aim for the next season is to follow the development of digital platforms refining the club’s offer.“The centralized sales of Serie A rights on an international scale and the increase in traffic on the official site and on social networks has had meant a decisive increase in contacts both in Italy and abroad where the partners can gain privileged access thanks to the club,” confirmed Bogarelli.Among other improvements for the next season, the club is working on dedicated spaces for corporate hospitality within the San Siro with the aim of bringing the stadium offer closer to the European standards offering more comfort and an improved atmosphere.
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(IN THE PHOTO: Cristian Galliani)Ahead of the international tournament to be held in Tallinn, Estonia from 7 to 11 May, coach Daniele Zoratto has called up two young Rossoneri, goalkeeper LORENZO FERRARI and defender CRISTIAN GALLIANI.
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THE TOP 10: 1. Marco Baldan (2160’ in 24 appearances)2. Luca Bertoni (2141’ in 25 appearances)3. Alessio Innocenti (2136’ in 25 appearances)4. Gianmario Comi (1816’ in 23 appearances)5. Rodrigo Ely (1770’ in 21 appearances)6. Mattia Desole (1647’ in 20 appearances)7. Riccardo Piscitelli (1424’ in 16 appearances)8. Bryan Cristante (1288’ in 20 appearances)9. Simoneandrea Ganz (1258’ in 19 appearances)10. Adrià Carmona (1084’ in 15 appearances)  
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MILAN - All the photos from Palazzo dei Guireconsulti where Milan's Sponsor day took place.
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MILAN – 13 Players will serve suspensions this weekend: Cuadrado, Carrozzieri, Muriel (Lecce), Agostini (Cagliari), Biava, Ledesma (Lazio), Fernandez (Napoli), Kone, Portanova, Ramirez (Bologna), Santacroce, Valdes (Parma) and Spolli (Catania). No suspensions for Inter-Milan on Sunday evening at the San Siro.
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MILANO - Adriano Galliani, spoke to the gathered journalists at the Palazzo dei Giureconsulti during Sponsor Day today:“Turnover makes the difference in modern football. We’ve grown a lot and we’re happy but the 4 semi-finalists in this year’s Champions League are among the top five in turns of overall income. Against Barcelona we had a lot of injuries and we were unlucky. We always get the Spanish sides, but there’s no use having regrets. I was in the changing rooms when Lecce scored. I couldn’t believe it, I thought it was another practical joke, but it wasn’t. I’m no prophet and I don’t talk about the future. I’ll only say that we’re having a great year like last season. We did well not to give when it looked like all was lost. We have to win the next two matches and then we’ll see. The head-to-head matches always make the difference. Last year we beat Inter twice and picked up 6 points which were decisive. We can talk about Muntari’s goal against Juventus at the end of the season, not now. But in my cell phone I have a photo of that goal just as I have a photo of Robinho’s goal against Catania. I look at the first one more than the second. I don’t want to talk about the transfer market; there’ll be time between 14 May and 31 August. No there’s no point.”“A cold San Siro? Unfortunately, on Wednesday evening’s not many fans show up, mor tickets are sold for other times. We don’t have a culture of midweek games in the league, only in the Champions League. I speak with president Berlusconi, we talk about everything. He has given so much passion to the club, economically as well bringing it all the way to the top of the world. Allegri? We’ve been on top since he’s arrived. We0’re not getting tired. I don’t see where the fatigue is. We won the title a year ago, we’re a single point away from Juventus with 159 points in two years. I can’t see any problem there. He has a style of play that allows the wingers to score a lot.”  “The Lega president called me this morning to ask about the possibility of playing the same time as Juventus. It was never a problem for me and I gave my agreement. As regards San Siro, I believe there’s agreement between Inter and Milan to put down a mixed natural-synthetic surface and it should be played in time for next season. We’ll be looking at all the players performance levels at the end of the season to analyze their condition.”
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MILANELLO - Training has just come to a close at the Milanello sports centre. 20 players took part including Abate with Thiago Silva and Pato still training apart.
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(IN THE PHOTO: Ignazio Abate and Djamel Mesbah in training)MILAN – Not even time to celebrate yesterday’s win over Atalanta and it’s already time to get back to training for Allegri’s players. Training this morning started at 11.00 at the Milanello sports centre ahead of Sunday derby against Inter.Those that started the match yesterday spent the session in the gym warming down while the others, 17 outfield players including Abate, as well as 3 goalkeepers, Amelia, Abbiati and Piscitelli took to the pitch. Thiago Silva and Pato continue to follow personalized training programs.After warming up, the team played a number of themed practice matches while training ended with a practice match using the entire pitch.Training tomorrow is scheduled for 11.00.  
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MILAN - As reported on their official website, La Lega Calcio has decided that Cagliari-Juventus will be played at 20.45 in Trieste on Sunday evening.Kick off will be at the same time as Inter-Milan at the San Siro.
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MILAN - Sunday will be a new challenge for Massimilano Allegri, this time he'll be up against Andrea Stamaccioni on the Nerazzurri bench. In the last four matches against Inter in the league and the Italian Supercup, Allegri has already been up against Rafa Benitez, Leonardo, Gian Piero Gasperini and Claudio Ranieri
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MILAN - Last night was the second time this season that Muntari and Robinho got on the scoresheet together. Prio to Milan 2-0 Atalanta yesterday evening, the two also scored against Cesena on 19 February when the Rossoneri came home 3-0 winners.
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