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Serie A Preview: AC Milan- AS Roma

In what is sure to be an entertaining affair, Milan will look to lock down second place, while Roma want to keep their chances for a European spot alive.

Kick-Off: Sunday, May 24 15:00 CET. San Siro, Milan


Changing Of The Guard

While the main focus this Sunday for Milan will be to get a victory and three more points to try and secure second place in the Serie A table, the thought of this being the last home fixture of Paolo Maldini’s career surely cannot be forgotten.

With Juventus just three points behind the Rossoneri in the standings with Fiorentina lurking as well, Milan are still not assured of skipping the preliminary qualifying rounds in next season’s UEFA Champions League. Even by losing both remaining matches, Milan cannot drop out of the top four. However, they want to go ahead and lock down a guaranteed European place by winning this Sunday against Roma.

In climbing back up the Serie A table and giving Inter something to think about before the Nerazzurri ultimately secured the Scudetto last weekend, Milan had played the most attractive and effective football of any side in the league. But in the last two matches, they have lost that magic touch. Drawing at home against Juventus two weeks ago effectively ended their challenge for the Scudetto, and losing away to Udinese last Saturday handed the title to Inter.

That being said, I doubt they will come out flat again this Sunday. The stadium will be packed to the rafters, as they will attempt to get a view of legendary Milan captain Paolo Maldini, who makes his final appearance in the home shirt in this match.

According to the club’s official website, Maldini will take a lap around the pitch to salute the supporters. Not only that, but the squad will be wearing new jerseys released in time for this occasion.

Hanging On By A Thread

With the lack of proper additions to the squad last summer and the injury troubles they have suffered from, particularly to club captain and attacking fulcrum Francesco Totti, Roma have been a shell of the side that challenged Inter for the past few years.

Roma are no longer the freewheeling side that challenged Inter for the Scudetto up until the final match of last season. They tried to purchase adequate replacements for their departed players last summer, but those transfers clearly did not work out, and they have lacked that attacking edge that they displayed so often for the last three years.

However, the most obvious problem is not the attack, but actually the defence. To this date, they have allowed an astonishing total of 57 goals this term, which is just one less than the number of goals they have scored. Part of this can be attributed to the injuries they have sustained, but you also just have to say that they haven’t played well.

All you have to do for an accurate comparison is to look at their opponent in this match. Milan have not had the services of many of their defenders at different times this season, yet they have the second-best defensive record in Serie A behind Inter.

Because of this lack of ability in defence, Roma risk not playing in any European competition next season. They are currently in sixth place, which would put them in the newly-formed Europa League, but both Palermo and Udinese can jump ahead of them in the standings before all is said and done.

FORM GUIDE

Milan

19/04 (Serie A): Milan 5-1 Torino

26/04 (Serie A): Milan 3-0 Palermo

03/05 (Serie A): Catania 0-2 Milan

10/05 (Serie A): Milan 1-1 Juventus

16/05 (Serie A): Udinese 2-1 Milan



Roma

19/04 (Serie A): Roma 3-2 Lecce

25/04 (Serie A): Fiorentina 4-1 Roma

03/05 (Serie A): Roma 0-0 Chievo

10/05 (Serie A): Cagliari 2-2 Roma

16/05 (Serie A): Roma 4-3 Catania

TEAM NEWS

Milan

Kakha Kaladze, Marco Borriello and Christian Abbiati are out for the season. Gennaro Gattuso and Alessandro Nesta have returned to training, but it is unlikely that they will make an appearance in either of the two matches remaining this season.

David Beckham and Giuseppe Favalli return from suspension for this match, while Gianluca Zambrotta faces a ban should he be cautioned.

Possible Formation (4-3-2-1): Dida; Zambrotta, Senderos, Maldini, Jankulovski; Beckham, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Seedorf, Kaka; Inzaghi

Roma

The Giallorossi defence has been hit hard by injuries, with Cicinho, Max Tonetto, Juan and goalkeeper Alexander Doni. Also, Alberto Aquilani is missing from the midfield.

Midfield lynchpin Daniele De Rossi is banned for this match, while Marco Cassetti, Jeremy Menez, Philippe Mexes, Rodrigo Taddei, Mirko Vucinic, Marco Motta and Francesco Totti face suspension if they get cautioned.

Possible Formation (4-4-1-1): Artur; Motta, Panucci, Mexes, Riise; Taddei, Pizarro, Brighi, Baptista; Totti, Vucinic

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Milan

Filippo Inzaghi has slowed down a bit from the blistering pace he set by scoring so many goals in the second half of the season, but he is still trying very hard and could net against a weakened Roma defense. Paolo Maldini is playing for the last time in front of his hometown supporters, and the emotions will be prevalent for everyone in the stadium.

Roma

Despite only making twenty starts this season, Francesco Totti leads the club in goals scored. Therefore, his scoring will decided whether or not Roma gets anything from this match.

PREDICTION

Milan have struggled in the last two matches, especially in attack, but they maintain their record as the best home side in Serie A in terms of victories. Conversely, Roma have been atrocious on the road this season, losing nine of eighteen. These factors combined mean that Paolo Maldini will win his last match in front of the Curva Sud.

Milan 1-0 Roma

[-HellKinG-]

Info nih dari yg gw liat n denger males gw nulis sumber na
Ancellotti akan pindah ke Chelsea musim depan(itu sih bagus menurut lu semua) kencang kabar berhembus sang pelatih akan membawa anak emasnya yaitu Kaka

semoga aje nih hoax Ancelloti mah pergi jg gpp...

[inter-10]

ayo sodara sekota,
moga2 runner up dah. hehe

[doubledoank]

bah kalah 2-3.....

rusak deh pesta buat Maldini....

[silverjade]

mengecewakan ya, pertandingan terakhir maldini di san siro tercoreng, hiks2...
mdh2n ntar ada pertandingan persahabatan untuk perpisahan maldini...

[willydota]

yang buat sedih ultras milan yang ngejek maldini..
bner bner kesel liatnya...

[_kotaro-minami_]

Wakkaka ~ kasian amat y milan pemain uda jago2 smua kalah lagi .

Mu is the best 4ever . Tp semangat trus milan ! jadilah juara italia ~

Risse mantep dah ~ duar tendangan gledek !

[willydota]

permainan di lapangan gak Tergantung dengan pemain bintang..
kalo yang maen ronaldo messi kaka tapi maennya tanpa motivasi permainan gak bkal jalan...
Kalo Mu itu hebat kalahin milan dong di champion..
hahahahahahaha


masalah tendangan risse itu mah didanya aj yang geblek..

[-HellKinG-]

Wasit na asli sampah kemaren klo wasitnya bener Milan dapet 3x kesempatan penalti ***** bener tu wasit gw yakin wasit na pulang" dikeroyok milanisti di itali

[silverjade]

pertandingan kmrn emg "man of the match" nya dida si, hahaha...
tmbh geblek aja tuh kiper, malu2in liat gol2nya jg...

[xtahrk]

aduh
si dida itu bikin ulah mulu
milan kok masih betah aja pake dida
btw ada isu milan mw tarik kiper baru nggak?
kalo ada siapa kira"? amelia kah?

[willydota]

terpaksa milan nampung dida..
blom ada kiper yang bisa gantiin soalnya..
si abbiati lagi cedera..

[shanz]

sudah saatnya dida digantiin tuh... udah gak bagus lagi dia sekarang.

[willydota]

waduh liat barca mu di final jadi kangen milan di final LC neh..
moga" musim depan bisa juara lagi deh.. T_T

[doubledoank]

Tribut untuk Maldini dari Fiorentina



Firenze - Pekan lalu, Paolo Maldini, mendapatkan penghormatan dari AC Milan ketika memainkan laga terakhirnya di Stadion San Siro. Akhir pekan ini hal yang sama akan dilakukan oleh Fiorentina.

Maldini yang telah memutuskan pensiun di akhir musim ini telah mengucapkan salam perpisahannya dengan San Siro dalam laga melawan AS Roma pada akhir pekan lalu. Namun itu bukanlah pertandingan terakhirnya bersama Milan.

Laga terakhir sang kapten bersama Rossoneri baru akan dilakukan akhir pekan ini kala berhadapan dengan Fiorentina di Artemio Franchi. Kubu La Viola pun berniat untuk memberikan penghormatan khusus untuk bek berusia 40 tahun ini.

"Maldini pantas mendapatkan penghormatan dan kami pun berinisiatif untuk memberikannya," ujar Presiden Andrea Della Valle seperti dilansir Channel4.

"Dia adalah salah satu simbol hebat untuk sepak bola. Ia telah mendedikasikan waktu 25 tahun untuk Milan. Dia memberikan contoh yang sangat bagus sebagai seorang pria dan pemain," tandas pelatih Fiorentina, Cesare Prandelli.

"Saya memiliki memori yang hebat tentangnya. Ketika ia masih muda, ia sudah menunjukkan karakter yang kuat. Maldini selalu menaruh respek kepada lawan dan itu adalah contoh yang harus ditiru," tambah Prandelli.

Perpisahan Maldini dengan San Siro sempat diwarnai dengan sebuah kejadian tak mengenakkan. Kala itu saat Maldini melakukan lap of honour usai peluit panjang dibunyikan, fans yang berkumpul di Curva Sud membentangkan spanduk besar yang isinya sama sekali tidak menunjuk apresiasi terhadap pengabdian sang kapten namun justru bernada melecehkan.

Hal seperti itu tentunya diharapkan tak terjadi lagi di Artemio Franchi. ( roz / roz )

sumber http://www.detiksport.com/sepakbola/...ari-fiorentina

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