Happy birthdays to Ambrosini and Bonera

Above: Massimo Ambrosini (May 29)

Below: Daniele Bonera (May 31)

Match report: Sampdoria 2 - Milan 1

• Goals scored: Borriello 20', Cassano 54' (penalty), Pazzini 90+2'
• What happened: Sampdoria played better than Milan in the first half, but Milan was leading at halftime anyway. Early in the second half, Bonera brought down Cassano in the box, giving Sampdoria a penalty (and earning Bonera a red card). Down to ten men, Milan played much better for a while and had several chances to retake the lead-- Gattuso, Borriello, and Ronaldinho all came close. Then, at the very end, Sampdoria woke back up and pressured Milan until they finally scored the game-winning goal in stoppage time.
• What else happened today: Roma beat Lazio, so they are back in first place.
• Who Sampdoria's coach resembles: A cross between Peter Sellers, Jason Robards, and my mom's father.

• What this match teaches us: Milan has basically no chance to win the Scudetto this year.

Highlights are below:

Poor Pippo...

Super Pippo (Milan's Fillipo Inzaghi) has not been chosen by Donadoni (the Azzuri's coach) to represent Italy in Euro 2008. Meanwhile, Boriello, Di Natale, Del Piero, and Quagliarella were all picked. This means only Ambrosini, Gattuso, and Pirlo will represent (no Oddo- due to injury-, Bonera or Nesta at defence) AC Milan. The Italian team will be very Inter and Juventus dominated. Well, actually Milan has about the same amount as all the other teams. But still.