Sunday, April 11, 2010

Match report: Milan 2 - Catania 2


  • Goals scored: Maxi Lopez 12', Ricchiuti 43', Borriello 48', Borriello 81'
  • What happened: Milan played a terrible first half and a much better second half. Inzaghi almost scored the game winner in stoppage time.
  • Ways to tell how desperate Milan were to win this match: The large number of fouls committed by the Milan players; the large number of players who fell down in the penalty area in the hopes of earning a penalty kick
  • Milan players who received yellow cards: Ambrosini, Pirlo, Thiago Silva, Borriello
  • Milan players who fell down in an attempt to earn a penalty: Huntelaar, Borriello (twice), Ronaldinho (twice), Ambrosini, Inzaghi (twice), Pirlo
  • Number of penalties awarded to Milan today: Zero.
  • What this match teaches us: Milan will probably not win the Scudetto this year.
Highlights are below:



Here are the current Serie A standings. Notice that Inter are no longer in first place.

LEAGUE TABLE

  • PlWDL+/-Pts
    1AS Roma3320852368
    2Internazionale33191043367
    3AC Milan33181052164
    4Palermo331599854
    5Sampdoria331599354
    6Juventus3315612251
    7Napoli3312138449
    8Fiorentina3313713746
    9Parma33121011-646
    10Genoa3312912-145
    11Bari33111012-143
    12Cagliari3311715-140
    13Catania3391212039
    14Chievo3310815-538
    15Udinese3310815-638
    16Lazio3381312-537
    17Bologna339816-1435
    18Atalanta338718-1231
    19Siena337818-2229
    20Livorno336819-2826

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