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Ac Milan
Monday, September 18. 2006
Milan are ready to bid for Ronaldinho after rumours of a split with Barcelona.
The World Player of the Year is reportedly at loggerheads with Barca Coach Frank Rijkaard over his sponsorship commitments after arriving late for the UEFA Super Cup defeat to Sevilla. The Rossoneri had been linked to Roni during the summer and are monitoring the situation closely. "If the conditions were to change then Milan would definitely be interested in making an offer," said President Silvio Berlusconi.
"Ronaldinho is an extraordinary player, one who can really make the difference and we would do all that is in our power to sign him."
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Juventus
Monday, September 18. 2006
David Trezeguet and Mauro Camoranesi are still planning to leave Juventus.
Both players were denied a summer transfer but are still determined to depart Turin even if they have to wait until the end of the season. Camoranesi has been vocal in his wishes since Juve's relegation to Serie B and has been courted by Lyon, Valencia and Liverpool recently. "Mauro's future is no longer with Juventus, he will leave the club in January," said his agent Sergio Fortunato.
Now Trezeguet has now added to the Bianconeri's worries by stating he has no intention of agreeing to Juve's proposed contract extension and admits he wanted to leave in the summer. "I was kept here because of a phone call," revealed the French striker.
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Fiorentina, Livorno
Monday, September 18. 2006
Livorno won the Tuscan derby with a Cristiano Lucarelli header and sent Fiorentina crashing to their second consecutive defeat.
Livorno had the better of the play overall and took the lead on 58 minutes. A Dario Passoni corner kick was floated in for the head of Cristiano Lucarelli, looping behind him into the far corner.
Fiorentina were left in 10 men for the final minutes, as Pasqual was booked for pushing Stefano Morrone and quickly shown a second yellow for taking his protests too far. Nonetheless, the Viola threatened an equaliser but Amelia was outstanding.
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Roma, Siena
Monday, September 18. 2006
Roma are making a definite play for the Scudetto, breaking away at the top ahead of Wednesday's showdown with Inter.
The Giallorossi had a very strong record in Tuscany, winning two of their visits here and drawing the other 0-0, always keeping a clean sheet with a total of six goals scored.
There was controversy on 28 minutes when Siena were left in 10 men. Ezio Brevi jumped with his arms out and struck Daniele De Rossi, earning a red card, but it seemed to be more clumsy than a vicious tackle.
Siena couldn't clear the ball effectively and Perrotta rolled back for Taddei's deflected effort, taking it past Manninger's fingertips. 1-0. Pizarro end Okaka scored the other 2.
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Inter, Sampdoria
Sunday, September 17. 2006
Inter had two goals disallowed, but only earned a point against Sampdoria at San Siro thanks to a late own goal. The Blucerchiati can't celebrate too much, as they set a new club record, extending their winless Serie A streak to 15 games.
Even in 10 men the Blucerchiati nearly took the lead in first half stoppages, as they won back the ball and Ruben Olivera volleyed over the bar from a promising position. Ivan Cordoba pushed Flachi for a penalty. Flachi got back up to convert the spot-kick through the centre and give Sampdoria a shock lead.
When Inter finally did equalise, it was thanks to a comical own goal. Figo's corner kick went past Castellazzi and ricocheted into the net off Massimo Bonanni's head.
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Roma
Sunday, September 17. 2006
Roma made a splendid start to their Champions League campaign by thrashing Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0, including a Francesco Totti gem. They now lead Group D on goal difference, as Valencia won 4-2 away to Olympiakos.
The Giallorossi entered the Champions League via Calciopoli and began their campaign on home turf against Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar Donetsk.
The first half ended 0-0 but Roma were more confident in this second half and made it 2-0 in spectacular fashion. Tonetto's cross missed Totti, but Taddei was ready to control with his left foot and fire under the crossbar with his right from close range.
The lively Tonetto earned a corner kick and Totti made another step on the road to recovery with a splendid curling finish from just inside the area that slammed into the far top corner before the goalkeeper had time to move.
Shakhtar fell to pieces and the Giallorossi continued their rout with a powerful De Rossi header on substitute Pizarro's cross.
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