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Amrabat: "I decided to go to La Fiore before Napoli because everyone, especially Commisso, gave me the feeling that they loved me more than anyone. It was not easy because the conversations were positive with Giuntoli and Gattuso, but also with Maldini and Boban for the Milan. " https://t.co/QOHhv5EjDl

⚠️ Di Marzio

Torino have decided to sack Marco Giampaolo and replace him with Davide Nicola. ❌🇮🇹🐂

Inzaghi and Lazio have found an agreement for his renewal: contract will be extended until 2023 with an option for an additional year. €2.4 million a season + bonuses.

📰 via Corriere dello Sport https://t.co/UsY93zNfhU

David Beckham 💬

“I received offers from English clubs and two other Italians, but I wanted to go to Milan from the moment I knew they were interested in me It was unthinkable to refuse to play with Kaka, Ronaldinho.” https://t.co/shjCfNCiDz

Pioli on Meité: “He is an ambitious player”

“He makes a department that already had a certain solidity even more competitive. He combines quality and quantity, I like him very much, I saw that he is very eager to play. I also liked when he spoke, proving to be an ambitious player.”

Stefano Pioli’s press conference ahead of the game against Cagliari 17 January 2021 Stefano Pioli spoke during the press conference ahead of the Serie A fixture against Cagliari, these are his statements: What is the meaning of tomorrow’s match against Cagliari? “We have to be ready, a difficult match awaits us, the opponent has collected less than they deserved, they can field players like Nainggolan, Godin, Joao Pedro. Experts and prepared players, we must be too.”

The players speak well of Milan… “The positivity of the environment, the harmony with the club makes us a very close-knit and cohesive group. The team is playing with head and heart, these are characteristics we must insist on.”

How much would Milan lose with the absences of Theo Hernàndez and Hakan Calhanoglu? “These are important absences for us. We must have our team ready and double our energies.

The qualities that we will demonstrate tomorrow will be important and they will make us play a great match.” “We have to keep worki

On Ibrahimovic’s recovery:
“It is very important, we all know his technical depth and character. He has overcome muscle problems, I have seen him well these days, he is ready to play tomorrow against Cagliari.”

How are you dealing in view of the situation of Covid?

“We are used to it, we are ready. I expect players to always be ready, to always be in training and matches. These are critical issues that must be addressed with determination and conviction in the strength of the team. In these situations we have always found new energy and new opportunities to demonstrate our value.”

On suffering more setbacks than opponents

“It is a special season for everyone, not just for us. A month ago we had the whole team available, in this situation these moments can happen. We have shown that we are compact, which is why the club has made a competitive squad group available for me.”

How much can Mandzukic give to this team?

“We have a very important game tomorrow, I can’t comment on the players I don’t have available. I have a lot of confidence in my managers, the club will strengthen the team if there is a chance.”

Is it better to meet Cagliari in crisis or in confidence?

“It is difficult to make these evaluations in the pre-match, the games must always be faced with respect, we want to try to command the game knowing that there will be suffering.”
What do you think of Meité?

“He makes a department that already had a certain solidity even more competitive. He combines quality and quantity, I like him very much, I saw that he is very eager to play. I also liked when he spoke, proving to be an ambitious player.”

“We live AC Milan on a daily basis, the club protects and stimulates us, always ready to improve a group of players that is proving to be very competitive. Given the injuries and the particular season, in addition to the fatigue because of many obligations, the club will be ready to reinforce the team if there is an opportunity.”
Did you expect such a path a year ago?

“I have always had a lot of faith in my players. January 2020 was very important for the market and the additions of the mercato, they gave us an important contribution and we have grown a lot. Expecting such growth was not easy, but we worked with care and consistency. My players and I are aware that we still have a lot of room for improvement. Now that we are on this path, we want to stay there for a long time. “

What are the changes when Ibrahimovic plays or not?

“The team has shown that they have well-executed game ideas. Strong teams are able to exploit the characteristics of individuals, we have to play well as a unit. Saying that we play better without Ibrahimovic is something that is neither in heaven nor on earth. You have a better chance of winning matches if you carry on an idea throughout the entirety of the match.”
On Kjaer’s contribution for the defense
“Simon is an important presence also for his way of communicating. His way of being on the pitch helps us a lot. The team knows they have to work intensely in the defensive phase throughout the match. But, we are an attacking team and we must try to create more chances than the opponent.”

#TheoHernandez sent out an Instagram message after testing positive for COVID. ‘I feel well, but I must train alone, respect the rules.’ Theo shares message after testing positive for COVID | Football Italia #ACMilan #Milan #SerieA #Calcio https://t.co/DA7fwBTkKT

Luciano Moggi, former director of Juventus, spoke to Tuttomercatoweb.com about the Mandzukic – AC Milan deal and he had this to say about the matter: “If he were to sign a six-month contract I would see it very badly.

If, on the other hand, he went to Milan for a year and a half, I could say that he still feels the strength to do something good: he is a true professional, but he hasn’t played for a year and a half.”

Tomori and Mandzukic ⚽⚽
Next two players ready for #ACMilan. ✅ #Transfers @SkySport https://t.co/T3v2qfdpIp

AC Milan may be able to sign Florian Thauvin from Marseille a few months earlier than expected, according to a report.

Paolo Maldini seemingly publicly declared interest in Thauvin late last year, much to the annoyance of Marseille boss Andre Villas-Boas, and media outlets like Calciomercato.com have reported that Milan have tabled a four-year contract worth €3m net per season to the Frenchman.


According to RMC Sport (via GFFN), Marseille’s president Jacques-Henri Eyraud lambasted the squad after last night’s defeat to relegation-battling Nîmes.

The first thing he called out was related to players whose contracts are expiring at the end of the season. He apparently told to go and see manager André Villas-Boas and sporting director Pablo Longoria within the next 48 hours to ‘confirm their intention of remaining professional’.

If the players do not go and seen them – with Thauvin among them – then they have 13 days to find a new club.

Paratici: “Mandzukic? I’m very happy for his return to the football that belongs to his level. He is a competitive player. Vidal? Arturo is a great player who has given a lot to Juventus. We love each other.”

🗣: Watching this Juve hurt on all aspects. Little to no ideas, no desire, they almost never take a shot on goal.

[Del Piero]

Done deal! Former ACMilan and Real Madrid striker Klaas Jan #Huntelaar leaves #Ajax and comes back to #Schalke. Contract until the end of the season. #transfers

🗣: Ramsey on the left with Frabotta on Hakimi's side is a choice that shocked me.

[Del Piero - SKY ITALIA]

📊 AC Milan's record against Cagliari:

👕 84 matches
✅ 48 wins
🤝 27 draws
❌ 09 losses
⚽️ 130 Goals for Milan
⚽️ 63 Goals for Cagliari https://t.co/P5B2KKWSbL

NEWS NEWS
Serie A preview: Cagliari vs. AC Milan – Team news, opposition insight, stats and more
By Oliver Fisher - 17 January 2021, 21:27
AC Milan travel to face Cagliari on Monday night knowing that a win would ensure they are top at the halfway stage of the season.

There has been a hive of activity surrounding the club in recent days as Soualiho Meite signed on Friday with Mario Mandzukic and Fikayo Tomori set to follow, though it is marred by an undercurrent of bad luck in terms of selection problems.

Stefano Pioli said in his pre-match press conference that he is expecting his team to rise to the challenge in the face of adversity, but it will not be an easy trip.

Game date: Monday 18 January
Kick-off time: 20:45 (CET)
Venue: Sardegna Arena
Referee: Rosario Abisso

Team news
Milan will leave for Sardinia without the suspended Rafael Leao, the injured duo of Matteo Gabbia and Ismael Bennacer, plus the COVID-positive quartet of Rade Krunic, Ante Rebic, Hakan Calhanoglu and Theo Hernandez.

Pioli though will be able to console himself with the return of Zlatan Ibrahimovic to the starting XI and with the return of Alexis Saelemaekers on the right wing.

As reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport (via MilanLive), Gianluigi Donnarumma will be in goal protected by a back four of Davide Calabria, Simon Kjaer, Alessio Romagnoli and Diogo Dalot, with Franck Kessie and Sandro Tonali ahead of them.

Samu Castillejo, Brahim Diaz and Jens Petter Hauge will make up the trio supporting Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the paper reports.

Probable Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma; Calabria, Kjaer, Romagnoli, Dalot; Kessie, Tonali; Castillejo, Diaz, Hauge; Ibrahimovic.



The opponents
Cagliari had a mixed start to the season under Eusebio Di Francesco, but things have started to unravel and they are sliding down the table fast.

They won three of their first seven games to climb up to 11th, but are yet to win since the seventh round and are now in 16th position having lost their last four games.

It has been at the defensive end that the Islanders have struggled having let in 34 goals, a tally better only than the bottom three sides in the league.

Di Francesco has some selection problems of his own as Marko Rog out for the season, Paolo Farago and Zito Luvumbo are both injured, while centre-back duo Ragnar Klavan and Andrea Carboni are still COVID-positive.

Nahitan Nandez will also miss out after his red card in the damaging defeat to Benevento, which means they could line up as follows…

Probable Cagliari XI (4-2-3-1): Cragno; Zappa, Godin, Walukiewicz, Lykogiannis; Nainggolan, Marin; Sottil, Pedro, Ounas; Simeone

Head to head
There aren’t many teams in Serie A that the Rossoneri have a better head-to-head record against. In fact, in the 25 most previous encounters between the two sides, the Rossoneri have won 20 games, lost one and drawn four.

The two clubs last faced each other in the last game of last season with Milan running out 3-0 winners at San Siro, while the reverse fixture earlier that year also saw the Diavolo win and keep a clean sheet as Rafael Leao and Zlatan Ibrahimovic – scoring his first goal since his return – netted in a 2-0 win.



Match facts (via Forza Italian Football):

➤ Milan have won the most games against Cagliari in Serie A: 42 out of 76 (W8, D26) and 24 of these since 2004/05.

➤ Milan have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three league matches against Cagliari: against no team currently in the competition are the Rossoneri on a longer such run without conceding a goal.

➤ Cagliari have won only one of their last 16 home games against Milan in Serie A (D6, L9): 2-1 in May 2017 under Massimo Rastelli.

➤ Cagliari have lost each of their last four Serie A matches; the last time they went on a longer such streak in the competition under a single coach was in January 2013 (six with Ivo Pulga).

➤ Milan have scored in each of their last 18 away league games; only once have they gone on a longer streak on the road in their Serie A history: 19 between March 1992 and April 1993.

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