MILANELLO - Here are the called up Milan players for the match against Cagliari: Dida, Kalac, Bonera, Cafu, Favalli, Kaladze, Maldini, Simic, Ambrosini, Brocchi, Gattuso, Gourcuff, Kakà, Pirlo, Seedorf, Inzaghi, Pato, Paloschi. Not called up: Digao, Aubameyang. Unavailable: Jankulovski, Oddo, Serginho, Emerson, Gilardino, Ronaldo. Suspended: Nesta.
Alessandro Nesta has been handed a two-match ban, so he’ll miss Milan’s crunch games with Cagliari and Juventus.
The defender was sent off for dissent in the final minutes of Sunday’s 2-1 home defeat to Atalanta.
The Disciplinary Commission received the report from the referee and has judged his comments worthy of a two-match ban.
As the Rossoneri are already without the injured Marcos Cafu, Marek Jankulovski and Serginho, this leaves Carlo Ancelotti with limited options at the back.
Cagliari Coach Davide Ballardini will also be in the stands for the Milan tie due to a touchline ban.
The players suspended for one match are Manuele Blasi (Napoli), Paul Codrea (Siena), Mario Frick (Siena), Ousmane Dabo (Lazio), Vincenzo Grella (Torino), Giuseppe Mascara (Catania) and David Pizarro (Roma ).
Andrea Pirlo's last-gasp penalty was saved as another disastrous Milan home performance further dampened their Champions League hopes.
The Rossoneri lost to local rivals Atalanta in January's rescheduled game and were desperate to avoid a similar outcome with the Champions League spots four points away going into this weekend. Kaka, Ronaldo, Pippo Inzaghi, Marcos Cafu, Emerson, Marek Jankulovski and Serginho were in a packed treatment room, while Moris Carrozzieri and Coach Gigi Del Neri sat out bans for the visitors. Atalanta's last Serie A victory here was a 1-0 result on March 17, 1991.
Gennaro Gattuso scored against Atalanta in January and almost did it again after eight minutes, but he blasted a poor clearance over the bar from the D.
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MILANELLO - Here are the 18 players called up by Milan for tomorrow's game: Dida, Kalac, Bonera, Favalli, Kaladze, Maldini, Nesta, Oddo, Simic, Ambrosini, Brocchi, Gattuso, Gourcuff, Pirlo, Seedorf, Gilardino, Paloschi, Pato. Not called up: Fiori, Digao. Unavailable: Cafu, Jankulovski, Serginho, Emerson, Kakà, Inzaghi, Ronaldo.