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Kalac 7 – Milan can be thankful to the Aussie that they didn’t concede more than two.

Oddo 5 – Poor game, the lowlight of which was the ease in which Langella skipped past him for the second goal.

Maldini 6.5 – The best of the back four and Milan looked better at left-back once he switched there in the second half.

Nesta 6 – Started very well, making some great interceptions, but played his part in the two goals and was foolishly sent off late on

Favalli 4.5 – Really bad. It’s no surprise he was hauled off at half-time. Majorly at fault for the first goal.

Gattuso 6 – Showed his class on occasion but it was all too rare.

Pirlo 5 – What’s happened to Pirlo of late? He was that poor in this game that the penalty miss wasn’t even a shock.

Ambrosini 7 – The only Milan midfielder who really looked to have any fight in him.

Seedorf 5.5 – Really didn’t feature enough and it showed in Milan’s lack of creativity.

Pato 6 – ... Read more »

Serie A Week 31 - 30/3/08 (14.00 UK)
Milan 1 - 2 Atalanta
Floccari 32 (A), Langella 42 (A), Maldini 84 (M)
Stadio San Siro

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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. ... Read more »

MILAN: Kalac; Oddo, Nesta, Maldini, Favalli; Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Seedorf; Pato, Gilardino.
ATALANTA: Coppola; Rivalta, Pellegrino, Talamonti, Bellini; Ferreira Pinto, Tissone, Guarente, Langella; Doni; Floccari.

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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.

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