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Pirlo: "Another three points in Verona"

Paul Haring - 23 October 2009 11:34

AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo hopes to make it three in a row with Milan facing Chievo Verona on Sunday night.

AC Milan had a dream night on Wednesday, beating Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu (2-3). Midfielder Andrea Pirlo scored Milan's first goal of the evening and enjoyed every minute of the Champions League battle. But Milan's playmaker knows they have to wake up out of their Madrid dream to focus on Sunday's match against Chievo Verona. "Sunday evening’s game will surely be a different reality to the Bernabeu, but there are the same points at stake: three..."

Milan enjoyed a perfect week contrasting the bad start of the season. On Sunday they defeated Roma (2-1) and on Wednesday te Rossoneri grabbed the victory against Madrid. Andrea Pirlo looks back in delight when he thinks of the clash against Real.

"This game arrived in a decisive moment of our season," said Pirlo on Milan's official website. "Having won on Sunday evening thanks to a comeback against Roma allowed us to go to Madrid to play our game, to try to win.

"We succeeded, thanks to our game. Even in the first half, when we were behind, we were always aware of having all the possibilities to win the game.

"We knew that especially at the start of the season we would have had difficulties, but our group, the club and the coach have always remained together, all close, all convinced of being able to do well.

The battle against Madrid was extra special for Milan because of the reunion with former Rossoneri star Kaka.

"Kaka? It was nice meeting him again, but it was especially nice beating him (he smiles warmly). Ricky is now there, he’s happy in his new reality and it sincerely pleases us, but now we have our path."

To keep the good streak alive, Pirlo knows Milan will have to beat Chievo in Verona on Sunday night.

"We must enter the pitch with the same will and the same motivations of Wednesday night.

"We also have to obtain a result in Verona."

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Milan

W W D W D
Competition
Serie A
Date
25 October 2009
Game week
9
Kick-off
20:45
Half-time
1 - 0
Full-time
1 - 2

Goals

1 - 0
1 - 1
1 - 2

Lineups

# Player Bookings
28
4
5 44'
2
21
6 81'
7
10
15
31
23

Substitutions

# Player Bookings
11
19
9
# Player Bookings
1
13
44
77
33
21
80
16 86'
10
11
7

Substitutions

# Player Bookings
22
9
15

Comments (11)

Avi82

23 October 2009 15:58

Pirlo is the best midfielder who can orchestrate the game. Kaka was very succesful for AC Milan. This is because (partly) he was playing with Pirlo.

Real Madrid should have transferred Pirlo instead of Xavi Alonso. Pirlo and Kaka were one of the best midfield pair ever fielded I think.

Giorgio

23 October 2009 16:52

Andrea Pirlo is one of the best players in the world and one of the best midflielders ever.

Kaka will find it (I think he already has) that it's not quite the same trying to orchestrate play at Real, when Pirlo is not playing alongside him.

Tontodonati

24 October 2009 00:34

As a true blue Milan fan I agree with both of you. Pirlo is a great player (he is, after all, a World Cup champion). He may not be the very best in the world, but he is one of the top ones!

hollyice

24 October 2009 06:57

That's when people like Giorgio who doesn't know anything about football try to say something . He doesn't look games but he follows last news of soccerway , his only source to read something about football . If they say here del Piero scored , Macheda , de Rossi ,Pirlo he will talk about the world best , and the one who left is the world worst :D

Let's see the facts of last year , Pirlo played 24 games where he was many times a substitute and Kaká started most of the games except when he was not playing then Pirlo was lined in , the same with Ronaldinho . Was really Kaká assisted mostly by Pirlo ? Are Milan board stupid when they sold him ? Nope , Milan have their own football experts if they see Kaká and Pirlo work magic together they would never sell him . Come on Giorgio subscribe to some TV channel and watch Serie A like me , you will learn better what's going on in Italy , supporting every team and all rivals makes you unique ignorant since football fans existed :D

Giorgio

24 October 2009 07:17

Holly,

Actually, I do watch Serie A, and Premier League and La Liga, etc.

And I'm willing to bet that we have more TV channels here in RSA, than what you have in Spain. Not only that, I'm willing to bet that we have far more Sports channels than what you have in Sapin.

So what are you, the self-appointed expert ?

hollyice

24 October 2009 14:32

Pfff , I didn't tell you there are no sport channels in SA I was talking about you , get a subscription to yourself , stop lying to yourself and being greedy like all immigrants .

PS: I know Africa gave you a chance to live like a decent man after the misery you lived before ;)

Tontodonati

24 October 2009 18:38

Holly, there are at least 4 reasons for people to emigrate: economical, political, educational and religious. By reading your last posting, I regret you didn’t emigrate for educational purposes. Your rude, insensitive and misplaced insult to Giorgio (and to all emigrants) shows the low level of education you have. If you want to offend someone, do it subtly and with class, rather than the ignorant way you do it. If you need to emigrate to obtain a better education, come to America. We’ll teach you manners Spain and your parents failed to teach you!

hollyice

24 October 2009 22:31

Tonto,education is also ability to listen to anything without losing temper , unfortunately you lost it everytime it degenerates here. Education is also tolerance , I've been tolerant to you with all the words you told me after my critics to newty and giorgi , mostly it had nothing to do with you but I will teach you how to be quite when two people are having some personal between them .

If after few decennies I act childish like you between football fans I will surely shoot myself to my head .

I don't have time to waste with my phone right now with liars like you and Giorgio , I will catch you later and teach you how to bahave . You are a public person because of your name , I will show your real dirty face to anyone who will search your name , I just hope you are the real Tontodonati and I am not going to make some innocent person dirty because of a troll like you .

Tontodonati

24 October 2009 22:56

Holly, as usual your answer doesn't make any sense. You're a poor man filled with guilt, hatred, resentment and malice. All you have to do is to behave like the rest of us and you will be accepted.

hollyice

25 October 2009 10:24

Tonto , I really pity you , with your age you don't know how to behave between younger ones in these forums , I would cut my family relation with my father if I realize he acts like you in football forums , but I know as a football fan he goes to see some very important games maybe (2 , 3 in 1 year ) , and never talks about whores , ladies like you do .

I hope people who visit this forum understand that like in every country there are criminals , fanatics , crazy people , pedophiles , old perverts , Italy have their own too .. but it's a minority .

So , old pervert , don't just stand there winding your ass and scratching your watch (and your ass) , do something else !

Tontodonati

25 October 2009 12:01

Have it your way!

Serie A table

# Team MP D P
1 13 +21 32
2 13 +13 27
3 13 +3 25
4 13 +4 24
5 13 +1 23

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