Atalanta

MILAN: 4-3-1-2

ATALANTA: 4-4-1-1

We have a relatively easy run of games now. We need to put together some wins instead of screwing it up like we did at the start of the season.

Forza Milan!

wtf winter break is over already   

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Honda won't play btw.

Honda isn't playing. Darkness indeed.

Praying we don't lose.  

Sky reports that Rami will start alongside Bonera

At least there's something to look forward to

Milan: Abbiati; De Sciglio, Zapata, Mexes, Emanuelson; Cristante, De Jong, Nocerino; Kaka; Robinho, Matri.

Atlanta: Consigli; Raimondi, Stendardo, Benalouane, Brivio; Bonaventura, Cigarini, Carmona, Migliaccio; Moralez;Denis

Cristante's starting, I think this is a match where he has to prove his worth.. As in, he does poorly he's shipped to some other team by tomorrow if he does well he might stay.

AC Milan (4-3-2-1) – Massimiliano Allegri
Christian Abbiati; Mattia De Sciglio, Cristian Zapata, Philippe Mexes, Urby Emanuelson; Bryan Cristante, Nigel De Jong, Antonio Nocerino; Ricardo Kaka, Robinho; Alessandro Matri.
Bench: Amelia, Coppola, Zaccardo, Silvestre, Rami, Bonera, Poli, Saponara, Balotelli, Pazzini.

Atalanta B.C. (4-4-1-1) – Stefano Colantuono
Andrea Consigli; Cristian Raimondi, Guglielmo Stendardo, Yohan Benalouane, Davide Brivio; Giacomo Bonaventura, Luca Cigarini, Carlos Carmona, Giulio Migliaccio; Maximiliano Moralez, Germán Denis.
Bench: Sportiello, Yepes, Giorgi, Baselli, Canini, Del Grosso, Cazzola, Koné, De Luca, Brienza, Livaja, Marilungo.

Very excited to see Cristante start, hopefully he puts in a good performance. Also hope Kaka can get his 100th goal. Mexes' inclusion seems logical, though i expected Rami to get his debut. I fully expect Denis to cause havoc, our defense seems breaks away so easily with the Zapata-Mexes duo that Taylor Swift is thinking of producing songs about it. Nocerino best not disappear again, although i know its going to happen. Highlight of this match is seeing Cristante in action in Serie A for the first time.

Forza Milan

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I haven't slept in 31 hours but forcing myself to stay awake for the Kraken's first Serie A start.

Galliani has told Sky that Nainggolan will join Roma.

Jorginho?

dostoevsky wrote:I haven't slept in 31 hours but forcing myself to stay awake for the Kraken's first Serie A start.

Welcome back   

Thanks ES!

Interested in seeing how Robinho performs today, as with El Shaarawy's extended absence he becomes a unique player within the squad, however having struggled with injuries and form throughout so much of the year my expectations are not high. Quite disappointed to see Pazzini not given an opportunity, he showed more in three minutes than Matri has all season when he came on last match. He needn't have played the whole match.

Marvellous cross from De Sciglio wasted by Robinho, I wish I could act surprised.

Excellent interchange between Robinho and Matri on the edge of the box to create that chance for Cristante, it would have been a dream start.

Cristante crossbar!!!

Great counter attack

Cristante strikes the bar at the end of a beautiful flowing counter-attack, most unfortunate.

Nocerino

Why is he still with us?

Matri competently traps the ball, turns the defender and produces a through ball. Is this the real life?

Nocerino's dreaming with that long shot.

Carmona comes off through injury, Baselli substituted on. I'm unfamiliar with Baselli, however Carmona has been an ever present part of this Atalanta central midfield for quite some time now and given the difficulty Atalanta have been having in stifling our counter-attacks this is a set back they really didn't need so early in the contest.

Cigarini goal incoming

Cristante regaining possession like a boss

Cristante's first successful tackle.

Loving Kaka this evening. Making all the right runs and passing into areas that further stimulate more space for us.

Cristante has been misplacing a few passes but is demanding possession and getting many touches to which is more important to see.

Nocerino....Well...Nocerino..

Added a subtitle to the thread.

No idea why you guys have so little points. Watching the team... I would say top 6 and fighting for the top 3. Must have some massive underperforming going on...

Crossing is admittedly crap though... A lot of wasted crosses so far.