Posts Tagged ‘Andriy Shevchenko’

Milan 1-2 Lazio: Pandev Wins It in Extra Time (Coppa Italia Round of 16)

Friday, December 5th, 2008

Chalk out another “big” one. At the end of 120 minutes of intense tactical battling Lazio knocked out AC Milan out of the Coppa Italia, courtesy of goals Mauro Zarate and Goran Pandev. Shevchenko’s opening tally was not enough for the Rossoneri, who exit the competition at the the Round of 16 stage.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side are not going through a very happy phase at the moment. They have lost 4 points relative to Inter in the last two rounds of Serie A, and have now seen the first trophy of the season (albeit the least prestigious one) slip away from them. The Biancocelesti on the other hand deserved their win after a solid performance, and it looks as if Delio Rossi’s side brought back their good form from the month of September. They will face the winner of Fiorentina vs. Torino in the quarterfinals.

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UEFA Cup First Round, Leg 2 – Benfica End Napoli’s Dream, Milan, Sampdoria, and Udinese Move On

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

One team short. Serie A’s chance to get a “perfect quartet” into the UEFA Cup GS round will have to wait another year.

Indeed, three of Italy’s four UEFA Cup contenders are through to the group stage as AC Milan, Sampdoria and Udinese all won their first-round ties. Udinese needed a penalty shoot-out to thwart an impressive Borussia Dortmund comeback but Napoli are out after they were unable to prevent Benfica overturning a first-leg deficit.

Uefa.com reports.

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