AC Milan - AS Roma (game comments)

Totti is so far Roma's most dangerous player but Nesta is taking good care of him

Kaka is trying from outside Roma's box....but nothing so far
Montella pushes forward...but San Paolo and especially Nesta are very solid so far

dangerous free kick for Roma....Totti is going to take it.....shots! and nothing....

these minutes it is an even match....Roma is back in the match

Totti comes close.....both Totti and Roma and getting into the match after being dominated by Milan in the first minutes

5 more minutes for the end of the first half.....

Forza Milan!

Aquilani shoots! too high, Roma keeps pushing forward in these last minutes...

free kick for Milan...Pirlo takes it!....still 1-0

first half is over! Milan leads 1-0 with a Sheva goal (assist by Cafu)

Milan dominated the first minutes...but Roma started playing better in the last 15-20 minutes, Totti, Aquilani and Montella looked dangerous. On our side, seems like JDT missed some chances....will we see Crespo in the second half??

FORZA MILAN!!!!

Channel4 haft-time report:

"Andriy Shevchenko has given Milan a deserved half-time lead against Roma in a fiery encounter.

The Giallorossi have a poor record at the San Siro, last beating Milan here in 1987, while they were forced to reshuffle their squad due to injury worries. Simone Perrotta and Olivier Dacourt were out, while Christian Panucci and Antonio Cassano were officially outlawed as a disciplinary measure.

There was at least some good news, as Vincenzo Montella recovered in record time from an ankle injury to start, while Marco Delvecchio was surprisingly fielded out wide on the left.

Milan also had problems with Jaap Stam and Pippo Inzaghi undergoing ankle surgery this week, while Jon Dahl Tomasson was chosen to partner Andriy Shevchenko.

There was panic in the Roma area after 60 seconds, as Kaka charged into the box and was only stopped by a perfectly timed Matteo Ferrari tackle. Moments later Marcos Cafu ran on to a splendid Andrea Pirlo pass and placed an angled drive past the post.

Roma fought back and Montella took on the entire defence by himself, firing over the bar.

The deadlock was broken after just six minutes, as ex-Roma legend Cafu charged down the right flank and floated in a cross for the totally unmarked Andriy Shevchenko to nod in from eight yards. Both central defenders naturally gravitated towards Tomasson and ignored the Ukrainian's run.

The Roma defence was shaky and Paolo Maldini turned a Pirlo free kick over, then Tomasson sprinted past Traianos Dellas and placed his shot well wide.

Francesco Totti's intelligent through ball to Aquilani was intercepted, but Milan continued to look dangerous with Cafu given remarkable freedom. He pulled back for Shevchenko to balloon over the bar when Kaka might have been in a better position to score.

Kaka ran into the area and fell over Leandro Cufre's challenge, but the Brazilian was correctly booked for simulation as contact was minimal at best.

Delvecchio had his first start of the season, but it lasted just 21 minutes, as Gigi Del Neri replaced him with youth team product De Martino. It was a tactical choice, as Delvecchio was repeatedly losing Cafu down that flank.

Dellas rose to meet a Totti corner kick and Montella failed to redirect it past Dida by a matter of inches, then Tomasson's angled drive was deflected off target and the Dane was put under pressure by three defenders to fire wide.

Kaka is not on good form at the moment and wasted another good opportunity, while Totti fired a couple of long-range efforts well wide of Dida's goal.

There was panic in the Rossoneri area when a strange bounce took the defence by surprise, but first Montella and then Aquilani were unable to take full advantage of the situation."

Milan missed several chances to add to their 1-0 lead, but I'm satisfied with the 1st half display overall. Just keep playing the same way and the 2nd goal will come.

It's half time now so I'm switching channel to watch the explosive River - Boca game.

We had alot of blown chances..and 1-0 isn't secure enough.

1-0 is the least we could have gotten from the 1st half. Lack of concentration at the final stage has been our biggest problem for the whole first half. Anyway, Milan rules the field.

Originally Posted by ilgenio

It's half time now so I'm switching channel to watch the explosive River - Boca game.

River just scored. These derbies are always "explosive"

Originally Posted by ilgenio

Milan missed several chances to add to their 1-0 lead, but I'm satisfied with the 1st half display overall. Just keep playing the same way and the 2nd goal will come.

It's half time now so I'm switching channel to watch the explosive River - Boca game.

haha, my friend is watching that match next doors....for what he tells me that match had everything so far....except football and goals that is