GIANLUCA ZAMBROTTA believes Milan are on a par with rivals Inter and Juventus. Zambrotta competed with Milan in the TIM Trophy last night as the team drew both 45 minute games. The matches went to penalties, in which Milan defeated Juventus but were beaten by city rivals Inter. An earlier win over the Turin team ensured that the Nerazzuri were victorious in the tournament. The fullback does not... 

GIANLUCA ZAMBROTTA believes Milan are capable of challenging for the Scudetto. The Italian international does not think the Rossoneri need further additions to the current squad and still thinks these players are able to battle with Inter, Roma and Juventus for the title. “I believe that Inter are still the team to beat,” he said. “They are the strongest around, then we are together with... 

GIANLUCA ZAMBROTTA is tied to Milan until 2012. After Massimo Oddo, there is Zambrotta (33). The veteran Italian has signed a new contract, which ties him to AC Milan until 2012, as confirmed today by the official site of AC Milan. The official statement on acmilan.com reads: “A.C. Milan communicate that Gianluca Zambrotta has extended his contract until June 30, 2012.” Gattuso... 

WORLD CHAMPIONS leave the World Cup. Marcello Lippi’s Italy were clear favourites to go through Group F – a group that includes Paraguay, Slovakia and New Zealand. However, three horrible matches, the Azzurri found themselves rock bottom. The first match was against Paraguay. Only Gianluca Zambrotta played that match which ended in 1-1 draw. Gennaro Gattuso was not used, while Andrea... 

AC MILAN made first footsteps on the pitches in South Africa this week. The World Cup started on Friday, 11 of June, and the mania is on-going. Among the noises of the incredibly annoying Vuvuzela, there are also some nice games taking place in the 2010 World Cup. Many games, seven AC Milan players, only two have played. Barca want to replace Ibrahimovic with Pato Paloschi: Co-ownership renewal... 

SOUTH AFRICA awaits seven Rossoneros. In nine days from today, the 2010 South Africa World Cup will start, and seven players will be delighted to represent AC Milan, as each player would like to write the history with his country. Italy Coach Marcello Lippi has excluded Marco Borriello from his final list, leaving three AC Milan players in the 23-men to fly to the World Cup with the rest... 

GIANLUCA ZAMBROTTA aims to beat Juventus. The full-back believes Milan have done what it was needed to do, and this to secure the third spot in the league, and earn a ticket to the Champions League. Tomorrow, Milan season will be over, as the final match will be AC Milan-Juventus. Both teams have nothing to play for, but Zambro wants to beat them. Tassotti Names As Temporary Coach Yepes Excited... 

SEVEN Rossoneros are in the Provisional WC squads, while ONE has a place guaranteed in South Africa this summer. Despite all the talks and assessments, Brazil Coach Carlos Dunga has excluded AC Milan duo, Ronaldinho (30) and Alexandre Pato (20) from his World Cup squad. Pato has shown his disappointment. “The World Cup? Yes, I had believed in it until the end… It’s a shame, but... 

GIANLUCA ZAMBROTTA expected such a difficult match against Napoli, but believes that even though the draw, Milan have enough time to takeover the first place. Hugo Campagnaro and Filippo Inzaghi decided 1-1 after 90 minutes of play in Stadio San Siro on Sunday noon, as Milan faced another tough match, which this time was also a huge miss to claim first place after 16 months. Italy full-back,... 

GIANLUCA ZAMBROTTA believes that AC Milan cannot afford losing or drawing games anymore, as only victories are thinkable, as he wants to win the Scudetto this season. Six seasons have passed since the Rossoneri were the champions of the Serie A and Milan full-back Zambrotta thinks il Diavolo will finally be able to feel like winners again if they will focus all along and will win all the games. Palermo... 

THIAGO SILVA is expected to make his appearance normally against Manchester United. Meanwhile, Marco Borriello is doubtful, and the situation of others must be evaluated. Despite the injury the 24-year-old center-back picked up during Milan-Udinese on Friday, Leonardo can be relieved, as the doctors at Milanello believe Silva will be fine to face The Red Devils on Tuesday night. The Rossoneri... 

LEONARDO has revealed that Alexandre Nesta, Gianluca Zambrotta and Alessandro Nesta could make their comeback against Udinese next week. There are still some issues to evaluate ahead of the match against Bologna on Sunday afternoon, at 3.00CET. The Rossoneri are vesting Stadio Renato Dall’Ara then and to try to come back on winning ways. Milan haven’t taken three points since beaten... 

ALEXNADRE PATO will miss the upcoming derby with Inter that is on Sunday, in order to heal his injury. For a quicker recovery, the striker flew to Brazil. Pato, 20, has been declared unfit to play, as his injury is going to last about 3 weeks. However, in order to get the best medicine treatment and recover faster, Milan sent the youngster to his homeland with a team physiotherapist. The player... 

ALEXANDRE PATO is set to stay at the stands of Stadio San Siro on Sunday match, and wear civilian clothes due to an injury. The Brazilian striker has missed out on the last three matches – 5-2 victory over Genoa, 0-3 winning against Juventus, and 2-1 Coppa Italia fixture following problems with his thigh injury. Pato has been reported ready to make his comeback versus A.C. Siena on Sunday,... 

INJURIES woe is not as worth as expected, as Milan Coach Leonardo revealed on Saturday that Alexandre Pato, Gianluca Zambrotta and Clarence Seedorf have small problems. The squad of Leonardo sees six players out, three of them are important for ordinary function of the team – Seedorf (attacking midfielder), Zambrotta (left back), Pato (right winger). But, Milan played well also without them. Milan... 

GIANLUCA ZAMBROTTA has analyzed Milan defeat on Sunday noon, when Palermo shocked them with a double after two months without losing. Milan are in the second place for further week, but this weekend could have ended better if the Rossoneri would claimed a victory at Stadio San Siro against Palermo. The first half of the match was in Milan control, but the second half was a different story when... 

LIONEL MESSI is the world’s best. The Barcelona man is just a phenomenal and clearly the main nominee for the Balloon d’Or this year. AC Milan defender Zambrotta believes that his team-mate, Alexandre Pato is just like the Argentinean star. Alexandre Pato has been Milan most dangerous man up front this year, and following the leaving of Kaka to Real Madrid, there is a lot more weight... 

SIX AC MILAN players took place in four international teams. -International Results- AC Milan released seven players for the international teams, and the first matches of the last round of the World Cup qualifying games came to an end and the results have arrived as well. Starting from Honduras versus United States in the early European morning with Oguchi Onyewu recorded 90 minutes in the 3-2...