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qdj68 · 06-06-08, 02:12 PM

Ok so the journey continues and shortly after clicking the continue button, came the odds for the Serie A title. The odds are as follow:

Inter- 6-4
AC Milan (Myself)-2-1
Roma - 5-2
Lazio - 16-1
Fiorentina - 25-1
Palermo - 33-1

Then came the draws for the Italian cup, and i will meet either Livorno or Torino in the first round.

On to my final friendly...

Milan 4-0 Juventus Reserves

I was expecting a stroll in the park since it was only their reserves. True enough, they didnt even manage a shot on target. I fielded most of my new signings and they didnt disappoint me. Tommaso Vailatti opened the scoring in his first appearance in a Milan jersey from a J.Baptista pass. Soldado scored yet another brace while Gattuso scored the other goal. Good win.

And finally... the Serie A!
The first opponent's Napoli and their manager Edoardo Reja launched a scathing attack on me, saying that my team wasnt capable, even before the match started.
Napoli 0-6 Milan

And a fantastic start to the season we got here, i got Reja to shut up and look at his team. Great debuts by Aaritalo,Soldado and Barzagli; the former two scoring a brace each and the latter, a defender centre, made an assist. Aaritalo also had an assist, while Gattuso scored one and provided one. Seedorf was awarded MOTM for providing 3 assists and scoring 1 goal.

Meanwhile, Inter beat Roma 3-0 to win the Italian Super Cup again.
I was also drawn against Torino in the Italian Cup, whereas i landed Porto, Schalke and Olympiakos in Grp F of Champions league.

Groups A to D

Groups E to H

Up next, would be the European Super Cup Final, against Sevilla.
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Sevilla 2-3 Milan (ET)
(2-2 90mins)

I must admit we got lucky here, the game itself was very even, in fact, Sevilla had the upper hand. Sevilla took the lead thru Mosquera 1st, before Soldado equalised. They had much more of the possession, so i decided to sub off Inzaghi for Ambrosini to regain possession in midfield, playing with Soldado as the lone striker. The move paid off, Ambrosini scored just before the half-time whistle. Kanoute equalised in the 2nd half and i had to finish sevilla off only in extra time, thanks to a header from Nesta.

ESC Winners!!!

Meanwhile, the transfer window closed, with Inter capturing the biggest signing in Lucho Gonzalez for 20mil. They also co-owned Rosina for 7.7mil, bought Zaccardo for 8.75mil, and Cassani for 3.2mil
And i was made favourites to win the UCL.

Serie A
Milan 1-0 Parma

Looks like a narrow win, but actually i should have won by much more. Their keeper Daniel Fernandes was outstanding, keeping everything out, so no surprises, he was awarded MOTM. Soldado managed to blast thru his net with a fierce shot eventually. Soldado cant stop scoring!

Champions league
Olympiakos 2-3 Milan

Narrow win, but i think we deserved the victory because we had more chances and better chances. Soldado scored again, and a 90min goal from Kaka saved the day. Torosidis,their defensive utilityman, scored a brace and was awarded MOTM.

Serie A
Milan 2-0 Lazio

Though it was a win, i was absolutely furious with the poor standard of refereeing and that opposing keeper Muslera was god-like. Justice wasnt done and we more than deserved this victory. It needed two excellent strikes from Soldado (again) to get the win. Good win but poor match.

And so after 3 matches in the Serie A, the table looks like this:

Currently 3rd, level on points with Inter,who is second, 1 point behind Cagliari, who played 1 game more than us. 3games,3 wins. Soldado tops the league goal scoring charts with 5 goals, 7 in all competitions in 5 appearances. Clarence Seedorf is top rated player in league at 8.00.

Will update soon!