Mario Balotelli took just five minutes to give AC Milan the lead over Udinese in the Serie A this evening.
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Siniša Mihajlović’s squad survived a double from the Rosanero’s top scorer Oscar Hiljemark as Colombian striker Carlos Bacca equaled him with two of his own while midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura added one for Milan, as reported by SkySports. In the changing room and in life I’m a completely different person from the one described for years (by others). He’s not as quick as he was in his prime, but he overcomes his lack of athleticism with his excellent technique and could create some real problems for Milan’s defense if he attacked on the right side of the field.
Despite winning three Bundesliga titles, Magath has not worked in Germany since he was sacked by Wolfsburg in October 2012 amid reports he had denied his players water after a cross country run.
– Ali A. Al-Habsi (@Inter1812)@DaveOCKOP when are you gonna get that Balotelli could only play well for #acmilan.
Sure enough, Udinese were handed a lifeline in the 6th minute of the second half when Badu scored a wonderful half volley from the edge of the box.
In truth, the Rossoneri deserved all the plaudits for an exceptional and clinical first half performance, and Mihajlovic will have been ordering more of the same.
Balotelli made an impressive cameo off the bench in the recent Milan derby loss to rivals Inter, whilst playing 21 minutes on the weekend in the 3-2 victory over Palermo. “Ibra, like me, is getting old”.
To rub even more salt into Udinese ” s wounds, the home side were reduced to 10 men in stoppage time when Fernandes received his second yellow card, as Milan held on.
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Having lost four straight matches after stunning four-time defending champion Juventus 1-0 in its opener, Udinese remained near the bottom with just three points. He is on loan at San Siro for the rest of the season from Liverpool.
