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AC Milan’s Brazilian stars shine Alexandre Pato and Ronaldo were the stars of the show as they went head-to-head in a training match at Milanello. The Rossoneri were due to play a friendly against Serie C2 outfit Varese, but opted instead to play an internal test game. All eyes were on striking starlet Pato and his compatriot Ronaldo, who is returning from a long-term thigh injury. Neither man disappointed and the match finished 2-2 with each man bagging a brace and winning high praise from youth Coach Filippo Galli. “Ever since he arrived Pato has impressed me,” he enthused. “He always scores and he is the kind of player who isn’t afraid to bathe in sweat. “It’s not easy to find players of his calibre. Obviously these are just training games, but he has shown himself to be an extraordinary player in Brazil and in friendlies. “Ronaldo is also looking good. He is a born goal scorer and his return will be important, as opposition sides fear him.” Coach Carlo Ancelotti was also happy with what he saw and indicated that Ronaldo’s frustrating spell on the sidelines would shortly come to an end. “Ronnie wants to play and he would have surely played part of the game in Bergamo,” he revealed. “He’ll get time in Cagliari. “Pato is a great champion and he will prove it. All we have to do is wait until January when he is available. “The only worry that he has at the moment is that he hasn’t learned very much Italian, but luckily footballers don’t have to say that much. “He goes a lot on instinct and that’s something that you have inside and it can’t improve or deteriorate. “He is lucky that God has given him that quality. Now he must exploit it and use it for the good of the team.” Pato is available in official games from January 3 when his move from Brazilian side Internacional is finally complete.

AC Milan’s Brazilian stars shine Alexandre Pato and Ronaldo were the stars of the show as they went head-to-head in a training match at Milanello. The Rossoneri were due to play a friendly against Serie C2 outfit Varese, but opted instead to play an internal test game. All eyes were on striking starlet Pato and his compatriot Ronaldo, who is returning from a long-term thigh injury. Neither man disappointed and the match finished 2-2 with each man bagging a brace and winning high praise from youth Coach Filippo Galli. “Ever since he arrived Pato has impressed me,” he enthused. “He always scores and he is the kind of player who isn’t afraid to bathe in sweat. “It’s not easy to find players of his calibre. Obviously these are just training games, but he has shown himself to be an extraordinary player in Brazil and in friendlies. “Ronaldo is also looking good. He is a born goal scorer and his return will be important, as opposition sides fear him.” Coach Carlo Ancelotti was also happy with what he saw and indicated that Ronaldo’s frustrating spell on the sidelines would shortly come to an end. “Ronnie wants to play and he would have surely played part of the game in Bergamo,” he revealed. “He’ll get time in Cagliari. “Pato is a great champion and he will prove it. All we have to do is wait until January when he is available. “The only worry that he has at the moment is that he hasn’t learned very much Italian, but luckily footballers don’t have to say that much. “He goes a lot on instinct and that’s something that you have inside and it can’t improve or deteriorate. “He is lucky that God has given him that quality. Now he must exploit it and use it for the good of the team.” Pato is available in official games from January 3 when his move from Brazilian side Internacional is finally complete.

GALLI: 'Pato is extraordinary, Ronaldo was born for the goal' MILANELLO - At the end of the training match with the Primavera, coach Filippo Galli expressed his opinion on the goalscorers of the match: "Ever since he came I've been impressed with Pato. He always scores, and aside from that he always thinks about doing something useful to the team. It's not easy to find players of this calibre. Of course we're talking about training matches, but also in the earlier games he played with Milan or before, with other clubs, he showed he is an extraordinary player. Ronaldo moved around well, he has the goal in his DNA, his comeback is important because we know how much other players fear him."

GALLI: 'Pato is extraordinary, Ronaldo was born for the goal' MILANELLO - At the end of the training match with the Primavera, coach Filippo Galli expressed his opinion on the goalscorers of the match: "Ever since he came I've been impressed with Pato. He always scores, and aside from that he always thinks about doing something useful to the team. It's not easy to find players of this calibre. Of course we're talking about training matches, but also in the earlier games he played with Milan or before, with other clubs, he showed he is an extraordinary player. Ronaldo moved around well, he has the goal in his DNA, his comeback is important because we know how much other players fear him."

ON TOP OF THE WORLD "After the break we are facing the most intense phase of the season both for qualification to the Champions League and the Club World Cup. This Cup for me represents a chance to settle the score." MILANELLO - Here are the declarations made by Paolo Maldini to Milan Channel's microphones before today's training session: What kind of trainings are you doing now there is the international break? "These days will be useful to do some great physical and tactical training and also to get back some players." Cagliari player Pasquale Foggia says his team will be very tough to beat against Milan... "I think that for us a lot always depends on how we start games. It's very important to start games well. We really feel like showing what we can do because we want to start a more convincing cycle of games in the league and these games are fundamental to get points." In the first game at San Siro, Milan will host Juventus again after two years. "It's a nice thing because aside from the rivalry between us, a Serie A championship without Juventus isn't the same thing. I think it will be a nice game. Then after the international break we will enter a decisive stage of the season both for qualification to the Champions League and the Club World Cup. This is an important engagement also because of the fatigue that the travel will cause to us, we will be in Japan for more than ten days. The closer the World Cup gets, the more we think about those two games, which have a huge significance for us. Our season still has two main objectives which are the league and the Champions League, even though the will to get back on top of the world is strong." How do you consider the Japanese team Urawa Red Diamonds? "Japanese teams usually have technically skilled players, they're aggressive but are not that physically strong. They have always modeled themselves after Brazilian players. I happened to face a Japanese team with the Italian national team once, and while they usually struggly to make it into the knockout stages, they generally don't lose big. This World Cup will also give me the chance to settle the score as twice I've won the final but three times I've lost it." As a father what do you think about the decision to ban fans making away trips, after the sad episodes of last Sunday? "I think one of the most significant images of last Sunday was that of the children in the stadium at Bergamo who could not understand what was going on, and perhaps we did not understand it either. I think this is a problem that can be solved with determination and strong decisions." You went to talk with the fans... "Yes, they called me and told me they wanted the game to not go on. I told them it was not up to us players and we could not have the game suspended, we did not understand what had really happened. Then I spoke with the referee and we realised it was a serious situation, but in my opinion it's wrong to be 'hostages' of the fans both in sports and otherwise." The Italian volleyball girls have obtained the qualification for the Peking Olympics... "I'm happy for them because volleyball is a great sport and once again the talent of of Italian sports people was confirmed. Italy has a lot of teams on top of the world right now in various disciplines. I follow volleyball as much as I can, preferrably the women."

Maldini's AC Milan wake-up call Milan veteran Paolo Maldini calls for the Rossoneri to spark a revival against Cagliari and relives events in Bergamo last weekend. The European champions have endured a nightmare start to the campaign and are languishing in mid-table, rendering the trip to Cagliari a must-win. “We want to prove ourselves so badly and we are going there desperate to win as these matches are crucial,” Maldini told the Milan Channel. “I think results will depend a lot on the start of the game as has happened for us a lot this season.” After the Stadio Sant’Elia encounter, Milan have the daunting prospect of hosting Juventus. “It’s great because there’s such a great rivalry between the two clubs and Serie A isn’t the same without Juve,” the famous stopper declared. “I think it’ll be a great spectacle.” Milan will try and put the shocking scenes during their abandoned game with Atalanta to the back of their minds, but Maldini won’t forget the day in a hurry. “I think one of the most striking images was the sight of children in the stadium who could understand what was going on,” he recalled. “The fans called out to me and told me that they didn’t want us to play. I told them that it wasn’t up to us players, but I told the referee that the situation was very delicate.”

Casillas from Spain camp The Madridista keeper asks for the Bernabéu's support on Saturday Iker Casillas spoke to the press from Spain camp earlier this morning, during which the Madridista keeper asked that fans go to the Bernabéu in droves to cheer on the Reds in tomorrow's Euro qualifier against Sweden. "I'd like the fans to support the national team, which also means supporting the coach in the same way the players do. We all have one goal, and it's to qualify for the the Euro. We all have to stand behind the team and its coach, whether we like him or not. Eighty-thousand people will have their opinions and I am sure they vary, but tomorrow the Bernabéu isn't a Madridista pitch, but a Spanish one. I'm sure we'll see Atletico, Madrid, and Barcelona fans, and they all want Spain to qualify for the Euro." "We may qualify before we even play depending on what other teams do. Only a year ago did very few people think we had a chance, but now we have the opportunity to finish first in the group. We have to get it done in the Bernabéu so that we can have fun in Las Palmas. There's no better chance than now to take care of business." "We might see [sweden's] weaknesses by playing on such a large pitch where there's more ground to cover, but there's no doubt that we'll struggle with their set-pieces. Our average height pales in comparison to Sweden's."

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