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Beckham helps AC Milan beat Genoa 5-2
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January 7, 2010, Thursday
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DAVID Beckham marked his return to AC Milan with 76 effective minutes in a 5-2 rout of Genoa, helping the club rise to second in the Serie A yesterday.
Loaned backed to Milan for a second straight year to stay fit for the World Cup, Beckham made up the right side of an attacking trio with Marco Borriello and Ronaldinho, and went close to scoring in the first half, but his long-range strike hit the side netting.
Penalties from Ronaldinho and Klaas Jan Huntelaar, a brace by Borriello and an opportunist strike by Thiago Silva gave Milan the win, while Giuseppe Sculli and David Suazo scored for Genoa.
Inter Milan remained top of the standings thanks to Mario Balotelli's early goal in a 1-0 win over Chievo Verona. The young striker linked up with new signing Goran Pandev and midfielder Wesley Sneijder in the 12th minute to score past Chievo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino.
"I'm delighted with today's performance," Inter coach Jose Mourinho said. "This is the sort of team that can cause you problems, but after this performance I shall be smiling a lot.
"We had players who showed their personality and character. Across the pitch we had players who did a fantastic job."
Inter led with 42 points, eight more than Milan. Juventus was third with 33 after beating Parma 2-1.
Also, it was: Atalanta 0, Napoli 2; Bari 2, Udinese 0; Catania 1, Bologna 0; Lazio 4, Livorno 1; Sampdoria 1, Palermo 1; and Siena 1, Fiorentina 5.
Beckham made his mark in the third minute. He crossed to Borriello, but Genoa stopper Marco Amelia pushed away the striker's close shot.
In the 13th, Amelia rescued Genoa by stopping Ronaldinho's weak penalty after Giuseppe Biava tripped Massimo Ambrosini.
Genoa took the lead in the 25th. Rodrigo Palacio's right cross was nodded by Sculli past Dida at the back post.
Ronaldinho atoned for his earlier penalty miss in the 32nd by thumping the ball low past Amelia to draw Milan level after the goalkeeper brought down Ambrosini.
Five minutes later Milan took the lead. Ambrosini's free kick was cleared, Andrea Pirlo crossed the loose ball to Ronaldinho at the far post, but his header was cleared off the line and Silva slotted in the rebound.
Milan grabbed the third soon after halftime. Ronaldinho put Antonini clear behind Genoa's defense and the defender cut the ball back for Borriello to score his fifth of the season.
After Genoa failed to clear a corner, The former Genoa striker grabbed his second of the match when he acrobatically volleyed home Pirlo's cross.
In the 74th, Marco Rossi brought down Ronaldinho for the third penalty, and after Beckham refused the chance to take the kick, substitute Huntelaar fired home Milan's fifth goal.
With 11 minutes remaining Suazo scored Genoa's second.
Chievo striker Sergio Pellissier thought he should have been awarded a penalty after being brought down in the area by defender Ivan Cordoba, but while he was protesting Inter attacked.
Pandev slipped the ball to Sneijder, who put Balotelli clear. Sorrentino stopped the first shot but Balotelli struck home the rebound.
In the 20th, fullback Maicon forced Sorrentino into a save with a powerful drive and only last-ditch tackles stopped Sneijder and Christian Chivu from shooting after they had broken through Chievo's defense.
Chivu was carried off in the second half following a clash of heads with Pellissier. The Romanian was rushed to the hospital with a fractured skull and will undergo an operation.
After halftime, Chievo had the best chance but Elvis Abruscato sent his shot wide after Luciano had picked him out at the near post.
Juventus finished its match with 10 men after defender Martin Caceres was sent off for a second yellow card.
Hasan Salihamidzic scored for Juventus in the third minute, heading in Giorgio Chiellini's flick on from a corner. But Nicola Amoruso equalized in the 25th when he rose above defender Nicola Legrottaglie to head past Juventus goalkeeper Alex Manninger.
In the 39th, Paolo Castellini scored an own-goal to give Juventus the win.
"It was an important win for us," Juventus coach Ciro Ferrara said. "I just wanted to help overcome the problems we were having. We can't think about Inter or Milan, we have to think about ourselves."
Luca Toni made his return to Italian football after 2? years in Germany, but he played only the last 10 minutes in AS Roma's 2-2 draw with Cagliari.
David Pizarro and Simone Perrotta scored for Roma in the second half, but Sergio Lopez and Daniele Conti scored in injury time to earn the point.
"It is a shame because we controlled Cagliari for the entire match, except for the last eight minutes," Roma coach Claudio Ranieri said. "We needed to concentrate right until the end."
Loaned backed to Milan for a second straight year to stay fit for the World Cup, Beckham made up the right side of an attacking trio with Marco Borriello and Ronaldinho, and went close to scoring in the first half, but his long-range strike hit the side netting.
Penalties from Ronaldinho and Klaas Jan Huntelaar, a brace by Borriello and an opportunist strike by Thiago Silva gave Milan the win, while Giuseppe Sculli and David Suazo scored for Genoa.
Inter Milan remained top of the standings thanks to Mario Balotelli's early goal in a 1-0 win over Chievo Verona. The young striker linked up with new signing Goran Pandev and midfielder Wesley Sneijder in the 12th minute to score past Chievo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino.
"I'm delighted with today's performance," Inter coach Jose Mourinho said. "This is the sort of team that can cause you problems, but after this performance I shall be smiling a lot.
"We had players who showed their personality and character. Across the pitch we had players who did a fantastic job."
Inter led with 42 points, eight more than Milan. Juventus was third with 33 after beating Parma 2-1.
Also, it was: Atalanta 0, Napoli 2; Bari 2, Udinese 0; Catania 1, Bologna 0; Lazio 4, Livorno 1; Sampdoria 1, Palermo 1; and Siena 1, Fiorentina 5.
Beckham made his mark in the third minute. He crossed to Borriello, but Genoa stopper Marco Amelia pushed away the striker's close shot.
In the 13th, Amelia rescued Genoa by stopping Ronaldinho's weak penalty after Giuseppe Biava tripped Massimo Ambrosini.
Genoa took the lead in the 25th. Rodrigo Palacio's right cross was nodded by Sculli past Dida at the back post.
Ronaldinho atoned for his earlier penalty miss in the 32nd by thumping the ball low past Amelia to draw Milan level after the goalkeeper brought down Ambrosini.
Five minutes later Milan took the lead. Ambrosini's free kick was cleared, Andrea Pirlo crossed the loose ball to Ronaldinho at the far post, but his header was cleared off the line and Silva slotted in the rebound.
Milan grabbed the third soon after halftime. Ronaldinho put Antonini clear behind Genoa's defense and the defender cut the ball back for Borriello to score his fifth of the season.
After Genoa failed to clear a corner, The former Genoa striker grabbed his second of the match when he acrobatically volleyed home Pirlo's cross.
In the 74th, Marco Rossi brought down Ronaldinho for the third penalty, and after Beckham refused the chance to take the kick, substitute Huntelaar fired home Milan's fifth goal.
With 11 minutes remaining Suazo scored Genoa's second.
Chievo striker Sergio Pellissier thought he should have been awarded a penalty after being brought down in the area by defender Ivan Cordoba, but while he was protesting Inter attacked.
Pandev slipped the ball to Sneijder, who put Balotelli clear. Sorrentino stopped the first shot but Balotelli struck home the rebound.
In the 20th, fullback Maicon forced Sorrentino into a save with a powerful drive and only last-ditch tackles stopped Sneijder and Christian Chivu from shooting after they had broken through Chievo's defense.
Chivu was carried off in the second half following a clash of heads with Pellissier. The Romanian was rushed to the hospital with a fractured skull and will undergo an operation.
After halftime, Chievo had the best chance but Elvis Abruscato sent his shot wide after Luciano had picked him out at the near post.
Juventus finished its match with 10 men after defender Martin Caceres was sent off for a second yellow card.
Hasan Salihamidzic scored for Juventus in the third minute, heading in Giorgio Chiellini's flick on from a corner. But Nicola Amoruso equalized in the 25th when he rose above defender Nicola Legrottaglie to head past Juventus goalkeeper Alex Manninger.
In the 39th, Paolo Castellini scored an own-goal to give Juventus the win.
"It was an important win for us," Juventus coach Ciro Ferrara said. "I just wanted to help overcome the problems we were having. We can't think about Inter or Milan, we have to think about ourselves."
Luca Toni made his return to Italian football after 2? years in Germany, but he played only the last 10 minutes in AS Roma's 2-2 draw with Cagliari.
David Pizarro and Simone Perrotta scored for Roma in the second half, but Sergio Lopez and Daniele Conti scored in injury time to earn the point.
"It is a shame because we controlled Cagliari for the entire match, except for the last eight minutes," Roma coach Claudio Ranieri said. "We needed to concentrate right until the end."
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