AC Milan - SC Braga MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Thursday 6 November 2008 - 20.45CET (20.45 Local Time) Group E - Matchday 2
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AC Milan - SC Braga MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Thursday 6 November 2008 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Group E - Matchday 2 Contents 1 - Match background 6 - Competition facts 2 - Squad list 7 - Team facts 3 - Match officials 8 - Competition information 4 - Domestic information 9 - Legend 5 - Match-by-match lineups This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Cup match. For more detailed factual information, and in-depth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html Match background Having come into the group stage as favourites to win the competition, AC Milan host SC Braga in their first Group E game at San Siro, but the Portuguese side have reason to feel optimistic after some great results. • Braga started their European season in the UEFA Intertoto Cup and have compiled a stunning record in continental competitions in 2008/09, with coach Jorge Jesus noting with pride: "We have won all seven of our matches in Europe this season, scored 17 goals and not conceded." Milan have won all three of their UEFA club competition ties this season, scoring seven goals but conceding two. • Jesus had not overseen a victory in European club competition until this season. He competed in Europe with CF Estrela da Amadora in 1998 and CF Os Belenenses last term but bowed out without winning a game in either campaign. • Braga have played three away games in Europe this season and won all of them 2-0. • This is Milan and Braga's first meeting in UEFA club competition. • Milan have played 17 games against Portuguese opposition over the years, winning nine, drawing six and losing two. Three of those games have been European finals. • Milan beat SL Benfica 2-1 at Wembley to win the 1962/63 European Champion Clubs' Cup final and beat the same opponents 1-0 in Vienna to win the 1989/90 competition. More recently, they won 1-0 against FC Porto in the 2003 UEFA Super Cup. • In seven games against Portuguese sides at San Siro they have won five and lost two. • Braga have played four games against Serie A sides winning three and losing one. Their record in Italy reads won one and lost one. Their most recent tie against Italian opponents saw them win 1-0 in both legs of a 2006/07 UEFA Cup Round of 32 tie against Parma FC. • Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti's first games in European club management were against Portuguese opposition. His Parma FC side beat Vitória SC 2-1 at home in the first round of the 1996/97 UEFA Cup, but lost the return leg 2-0 in Guimaraes. • He also played in two defeats against Portuguese sides while a midfielder at AS Roma. • Braga forward Albert Meyong can boast some knowledge of Italian football having started his career in Europe at Ravenna Calcio in 1998/99. Last updated 05.11.2008 11:43:22CET www.uefa.com Match background 1 AC Milan - SC Braga Thursday 6 November 2008 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan • Milan won 3-1 at SC Heerenveen on Matchday 1, with a Calvin Jong-A-Pin own goal, a Gennaro Gattuso strike and Filippo Inzaghi's record-breaking 64th goal in UEFA club competition earning them three points. Braga won 3-0 at home against Portsmouth FC, with Luis Aguiar, Rentería and Alan on target. • Inzaghi's goal was also Milan's 100th in the UEFA Cup. • VfL Wolfsburg are at home against Heerenveen in Matchday 2's other Group E game. Portsmouth are the only team in the section not in action on Thursday. Last updated 05.11.2008 11:43:22CET www.uefa.com Match background 2 AC Milan - SC Braga Thursday 6 November 2008 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Squad list Milan Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Dida BRA 07.10.1973 35 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 78 - 12 Christian Abbiati ITA 08.07.1977 31 - - - - - - - 19 - 47 - 16 Zeljko Kalac AUS 16.12.1972 35 - - - - - - - 16 - 33 - Defenders 3 Paolo Maldini ITA 26.06.1968 40 - - - - - 1 - 21 - 173 3 4 Kakha Kaladze GEO 27.02.1978 30 - - - - - 2 - 20 - 105 3 15 Gianluca Zambrotta ITA 19.02.1977 31 - - - - - 2 - 9 - 74 2 18 Marek Jankulovski CZE 09.05.1977 31 - - - - - 2 - 6 - 25 1 19 Giuseppe Favalli ITA 08.01.1972 36 - - - - - 1 - 28 1 76 2 24 Philippe Senderos SUI 14.02.1985 23 - - - - - - - 1 - 21 - 25 Daniele Bonera ITA 31.05.1981 27 - - - - - 3 - 22 - 38 - 36 Matteo Darmian ITA 02.12.1989 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 53 Nicola Pasini ITA 10.04.1991 17 - - - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 5 Emerson BRA 04.04.1976 32 - - - - - 3 - 17 2 84 11 8 Gennaro Gattuso ITA 09.01.1978 30 - - - - - 2 1 15 3 101 4 10 Clarence Seedorf NED 01.04.1976 32 - - - - - 2 - 20 3 134 14 21 Andrea Pirlo ITA 19.05.1979 29 - - - - - - - 10 - 90 6 23 Massimo Ambrosini ITA 29.05.1977 31 - - - - - 2 - 8 - 83 2 77 Luca Antonini ITA 04.08.1982 26 - - - - - 3 - 5 1 5 1 84 Mathieu Flamini FRA 07.03.1984 24 - - - - - 3 - 12 - 42 1 Forwards 7 Pato BRA 02.09.1989 19 - - - - - 2 1 2 1 4 1 9 Filippo Inzaghi ITA 09.08.1973 35 - - - - - 1 1 12 8 100 64 11 Marco Borriello ITA 18.06.1982 26 - - - - - 1 1 3 1 8 1 22 Kaká BRA 22.04.1982 26 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 63 24 76 Andriy Shevchenko UKR 29.09.1976 32 - - - - - 3 1 9 4 116 61 80 Ronaldinho BRA 21.03.1980 28 - - - - - 3 - 20 7 56 21 Coach - Carlo Ancelotti ITA 10.06.1959 49 - - - - - 3 - 21 - 125 - Last updated 05.11.2008 11:43:23CET www.uefa.com Squad list 1 AC Milan - SC Braga Thursday 6 November 2008 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Braga Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Eduardo POR 19.09.1982 26 - 2 - - - 3 - 3 - 7 - 24 Mário Felgueiras POR 12.12.1986 21 - - - - - - - - - - - 31 Paweł Kieszek POL 16.04.1984 24 - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - Defenders 2 Rodriguez PER 31.03.1984 24 - - - - - 3 - 13 - 15 - 3 Paulo Jorge POR 16.06.1980 28 - - - - - - - 20 2 20 2 5 Moisés BRA 25.07.1979 29 - 2 1 - - 3 - 7 - 16 1 6 Evaldo BRA 18.03.1982 26 - 2 - - - 3 1 3 1 7 1 21 César Peixoto POR 12.05.1980 28 - - - - - 2 - 9 - 18 1 44 Andre Leone BRA 12.02.1979 29 - 2 - - - - - - - 2 - 47 João Pereira POR 25.02.1984 24 - 2 - - - 2 - 23 1 31 1 Midfielders 7 Mossoró BRA 04.07.1983 25 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 3 - 13 Stélvio Cruz POR 24.01.1989 19 - 2 - - - 2 - 6 - 9 - 17 Frechaut POR 24.09.1977 31 - 2 - - - 3 - 18 - 31 - 22 Luis Aguiar URU 17.11.1985 22 - 2 1 - - 3 3 3 3 7 4 23 Andrés Madrid ARG 29.07.1981 27 - - - - - - - 12 - 12 - 30 Alan BRA 19.09.1979 29 - - - - - 2 1 5 1 14 1 88 Vandinho BRA 15.01.1978 30 - 2 - - - 3 - 18 - 21 - Forwards 9 Paulo Cesar Rocha Rosa BRA 05.01.1980 28 - 1 - - - 2 - 3 - 11 - 10 Jorginho BRA 06.05.1977 31 - 1 - - - 1 - 8 - 18 - 11 Orlando Sà POR 26.05.1988 20 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - 18 Renteria COL 04.07.1985 23 - - - - - 3 1 3 1 3 1 19 Albert Meyong CMR 19.10.1980 28 - - - - - 3 3 3 3 5 3 27 Filipe Oliveira POR 27.05.1984 24 - 1 - - - - - 1 - 2 - 29 Roland Linz AUT 09.08.1981 27 - 2 2 - - 1 - 12 5 20 11 99 Matheus BRA 15.01.1983 25 - 2 1 - - 2 - 5 - 9 2 Coach - Jorge Jesus POR 24.07.1954 54 - 2 - - - 3 - 5 - 11 - Last updated 05.11.2008 11:43:23CET www.uefa.com Squad list 2 AC Milan - SC Braga Thursday 6 November 2008 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Match officials Referee Peter Rasmussen (DEN) Assistant referees Henrik Sonderby (DEN), Martin Wulff (DEN) Fourth official Lars Christoffersen (DEN) UEFA Delegate Nebojsa Ivkovic (SRB) UEFA Referee observer Günter Benkö (AUT) Referee UEFA Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res. Venue 20.09.2007 UCUP R1 FC Paços de Ferreira - AZ Alkmaar 0-1 Porto Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match No matches found Last updated 05.11.2008 11:43:25CET www.uefa.com Match officials 1 AC Milan - SC Braga Thursday 6 November 2008 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Domestic information AC Milan (Serie A) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 31/08/08 Bologna FC (H) 1-2 Ambrosini 41 League 14/09/08 Genoa Cricket and 0-2 Football Club (A) League 21/09/08 S.S. Lazio (H) 4-1 Seedorf 8, Zambrotta 35, Pato 49, Kaká 60 League 24/09/08 Reggina Calcio (A) 2-1 Borriello 23, Pato 72 League 28/09/08 FC Internazionale Milano 1-0 Ronaldinho 36 (H) League 05/10/08 Cagliari Calcio (A) 0-0 League 19/10/08 UC Sampdoria (H) 3-0 Ronaldinho 55(pen), 66, Inzaghi 90 League 26/10/08 Atalanta BC (A) 1-0 Kaká 80 League 29/10/08 AC Siena (H) 2-1 Inzaghi 31, Kaká 65(pen) League 02/11/08 SSC Napoli (H) 1-0 Own goal 87 League 09/11/08 US Lecce (A) League 16/11/08 AC Chievo Verona (H) League 23/11/08 Torino FC (A) League 30/11/08 US Città di Palermo (A) League 07/12/08 Calcio Catania (H) League 14/12/08 Juventus (A) League 21/12/08 Udinese Calcio (H) League 11/01/09 AS Roma (A) League 25/01/09 Bologna FC (A) League 28/01/09 Genoa Cricket and Football Club (H) League 01/02/09 S.S.