Serie A: Milan dare to dream of improbable scudetto

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AC Milan, who travel to Catania on Sunday, are starting to believe they can pull off mission impossible and overhaul Serie A leaders Inter Milan.
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Second-placed Milan have made up seven points on Inter in the last three games to lie seven behind their rivals with five games left.

Inter, who lost their third game of the league season at Napoli on Sunday, looked stone cold certainties for a fourth straight title last month but nerves could again be on show for Saturday's home game with Lazio (1830 GMT).

Inter coach Jose Mourinho's famous taunt that Milan would win "zero titles" this season could come back to haunt him.

"I would like to think that in a few weeks, Mourinho will regret talking about the zero titles of Milan even if at the time it was difficult for us to dream of the scudetto," Milan midfielder Massimo Ambrosini told a news conference.

When Milan lost 2-1 to Inter in February they slipped 11 points behind the leaders and seemed all but out of the title race.

Adriano, who recently left Inter because of personal problems, scored a controversial goal with his arm in that derby and Milan fans must now wonder what might have been had the effort been disallowed.

Kaka, fully recovered from a number of niggles, is keeping the faith despite a seven-point gap looking huge at this stage of the season. Inter, though, let an 11-point lead get whittled down to one last season under Roberto Mancini.

"While it is mathematically possible, we have to believe," the Brazil playmaker said earlier this week.

Carlo Ancelotti's side are in stunning form, despite constant speculation about his future, while Inter are beginning to look tired.

The absences of Adriano and the injured Maicon have restricted Mourinho's options and the suspensions of Dejan Stankovic and Mario Balotelli for the Lazio game do not help.

Midfielder Sulley Muntari should recover from injury though.

Stuttering Juventus in third host relegation-threatened Lecce on Sunday (1300) with the game due to be played behind closed doors after fans racially abused Balotelli in the recent 1-1 draw with Inter.

The Turin side are appealing the decision a second time.

Fifth-placed Genoa have a tough examination of their Champions League credentials when they meet city rivals Sampdoria on Sunday (1830).

Saturday, May 2, 2009
Time Home Away VENUE
17:00 UK Bologna v Reggina Renato Dall'Ara
19:30 UK Internazionale v Lazio Giuseppe Meazza
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Time Home Away VENUE
14:00 UK Udinese v Atalanta Friuli
14:00 UK Palermo v Cagliari Renzo Barbera
14:00 UK AS Roma v Chievo Verona Olimpico
14:00 UK Juventus v Lecce Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
14:00 UK Catania v AC Milan Stadio Angelo Massimino
14:00 UK Siena v Napoli Artemio Franchi Montepaschi Arena
14:00 UK Fiorentina v Torino Artemio Franchi
19:30 UK Genoa v Sampdoria Comunale Luigi Ferraris

Cant see Inter losing it. Jose is to good to let that happen. I'll have the right players in the right mind to close this out starting tonight

pickarooney

Anyone watching the Milan match? Apparently Inzaghi has missed two open goals from les than 4 yards and hit the post with a third. That's after scoring one early on, mind.

Seaneh

Inter only need 5 points from 4 games to wrap win it, but if milan win all their games and inter only manage to win one, lose one and draw two then that forces a playoff and I'd fancy Milan to take a playoff tbh!

Pipe dream but, ya know, never give up hope!

godtabh

Seaneh wrote: »

Inter only need 5 points from 4 games to wrap win it, but if milan win all their games and inter only manage to win one, lose one and draw two then that forces a playoff and I'd fancy Milan to take a playoff tbh!

Pipe dream but, ya know, never give up hope!

Cant see that happening. I think Inter are to good for that and have hopefully learned from last year

Filippo Inzaghi is on fire these days

Seaneh

That he is, legend so he is.

He's scored more for Milan than he has for Juve now I think?

Also, Inter have it won, but it's not impossible for them to implode.