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| Muntari, Montolivo and Matri prepare for free kick shot by Udinese's Antonio di Natale |
It was a night of attrition between equally determined teams, AC Milan and Udinese in the latest round of Serie A.
But the night belong to Valter Birsa who scored the lone goal in a fast paced match but produce only one goal. The goal came in the 22nd minute when Birsa figured in an exchange with Robinho. After receiving the pass, Robinho immediately returned the ball to Birsa who fired a curling shot that went through the top right side of the goal, out of reach of Udinese keeper Ivan Kelava.
Except for that solitary scoring moment, the game became a tug of war punctuated by rough physical play, which resulted in bookings from both sides. Giemperlo Pinzi, Roberto Pereyra and Allan for Udinese and Sulley Muntari and Robinho for AC Milan. Udinese's best chance for a goal came in the 84th minute when Udinese super striker Antonio Di Natale made a scoring potential pass to Luis Muriel only to be scuttled by Milan defender Ignazio Abate.
Real Madrid recruit Kaka entered a game as a substitute past the 80th minute mark but failed to score a goal.
