Milan 5 Siena 1 - Match report

Wow, what a great victory. The result determine everything I guess so. Please, I don't wan't to lie you but Siena was better, and they were most of the game in the driver sit. Lots of events, lots of goals and only one Filippo Inzaghi. The SuperPippo never dies. With help of Pirlo and twice Pato, We make it five - one.

The week of good news, of the recoveries of two important players like Kaká and Ronaldinho, culminated with the away match against Siena. A difficult match, on a difficult pitch: in front of their home crowd this season they had lost just twice and drew five. Until now the Tuscan side had conceded only five goals at home.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti had no last-minute surprises up his sleeve, and in an attempt to expunge the Artemio Franchi stadium and secure a place in the Champions League, he used the starting eleven everyone expected: Abbiati, Zambrotta (300 appearences in Serie A), Maldini, Favalli, Jankulovski, Flamini, Pirlo, Ambrosini and Beckham once again behind (as against Atalanta) the couple Inzaghi and Pato. Impressive stats by the two Rossoneri strikers: 12 goals in the league for Pato, just two shy of 300 as a professional and 110 with Milan's shirt for SuperPippo. Three Golden Ball winners on the bench: Shevchenko, and the returning Kaká and Ronaldinho, who were out since respectively 7 and 19 February, and evidently still don't have the condition to play 90 minutes.

Bianconeri coach Marco Giampaolo answered with Curci, Zuniga, Portanova, Brandao, Del Grosso, Vergassola, Codrea, Barusso (and not Jarolim), Kharja, Maccarone and surprisingly, at his side, Calaiò. Available, among others, Ghezzal and Amoruso. Galloppa suspended.

Differently from other matches this season, in which the Bianconeri's defence pressed very high up the pitch, in the first few minutes Siena seemed to leave space for the Rossoneri's moves. In the 6th minute Flamini took advantage, inserting himself in the penalty area and found contact with Kharja's leg. For referee Ayroldi it's a penalty between the protests of the Tuscan fans. Pirlo hit it hard, Curci almost got it but it still went in. Milan in front.

In the 9th minute the Rossoneri were forced to do without Christian Abbiati who had to come off due to a bad knee injury after a clash with Favalli. In his place came Dida, who made his debut in the league.

Siena reacted; they started pressing with more intensity and tried to find the goal before Maccarone's nice right-footed volley from the edge of the area that went wide to Dida's left, then a header by Calaió which went just over the crossbar.

In the 37th minute Ambrosini was booked for a foul on Kharja: this meant he will miss the away game at Napoli. The free kick hit by Del Grosso was blocked with security by Dida.

In the 41st minute there was a deep ball by Zambrotta for Pato but Curci anticipated the Brazilian. In the 45th minute Vergassola, found in the area by Maccarone and pressed by Ambrosini, fired a right-footed volley that finished high.

In injury time, in the 48th minute, Milan doubled their lead thanks to Pippo's Inzaghi's magnificent goalscoring instinct: a corner from the left taken by Beckham was met by Superpippo's left-footed volley from inside the area which made it 2-0, and brought his total up to 299 goals.

The teams went back in the dressing room after a first half in which Milan did well to convert the few goalscoring chances and Siena perhaps didn't deserve the double disadvantage.

In the second half, after over a month of absence, Ricky Kaká finally made his return on the pitch as he came in to replace Ambrosini. Ricky immediately did well to play the ball around and give the Siena defence a headache.

In the 6th minute Calaió scored, but it was clearly offside and the referee stopped the move.

In the 10th minute, after playing a large part of the match in the shadows, Pato scored a fantastic goal, firing a great shot from distance that beat Curci to his left.

Three minutes later Kaká made an incredible mistake, missing a goal in front of an open goal a few steps away from Curci.

Siena did not give up and in the 17th they reduced the disadvantage through Maccarone, who scored his fourth goal against Milan with the Bianconeri's shirt: an angled shot that went in to Dida's left.

In the 26th minute there was the apotheosis for Superpippo Inzaghi, who received the ball from Pirlo and scored the 300th goal of his extraordinary career! To celebrate, he carried around a shirt with his name and, at the back, the round number which he had dreamed to reach, which closes a perfect circle: the first of his 300 goals as a professional, he scored with the shirt of Leffe against Siena on 20 December 1992.

In the last 20 minutes of the match, there was still time for some good and bad news: the good news was the 5-1 scored by Pato, who in the 33rd minute penetrated into the area, avoided Curci and slotted it into an empty net, confirming himself as Milan's top scorer of the season, with 14 league goals, 17 goals in total. The bad news, but fortunately it wasn't too serious, was Kaká's departure due to a contusion to his left foot. In his place Ronaldinho.

In the 40th minute Siena tried to answer the Rossoneri's goalscoring rout with Codrea, whose shot was unlucky and crashed against the crossbar.

It finished 1-5 for Milan: another step towards Europe was made.

Inzaghi choose his favorite goal from 300

The press conference on Inzaghi's 300 goals was a voyage through the emotions of a Champion. Anecdotes, details, principles: Superpippo lived up to the expectancy of the day after his achievement.

Mister 300 arrived at the Milanello Conference Room still charged with adrenaline following yesterday's goals, but ready for Milan's next games: "In the last few years - Filippo Inzaghi started - I have always privileged team objectives, then as I heard yesterday on tv they want me to also go for Roberto Baggio's record of 318 professional goals, I will try, there are 19 goals left, we will see. But now my objectives are two: reach the Champions League again with Milan and continue to play and train without physical problems. I don't think too much about personal objectives, because if these bases are there, a strong Milan and my good condition, everything else comes naturally. The best goal of the 300? The one in Athens, the second in the final against Liverpool, on a great assist by Kaká. An important goal also for me, because until the Athens final I still had problems forgetting about that great save Buffon made on my diving header in the Manchester Final against Juventus. But then my goals in Athens canceled out those memories. Until that night I wondered what it would be like to score in a Champions League Final, there I understood it. It was undescribable. Tonight I did not sleep, but after scoring in Athens I did not sleep for ten whole nights."

More from Superpippo: "I think I can tell kids who dream about goals and football pitches, that the most important thing is to love what you do. If you really love football, then destiny repays you. Perhaps that's why football, my sport, has given me incomparable emotions. The linesmen? I know that for them it isn't easy to deal with strikers with my characteristics. In football it can always happen to make a mistake, it happens to us footballers, and to referees as well. Also yesterday my second goal was onside, but it wasn't easy to see."

SuperPippo's thoughts then go to the team mates and the coach: "I appreciated a lot all the declarations I received from my team mates for having reached this objective, but it's me who has to thank them because it's only thanks to their help that I am here today. All the team mates I've had were fantastic, there isn't one that sticks out. In these years I consolidated my relationship with Kaká, he is an extraordinary player and we understand each other well. Also with the coach my relationship is very good. It goes beyond football, we know each other well. He knows that when I am left out I'm unhappy, so I try to train well to be able to show what I can do. I think the pitch will do the talking. In January, for example, I didn't play much, but then I participated to some friendlies and when I was on the pitch I asked to play for ninety minutes even though it was programmed I would play for just sixty because even though it was just a friendly it was a way to find my best condition."

Then Inzaghi revealed some background information on his working methods: "I think that my characteristics are given to me by nature, like the goalscoring instinct and many other things that have helped me in these years.
Certainly I will never be a master dribbler like some other players, but my hard work and love for this work have helped me in my career. I have always had the right timing inside my head, it's a mechanical thing, but the real thing I've understood in these years is that to interpret my role well I have to feel good. That's why I try to train the right way.
In my career I have fought many duels, but the two strongest opponents I have found back at Milan: Maldini and Nesta. I've always tried to study my opponents and my team mates, some goals are caused by the fact that I knew who was crossing the ball, for example. This helps me a lot. Goalkeepers don't bother me. Certainly it's another thing to have Julio Cesar in front of you... But if I'm doing well the right ball comes sooner or later.

My heir? I don’t like comparisons because I think each player has his own characteristics. They all should do what they feel like based on their abilities. I think Milan will be fine for the next ten years with the Borriello-Pato couple. Also Paloschi is a great player. At Parma he is showing his qualities so I think Milan shouldn’t worry. Pazzini is another great striker: I have seen his qualities and he is showing them well, then there are also Acquafresca, Cacia."

The dedication and the memories: "These three hundred goals are a nice satisfaction. In these days I thought about Antwerp, because sometimes it happens that when you have a great joy you also think back to the past and some sad moments. Yesterday I thought about Abbiati and I dedicate this joy to him. His injury ruined my day, I also sent him a message. The whole team is very sad about it. At that moment I was reminded of my time at Antwerp, when I went alone at 32 years of age and I was there two months, few would have thought I would become a protagonist again, but I managed to do that."

"If I have to think back about an assist I remember that I allowed Baggio to score at the 1998 World Cup." And on the national team Inzaghi continued: "At my age it’s difficult to think about it but, if they would ask me, I couldn’t say no. Another memory I have impressed in my mind is an image of the fans: Milan-Red Star Belgrade on 9 August for the Champions League preliminaries, the day of my birthday with the banner on the stands, I felt they wanted my goal and then it arrived."

"I have never changed my way of playing. I try to move better. I hope to be able to return to Europe next year, to be up there with Raul and Muller, as an Italian it’s a great satisfaction. The Champions League has always brought out the best in me."

And the future? "I will stop when I don’t feel like this anymore. It will be a difficult day, but with my career I have to stop at the right moment. I will decide when to stop, it’s not up to anyone else to decide. I haven’t thought about when I will stop, but I would like to stay in this world. If Milan want to continue with me I would be more than happy. I don’t know if I will be a coach because I have too much tension, still today after many goals and many matches, before each game I feel an incredible tension. If I won’t be a coach I don’t know, perhaps some televisions will allow me to talk about football…"

Pippo then talked about his personal life and his family: "I found an extraordinary girlfriend and I am happy to obtain these satisfactions with her and my family. Destiny had already given me a lot with my work, now it has given me a fantastic woman and I want to enjoy this moment with her. I played with the team of the city I was born in, I was a top scorer at Bergamo with Atalanta. I never thought about going abroad because I always had the luck of playing close to home, I always had my family as a reference point and it always transmitted me the right serenity. All of this was fundamental for me."

From the thoughts about the past, he also talked about future objectives: "I’m happy I scored my first goal in Serie A with Piacenza which is my city, that I am very close to. Yesterday I thought about destiny, my first goal at Siena and then seventeen years later my 300th goal at the same venue. I don’t regret never winning the Golden Ball, I have my own Golden Ball here today, I hope that in the next few years Kaká will win it again or Pato will get it for the first time."

Pippo went on to talk about Milan’s season: "The real problem this year have been the numerous injuries. We had to do without players like Gattuso, Kaká, Borriello, Ronaldinho. I think this team can give problems to many teams and I’m convinced that if everyone is available we can all do very well. The criticisms I hear are certainly disappointing, but we are convinced we will get back to being who we were, and having seen how difficult it is to progress in the Champions League reminds us how much effort we have to put into it. Personally, I had to miss two months at the start of the season due to injury, then I came back and played the Uefa Cup. I came to Dubai with the flu, but now I’m doing well and as I get older the hot weather helps me."

Puisi Wiji Thukul

Peringatan

jika rakyat pergi
ketika penguasa pidato
kita harus hati-hati
barangkali mereka putus asa

kalau rakyat sembunyi
dan berbisik-bisik
ketika membicarakan masalahnya sendiri
penguasa harus waspada dan belajar mendengar

bila rakyat tidak berani mengeluh
itu artinya sudah gawat
dan bila omongan penguasa
tidak boleh dibantah
kebenaran pasti terancam

apabila usul ditolak tanpa ditimbang
suara dibungkam kritik dilarang tanpa alasan
dituduh subversif dan mengganggu keamanan
maka hanya ada satu kata: lawan!

Solo, 1986

Sajak Suara

sesungguhnya suara itu tak bisa diredam
mulut bisa dibungkam
namun siapa mampu menghentikan nyanyian bimbang
dan pertanyaan-pertanyaan dari lidah jiwaku

suara-suara itu tak bisa dipenjarakan
di sana bersemayam kemerdekaan
apabila engkau memaksa diam
aku siapkan untukmu: pemberontakan!

sesungguhnya suara itu bukan perampok
yang ingin merayah hartamu
ia ingin bicara
mengapa kau kokang senjata
dan gemetar ketika suara-suara itu
menuntut keadilan?

sesungguhnya suara itu akan menjadi kata
ialah yang mengajari aku bertanya
dan pada akhirnya tidak bisa tidak
engkau harus menjawabnya
apabila engkau tetap bertahan
aku akan memburumu seperti kutukan

(Tanpa Judul)

kuterima kabar dari kampung
rumahku kalian geledah
buku-bukuku kalian jarah

tapi aku ucapkan banyak terima kasih
karena kalian telah memperkenalkan
sendiri
pada anak-anakku
kalian telah mengajar anak-anakku
membentuk makna kata penindasan
sejak dini

ini tak diajarkan di sekolahan
tapi rezim sekarang ini memperkenalkan
kepada semua kita
setiap hari di mana-mana
sambil nenteng-nenteng senapan

kekejaman kalian
adalah bukti pelajaran
yang tidak pernah ditulis

Indonesia, 11 agustus 96

Buron

baju lain
celana lain
potongan rambut lain
buku yang dibaca lain
bahan percakapan lain
nama lain
identitas lain
ekspresi lain
menjadi
diri
sendiri
adalah tindakan
subversi
di negeri ini
maka
selalu siaga
polisi
tentara
hukum dan penjara
bagi siapa saja
yang menolak
menjadi orang lain

20 september 96

Bunga dan Tembok

seumpama bunga
kami adalah bunga yang tak
kaukehendaki tumbuh
engkau lebih suka membangun
rumah dan merampas tanah

seumpama bunga
kami adalah bunga yang tak
kaukehendaki adanya
engkau lebih suka membangun
jalan raya dan pagar besi
seumpama bunga
kami adalah bunga yang
dirontokkan di bumi kami sendiri

jika kami bunga
engkau adalah tembok
tapi di tubuh tembok itu
telah kami sebar biji-biji
suatu saat kami akan tumbuh bersama
dengan keyakinan: engkau harus hancur!
dalam keyakinan kami
di mana pun – tirani harus tumbang!

Solo, ’87 - ‘88

CINTAKU JAUH DI PULAU

CINTAKU JAUH DI PULAU

Cintaku jauh di pulau,
gadis manis, sekarang iseng sendiri

Perahu melancar, bulan memancar,
di leher kukalungkan ole-ole buat si pacar.
angin membantu, laut terang, tapi terasa
aku tidak 'kan sampai padanya.

Di air yang tenang, di angin mendayu,
di perasaan penghabisan segala melaju
Ajal bertakhta, sambil berkata:
"Tujukan perahu ke pangkuanku saja,"

Amboi! Jalan sudah bertahun ku tempuh!
Perahu yang bersama 'kan merapuh!
Mengapa Ajal memanggil dulu
Sebelum sempat berpeluk dengan cintaku?!

Manisku jauh di pulau,
kalau 'ku mati, dia mati iseng sendiri.

1946

SENJA DI PELABUHAN KECIL

SENJA DI PELABUHAN KECIL
buat: Sri Ajati

Ini kali tidak ada yang mencari cinta
di antara gudang, rumah tua, pada cerita
tiang serta temali. Kapal, perahu tiada berlaut
menghembus diri dalam mempercaya mau berpaut

Gerimis mempercepat kelam. Ada juga kelepak elang
menyinggung muram, desir hari lari berenang
menemu bujuk pangkal akanan. Tidak bergerak
dan kini tanah dan air tidur hilang ombak.

Tiada lagi. Aku sendiri. Berjalan
menyisir semenanjung, masih pengap harap
sekali tiba di ujung dan sekalian selamat jalan
dari pantai keempat, sedu penghabisan bisa terdekap

1946

PENERIMAAN, puisi Chairil Anwar

PENERIMAAN

Kalau kau mau kuterima kau kembali
Dengan sepenuh hati

Aku masih tetap sendiri

Kutahu kau bukan yang dulu lagi
Bak kembang sari sudah terbagi

Jangan tunduk! Tentang aku dengan berani

Kalau kau mau kuterima kembali
Untukku sendiri tapi

Sedang dengan cermin aku enggan berbagi.

Maret 1943