AC Milan

Ronaldinho Scores First Away Goal

On Sunday night Milan and Brazil star Ronaldinho scored his first away goal for the Rossoneri against Lecce in a game that ended in a 1-1 draw.

10 Nov 2008 12:21:22

Easy as that: Right on cue - as if he planned it all along - Ronaldinho opened his Milan account in stunning fashion, scoring the one and only goal in the Derby Della Madonnina win over bitter rivals Internazionale.

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Milan

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Ronaldinho

Milan applied constant pressure in the away match against Lecce, but they could not find the breakthrough and the teams went into the break with no goals on the scoreboard.

The second half would finally see the deadlock breaking goal, as substitute Alexandre Pato crossed for Ronaldinho to shoot into the back of the net. The game seemed settled, but three minutes into injury time Andrea Esposito headed in a last gasp equaliser to tie the game and nullify Ronaldinho's earlier strike.

The Rossoneri were disappointed after the last gasp suckerpunch, but there were some good points to take from the encounter.

Ronaldinho has come to Milan's rescue with late goals numerous times of late. Against Napoli, Inter and Braga in the UEFA Cup, his magic was enough to give Milan 1-0 wins. However, the skillful 28-year-old was yet to score away from home until Sunday night.

Carlo Ancelotti had recently commented that he was sure Ronaldinho would soon score even away from home to prove his worth to the team, and so he did, with his goal that almost handing Milan yet another 1-0 win. Still, despite the late blow, it was useful in making sure Milan took something from the game.

Peter Pedroncelli