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AC Milan have confirmed that striker Alexandre Pato will be out for six weeks - ruling him out of Saturday's derby clash.
The Brazilian sustained a hamstring injury in Milan's 3-1 win over Palermo on Wednesday.
His injury was initially perceived to be minor but the club can confirm the 23-year-old will be out of action until late next month.
A statement on the Rossoneri's official website read: "The head of health at AC Milan, Dr. Gianluca Melegati, has communicated that medical examinations have revealed an injury of the second-degree to the myotendinous junction of the left hamstring.
"Expected recovery time is around six weeks."
Pato's injury came at the worse possible time for coach Massimiliano Allegri.
The Italian is facing a crisis in his striking departments after veteran striker Filippo Inzaghi was ruled out for the season due to an knee injury picked up in the 2-2 draw with Real Madrid in the Champions League.
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Juventus v AS Roma (1-1) , Full time
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Juventus v AS Roma (1-1)
Totti penalty hands Roma draw in Turin
Serie A title chasers Juventus and Roma shared the spoils and the plaudits in a lively 1-1 draw at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.
Juve striker Vincenzo Iaquinta put the hosts in front in the 35th minute, but Roma captain Francesco Totti levelled from the spot at the end of the first half.
The two sides were committed to trying to win the game to the very end and delivered an entertaining battle which confirmed they both have the credentials to challenge for the title this season.
AC Milan beat Inter Milan (1-0) , a 5th minute penalty by Ibrahimovic decided the derby...AC Milan played the last 30 minutes with 10 men..
Inter Milan v AC Milan (0-1)
AC Milan returned to the top of Serie A tonight with victory over city rivals Inter in the 275th Derby della Madonnina at the San Siro.
A penalty from former Inter striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the fifth minute was enough to decide a game which Milan ended with 10 men after Ignazio Abate was sent off on the hour mark.
The result takes Milan back to the top of the table above Lazio and leaves Inter six points adrift in fifth.
The eagerly-anticipated derby started with a bang as Milan were awarded a penalty after just four minutes.
Marco Materazzi caught Ibrahimovic as he pulled the ball back just inside the area and there were no complaints from the Nerazzurri defender when the spot-kick was awarded.
Ibrahimovic stepped up to blast the penalty past Luca Castellazzi, who was again deputising for the injured Julio Cesar in the Inter goal.
Milan, officially the visiting team at the San Siro, did not want to settle down having taken an early lead and they continued to trouble the hosts' defence.
Ibrahimovic broke the offside trap in the 13th minute and sent the ball towards Mathieu Flamini in the centre, where Ivan Cordoba made a despairing lunge to clear the ball ahead of the Frenchman.
Ibrahimovic was left in acres of room again in the penalty area when he lifted the ball over Lucio and again looked for a team-mate in the centre, but Materazzi this time made the clearance just ahead of Clarence Seedorf.
A volley from the inspired Swede only just cleared the top of the crossbar as Inter did not know what was hitting them.
An injury to Joel Obi turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the home team as coach Rafael Benitez was forced to change his side and give it a more attack-minded look with Coutinho coming on.
The Nerazzurri finally found a foothold in the game and Wesley Sneijder sent a free-kick just inches wide of the post into the side-netting after being fouled by Gennaro Gattuso, who was riding his luck having already been booked.
Another Sneijder free-kick in the 56th minute tested Christian Abbiati, who pushed the ball away.
Abate tried to be a hero for Milan when he tried to play on despite being carried off on a stretcher with a back injury, but he turned into a villain when he was shown a second yellow card for a clash with Goran Pandev when Luca Antonini was already stripped and ready to replace him.
Antonini came on anyway to replace Robinho as Milan set their stall out to defend their lead for the final 30 minutes. Inter, try as they might, simply could not find a way through the massed ranks of red and black shirts and the defending champions had to admit defeat as their city rivals held on for the win.
Full Results
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Fiorentina 1 - 0 Cesena
Juventus 1 - 1 AS Roma
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Lazio 2 - 0 Napoli
Bari 0 - 1 Parma
Bologna 1 - 0 Brescia
Cagliari 0 - 1 Genoa
Palermo 3 - 1 Catania
Sampdoria 0 - 0 Chievo
Udinese 4 - 0 Lecce
Inter Milan 0 - 1 AC Milan
Milan on Top..
Inter Milan v AC Milan (0-1) , Ibrahimovic penalty
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