Paris (AFP) - Italy's World Cup build-up suffered a major blow on Saturday when midfielder Riccardo Montolivo broke his leg against Ireland, while in other Brazil 2014 warm-ups Holland beat Ghana and Greece held Portugal. AC Milan captain Montolivo was injured in the early stages of the friendly at Fulham's Craven Cottage following a crunching tackle from Ireland defender Alex Pearce. Skipperi...Full Story »

Riccardo Montolivo fired AC Milan back into the top half of the Serie A table and into the race for Europe as they recorded a 1-0 victory over 10-man Catania. The 18-time Italian champions have spent most of the season in the doldrums but four-straight wins have now seen Clarence Seedorf's men close to within five points of city rivals Inter Milan and the final Europa League berth. While botto...Full Story »

AC Milan captain Riccardo Montolivo admits his team needs to "find consistency" if they are to secure European qualification this season. Milan travel to the Luigi Ferraris stadium to face Genoa on Monday on the back of straight victories at Fiorentina and against Chievo. Consistency has been the Rossoneri's main problem this campaign but Montolivo is hopeful his side can clinch for the first ...Full Story »

Captain Riccardo Montolivo believes AC Milan have what it takes to "embarrass" Serie A leaders Juventus at San Siro on Sunday night. With over two thirds of the season gone, the Rossoneri are still down in ninth place - a distant 31 points behind the reigning Italian champions - and seriously risk failing to secure European football for next season. Results have, however, improved since Claren...Full Story »

Ten-man AC Milan scraped into the knockout stages of the Champions League by resisting an all-out Ajax assault to secure a goalless draw at the San Siro. The Serie A giants needed a point to ensure second place in Group H ahead of Frank de Boer's Ajax, and they started brightly in their pursuit of the victory that would rubber-stamp their progress. However, Riccardo Montolivo's early dismissal...Full Story »

AC Milan midfielder Riccardo Montolivo has warned his team-mates not to drop their standards when they travel to Parma on Sunday. The Rossoneri appear to have put a disappointing start to the Serie A season behind them. Tuesday's 1-1 draw against Barcelona kept Milan on course for the knockout stage of the Champions League and, coming after last weekend's 1-0 league win over Udinese, suggests ...Full Story »

SALVADOR, Brazil, June 30 (Reuters) - Uruguay 2 Italy 2. Confederations Cup third place match result after extra time at the Arena Fonte Nova on Sunday. Italy win 3-2 on penalties.Scorers: Uruguay: Edinson Cavani 58, 78Italy: Davide Astori 24, Alessandro Diamanti 73Red Card: Ricardo Montolivo 110Italy: 1-Gianluigi Buffon; 2-Christian Maggio, 3-Giorgio Chiellini, 4-Davide Astori (19-Leonardo...Full Story »

AC Milan claimed a dramatic 2-1 win at Siena to claim the final Champions League place on the last day of the Serie A season. With Fiorentina beating Pescara 5-1 the pressure was on Massimiliano Allegri's men and they were out of the top three when Claudio Terzi gave Siena the lead in the 25th minute. Milan captain Massimo Ambrosini and Siena's Christian Terlizzi were then both sent off for se...Full Story »

AC Milan midfielder Riccardo Montolivo has praised the "massive" Giampaolo Pazzini performance in the 4-2 Serie A win over Catania on Sunday.Pazzini came off the bench in the second half to score two goals in three minutes before Mario Balotelli sealed the points with a late penalty and Montolivo was thrilled to see his compatriot perform so well when it mattered most to the side."This was a big...Full Story »

A spirited recovery from 10-man Fiorentina earned them a priceless point with a 2-2 draw at home to AC Milan. Riccardo Montolivo put the visitors in front in the 14th minute before Nenad Tomovic was given his marching orders in the 39th. Things looked grim for Fiorentina when Mathieu Flamini doubled Milan's lead in the 62nd minute, but penalties from Adem Ljajic and Davide Pizarro salvaged a...Full Story »