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AC MILAN: NO DOUBTS

Carlo Ancelotti is expecting Milan to put in a good performance at Fiorentina as the coach reveals he has no doubts over his line-up.

/noticias.info/ MILANELLO - Carlo Ancelotti has held his pre-game press conference ahead of the trip to Fiorentina and the coach said: 'We have worked well this week and taken a step forward. We have some players back and we are well prepared for the game. We will come up against an in-form side which is worse for us at the moment. Hopefully we can put on a good show. Maldini has a problem with the sole of his foot, the adductor, and is not available. Fiorentina play good, quick football, they have attackers such as Mutu who are dangerous on one-on-one situations, Toni is very strong in the air while Liverani controls things and Blasi, Pazienzi and Donadel get forward well. We need to get a good result, even though we are slowly getting players back from injury. This is the first week since August we have all been able to work together, it's something we haven't been used to especially when it comes to trying out tactics. I feel we will play well tomorrow.'

As for the Champions League draw: 'Barcelona would have been the most difficult side to face. We have a chance to get through against Celtic. The Scottish side are very dangerous at home and they put on a good show at Manchester United. Celtic's sporting culture is wonderful but it's positive that the return is at the San Siro where Milan always manage to go through. The draw for the last 16 is very balanced. Lyon have not been fortunate because Roma can cause them problems while Inter take on Valencia who are having similar problems to us. Anyway, I hope to have everyone back in February and that includes Serginho.'

With regards to the training week: 'Kakà commenced training with the team on Wednesday, however, he is fine after the problem he had with his foot. Kaladze is also fine after training again yesterday. The president has always been positive when he has spoken about us and this has been great during this difficult period. However, we still have time to do well this season. I have zero interest on what has been written about Lippi. Gattuso? It's not right to talk about the woodwork and preparation now, we just have to think about doing well at Florence and in the upcoming games. Then, we have time to train well, ten days is a good period and have a little pre-season preparation.'

As for the line-up for Fiorentina: 'I have zero doubts, Gattuso, Pirlo, Kakà and Kaladze are all fit and ready so they will play from the start. Anything is possible with the formation, Kakà could even play upfront. Ambrosini, Costacurta and Favalli are all recovering without complications. Favalli will be back with the team next week while Costacurta started running today. They and Ambrosini will be back after the break: Serginho, Nesta and Dida will be the only ones out on January 2. Dida does not need an operation and everything is going better than forecast. Seedorf is fine so the squad is improving fitness-wise although I think it is necessary to get a result to lower the tension a bit. To get up the table we can't look backwards or forwards at Florence.' notas_de_prensa_archivo