BEYOND THE RESULT

(IN THE PHOTO: Rami celebrates his equalizer versus Cesena)MILAN – In the end, the team’s commitment and desire to win wasn’t quite enough. The Round 5 Serie A match between Cesena-Milan ended 1-1. Nevertheless, there are plenty of interesting points to emerge from the match:400- with his appearance today against Cesena, Giampaolo Pazzini has now reached the milestone of 400 matches throughout his professional career. That number includes 296 matches in Serie A and 34 in European competitions. Giampaolo has scored 134 goals so far in his career.1987- the last draw between Cesena-Milan was during the 1987/88 season. The date was the 27th of September 1987 and on that day it ended 0-0.16 March 2014- the last time Adil Rami found the back of the net in Serie A (versus Parma at the San Siro). Interestingly the goal that day also came from a corner kick, taken by Ricardo Kakà.1- Adil Rami is the first Milan defender to score a goal in the first part of the season. Before his header versus Cesena, 3 midfielders found the back of the net (Muntari, De Jong, Bonaventura) and 3 forwards (Honda, Menez, Torres).1- Rami’s goal is the first one of the season to come from a corner kick.