MILAN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - AC Milan's teenage striker Alberto Paloschi could start Wednesday's Serie A game against Livorno while Ronaldo's career at the San Siro is far from over, coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Tuesday.
Debutant Paloschi scored 18 seconds after coming on as a
substitute to give Milan a 1-0 win over Siena on Sunday.
The 18-year-old youth team striker was in the squad only
because of injuries to Kaka and Alexandre Pato and with the
Brazilian duo again out of Wednesday's home match, Paloschi will
start if Filippo Inzaghi does not recover from a knock.
'If Inzaghi has difficulty recovering, Paloschi will play
from the start. Otherwise he will go on the bench and Inzaghi
will play,' Ancelotti told a news conference, adding that
Gennaro Gattuso was also available after injury.
A win for Milan in the game in hand would send the European
champions into fourth place having climbed up from midtable
recently following a woeful first half of the season.
Brazilian forward Ronaldo has missed much of the campaign
through injury and cut a sorry figure on Sunday where he managed
just 45 minutes in his latest comeback.
His contract is up at the end of the season but Ancelotti
said the 31-year-old will stay if he regains fitness.
'On Sunday he was not in the best form to play. If I had had
other possibilities I would not have sent him onto the field. If
Ronaldo finds his best condition, his contract will be renewed,'
Ancelotti said.
The Milan boss also defended rivals Inter after the league
leaders benefitted from a number of recent refereeing decisions.
'Referees make mistakes because refereeing isn't easy. They
have made mistakes with everyone. More errors in favour of
Inter? It's just random,' he said.
