Week 18, Or: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Pato!

mCalcio.com found this 1/15/2008 on italy.theoffside.com [flag]

Milan not only scored at the San Siro, but they won there, too. And it’s all down to Pato ! ALL HAIL PATO! Wait, what? You say Ronaldo scored twice, and that Pato didn’t sprout wings and fly around the ground while choirs of angels sang his praises? Seriously? But … haven’t you seen the papers? I swear that’s what they said! Sorry, I’m having a really ... [link]

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Serie A Matchday 18 - Week-end Review + GOALS of the Week
Published 1/15/2008 by Marco Pantanella at mCalcio.com
Week-End Reviews Here are the results and summaries for matchday 18. Full Video Highlights here. Italy.TheOffside.com week 18 review Italian Calcio Blog week 18 review . GOALS of the WEEK This week, another batch of beautiful tallies. Totti’s indirect free-kick from the edge of the box (min. 1:30) (Atalanta-Roma) ...

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