Shaarawy scores to give Milan much-needed win

Shaarawy scores to give Milan much-needed win

 MILAN, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Stephan El Shaarawy celebrated¹ his 20th birthday with a precious goal against his former club which earned AC Milan a 1-0 victory over Genoa at home in the Italian Serie A on Saturday.

Italy international El Shaarawy netted the sole goal of the encounter in the 77th minute to snap Milan's three-loss streak², and could have saved the job for under-fire head coach Massimiliano Allegri.

"I am moved, as it's the best birthday of my life," Shaarawy said. "I am excited and happy, both for the victory and the goal. I just try to give my all and put myself at the disposal of the coach."

Allegri was pleased that his side managed to win in a difficult atmosphere.

"It was a deserved victory and I think so far the criticism has been harsh considering what the lads did on the field," he said.

"We could've scored in the first half and there were several dubious³ penalty incidents. We also made a lot of mistakes in our passing, which also happened in Malaga," he said.

Genoa lost their second game in a row to fall behind Milan in the table with the managerial switch from Luigi De Canio to Luigi Del Neri having no immediate⁴ impact.

Del Neri was impressed by his new side despite the loss.

"We have motivated players and I start from the idea you cannot want everything straight away. We must start from the positives and try to improve," he said.

"The team defended well and had courage, so I like that attitude, but I'd prefer more logical passing options. It will require patience, but this side already gives me some good guarantees," he added.

Strugglers Siena and Palermo played out a 0-0 draw at the Stadio Artemio Franchi with the result not helping⁵ either side out a great deal.

Palermo had the better chances, but were unable to beat a Siena side who, without a six-point penalty, would be ahead of the Rosaneri in the table.

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

3 dubious   

adj.怀疑的，无把握的；有问题的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• What he said yesterday was dubious.他昨天说的话很含糊。
• He uses some dubious shifts to get money.他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。

4 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。