“It would be an extremely difficult move to pull off even if hes a player who I admire very much,” added the Friuli chief. “I believe in what I say and am sure in what I say,” added the former Cagliari boss when asked about the transfer hypothesis. “I was expecting to sign an extension to my contract and I was ready to. However, replays suggest the Swede was marginally offside. Clarence Seedorf, Alexandre Pato and Gennaro Gattuso were among the absentees. Totti, Kjaer and Bogdan Lobont are out with muscular problems, while Taddei, Simplicio, Cicinho and Rosi were left at home. Luis Enrique has left out Rodrigo Taddei, Simon Kjaer, Fabio Simplicio, Francesco Totti and Aleandro Rosi against Milan. “Zlatan Ibrahimovic was fantastic today and the same goes for Christian Abbiati, who made a very important save. Roma fought back, as Christian Abbiati flapped at a Cassetti cross. Ibrahimovic was furious with Aquilani when totally unmarked and the midfielder's cross went wayward.Mark Van Bommel needed a crucial intervention to stop David Pizarro tapping in a deflected Pjanic cross totally unmarked. Milan squad: Abbiati, Amelia, Roma, Abate, Bonera, Nesta, Taiwo, Thiago Silva, Zambrotta, Yepes, Ambrosini, Aquilani, Boateng, Emanuelson, Nocerino, Van Bommel, Cassano, El Shaarawy, Ibrahimovic, Robinho. “I respect Carlos Puyol, who has had a wonderful career with the club, but Barcelonas defence would be sorted out for years to come with Pique and Thiago Silva. Brazilian legend Marcos Cafu says its only natural for Barcelona to be tracking Milan centre-back Thiago Silva. Aquilani hit a rocket from distance that skimmed the upright and substitute Cassano skipped past Burdisso with some fantastic footwork only to blast the finish well wide. With such a fierce rivalry, there is no doubt a hatred between the two sides that stems from the players on the pitch for both sides as well as both fan bases. “Hes a footballer who doesnt really come close to our footballing philosophy when it comes to buying players. “We are a small club from the provinces and we cant take strides that are bigger than our steps.Our effort must always be optimal, whether facing Milan, Napoli or Atalanta, so it shouldnt make a difference. We have to make up ground for the points we dropped in the first five rounds. “I have no problems with Tassotti. “I tried to clear things up with him that time in Washington when we played Barcelona in a friendly, but he was upset at the end of the game and so I couldnt,” Tassotti told the Corriere della Sera. Tassotti himself has admitted that hes been wanting to apologise in person to Enrique for some time, but would understand if he wasnt forgiven. Despite being surprised by his move, the former Juventus player maintains that hes now happy at Milanello. Robinho saw Stekelenburg off his line from a Roma corner and tried to audaciously lob from midfield, but it was off target. Milan Coach Massimiliano Allegri was sent off from the touchline for dissent, joining Boateng, in stoppages. From that corner, Burdisso's diving header was fingertipped out from under the bar after a tussle with Kevin-Prince Boateng. Abbiati flew to palm a screamer of a long-range Pjanic free kick round the far post.There was panic in the Milan box, as crosses rained in and Abbiati flapped one off the head of Daniele De Rossi, another out of the six-yard box and eventually managed to smother at the near post. From the corner Osvaldo got his head to it from point-blank range, forcing a splendid save from Abbiati. As always, the Roma Coach only announces his squad on the same morning as the game. Turning to team issues, Allegri admitted that he has decisions to make, while Philippe Mexes has been left out of the squad. The latter has been linked with the Nou Camp outfit for over a year and they are still monitoring his situation at San Siro. The corner from the left found defender Burdisso, who used his strength to get in front of Gianluca Zambrotta and power home the header from nine yards. It was another corner from Robinho and the former Lazio man was allowed a free header from eight yards against the team he faced so many times in the Rome derby.