Ancelotti to keep faith with Ka-Pa-Ro

AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said he will stick to his Brazilian attacking triumvirate for Sunday's trip to rock bottom Cagliari.

Milan's three attacking Brazilians Kaka, Pato and Ronaldinho have been dubbed Ka-Pa-Ro in the Italian press in a reference to the Gre-No-Li partnership of the 1950s, comprised of Swedish forwards Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm.

Ka-Pa-Ro was first coined last season when Ronaldo and not Ronaldinho was at the club but Ronaldo's injury problems meant he hardly ever played with Kaka and Pato.

Ronaldinho, though, combined well with his countrymen in last weekend's 1-0 derby victory over Inter Milan and Ancelotti said he will stick with them.

“After the way they played in the derby it's right to confirm that they will at least start again on Sunday. Right now they're the most reliable solution we have,” said Ancelotti.

It means that Ukraine forward Andrei Shevchenko will again find himself on the bench, despite scoring in the UEFA Cup on Thursday night at FC Zurich.