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Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani has discussed the prospect of playing in the Intertoto Cup, as the Diavolo struggle to secure European football.

These are strange times for the world champions, who find themselves four points short of fourth-placed Fiorentina and a Champions League qualification.

While the Rossoneri are currently in joint fifth place, Udinese are just one point behind and there is a possibility that Carlo Ancelotti’s men could finish seventh, possibly missing out on the UEFA Cup.

“We even signed up for the Intertoto Cup when we were top of the League and were 40 points ahead of seventh,” Galliani explained to the Corriere dello Sport.

“Don’t forget that Ancelotti won the Intertoto Cup with Juventus. And if he did it with Juve, I don’t see why he shouldn’t with Milan.”

Should Milan be forced to compete in the competition, they will face a number of selection problems.

The Final is set for June 29 and several key players could be ruled out, as they require a rest before travelling to the Olympics in Beijing on August 6.

Intertoto commitments would also interfere with entering potentially lucrative summer events, such as the Moscow pre-season tournament, which sould net the club nearly £1m.


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