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Milan chief fires title warning at Inter and Juve [soccernet.com]

December 18, 2008


AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has warned Inter Milan and Juventus that his side are still very much in the hunt for the Scudetto.

The Rossoneri were beaten 4-2 at Juve on Sunday and go into this weekend's home game against strugglers Udinese nine points behind Serie A leaders Inter.

Nevertheless, the Milan chief is adamant the title remains his target for the season despite the high number of injuries weighing on the mind of coach Carlo Ancelotti, who is without the likes of Kaka and Gennaro Gattuso.

''Our Scudetto ambitions remain the same,'' said Galliani. ''We believe we have an ultra-competitive side. We just need a bit of health as we have seven players out injured and that is a lot.

''Last season we won two trophies and we hope to win something this campaign. We are still in contention for the Scudetto and the UEFA Cup.''

Milan will have a special guest at the San Siro this weekend with David Beckham, who will join the Rossoneri on a loan deal from Los Angeles Galaxy in January, set to attend the game.

Jose Mourinho's Inter will focus on ending Siena's unbeaten run at home on Saturday...