AC Milan Uncertain to Play in the 2019-20 Europa League

DBasia.news –  AC Milan suffered an unfortunate fate at the end of the 2018-19 season. What they experienced was like the term “rubbing salt into the wound”.

Yes, AC Milan failed to qualify for the Champions League 2019-2020 despite winning 3-2 against SPAL in the last week of the Serie A match 2018-2019. The party took place on Sunday (5/26) local time.

AC Milan, who traveled to Stadio Paolo Mazza, were in quick succession thanks to goals from Hakan Calhanoglu and Franck Kessie. Unfortunately, their goal collapsed through the action of Francesco Vicari.

Instead of scoring an additional goal, Gianluigi Donnarumma actually picked up the ball again from the net. This time it was due to Mohamed Fares’s goal at the start of the second half.

Luckily for AC Milan, they received a penalty in the 66th minute. Franck Kessi who became a successful executor listed his name on the scoreboard.

Unfortunately, apparently the victory over SPAL felt to be in vain for AC Milan. The reason was because of Il Diavolo Rosso’s failure to qualify for the Champions League.

The situation was because Atalanta and Inter Milan who were above AC Milan also won. The result, Krzysztof Piatek and his mates had to settle for fifth place in the Serie A final standings.

That is, AC Milan will only qualify for the Europa League 201-2020. But wait, is it really like that? Will the club led by Ivan Gazidis appear in European competition?

It seems unlikely. So, why? Isn’t the fifth position in Serie A is guaranteed to appear in the Europa League? It should be. Then, what happened to AC Milan?

It is neccessary to look back for a moment to assess the chances of AC Milan playing in the Europa League. Just a reminder that I Rossoneri had problems with FFP at the end of 2018.

At that time, AC Milan threatened with a ban on recruiting players and playing in all European competitions. However, thanks to an appeal to the European Arbitration Court, they received waivers.

AC Milan is still allowed to purchased players. They may also play if they qualify for the Champions League. Yes, only when appearing in the Champions League.

What does that mean? Most likely AC Milan are threatened to fail to represent the Serie A in the Europa League 201-2020. According to the news, the agreement only allows Rossoneri to play only in the Champions League.

It is worth waiting for UEFA’s decision regarding the fate of AC Milan. If they decide Il Diavolo Rosso has a problem, then their playing quota in the Europa League will be the property of Torino.

The issue of AC Milan is a little reminiscent of the problems that had fallen on Manchester City. Keep in mind, the Citizens also threatened to fail to play in the Champions League despite winning the Premier League.