avicevic: UCL qualification paramount for Milan!

Forget about the Scudetto, former AC Milan midfielder Dejan Savicevic says the Serie A giants must focus their attention on just qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
After years of underachieving, 18-time Italian champions Milan are flying high this season as talk of winning the title intensifies following Sunday’s hard-fought victory at home to Crotone.
Gianluca Lapadula scored a late winner to lift Milan to a 2-1 win and keep the club within four points of Serie A leaders and five-time defending champions Juventus.
But Milan Hall of Fame star Savicevic, who won three Scudetti and the Champions League during his six years at San Siro, insists it is paramount for Milan to end their three-season absence from Europe.
“I think that the most important thing for Milan this season is to qualify for the Champions League.
“Four teams on top are close with points and it is pity because they didn’t win in derby with Inter. It would be great for team to have two more points from that match.
“There are many games until the end of the season and I hope with all of my heart that Milan will qualify for Champions League next season.
Milan have suffered a steady downward spiral since winning the Scudetto in 2010-11, but head coach Vincenzo Montella is leading their resurgence.
In his first season at the helm after replacing Sinisa Mihajlovic, Montella has Milan third in the table with 10 wins from 15 matches and only drift of second-placed Roma on goal difference.