Allegri determined to seal Champions League spot

The trainer is eager for the Rossoneri to round off their season by securing third place at San Siro, while refusing to comment on speculation about his future AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has called on his side to defeat Roma on Sunday and book their place in the Champions League.The Milan giants Seattle Seahawks jerseys Presentation need just three more points from their remaining two fixtures to stay ahead of Fiorentina and secure third place in the Serie A standings.And Allegri has asked his men to achieve their objective sooner rather than later against Aurelio Andreazzoli's outfit, after a remarkable turnaround in fortunes."I had said 70-71 points and tomorrow we can get it done. We’ll have to be more motivated than Roma tomorrow as the only result we want is the win," the 45-year-old stated to gathered reporters. "We'll keep on playing as we always do. We've done well at the Philadelphia Eagles jerseys Presentation back in the second half of the season. The squad have won back the fans and there hasn’t been a single game that they didn’t fight to win. "Third place would help our self-confidence and would give us a good base to start from next season."Allegri then brushed off the latest round of rumours that Rossoneri president Silvio Berlusconi is unhappy with his work."Some of the things said have been untrue, but the fact is, when he [Berlusconi] speaks, it’s always news. The president and I have a cordial relationship, even an affectionate one," he said.“His jokes are a form of flattery seeing the company that they Cincinnati Bengals jerseys Presentation put me in. [Former Milan coaches Fabio] Capello, [Arrigo] Sacchi and [Carlo] Ancelotti got the same treatment."It's a motivation to do well. Our objective is to get to third and then we’ll evaluate everything.”

Allegri Balotelli racist abuse proves Italian culture remains backwards

The New York Jets jerseys Presentation 45-year-old believes Serie A is still guilty of failing to tackle discrimination in football, while he questioned Sulley Muntari's red card against Roma Massimiliano Allegri has admitted that Italian culture remains "backwards" following the racist abuse hurled towards Mario Balotelli in AC Milan's 0-0 draw with Roma on Sunday.The Rossoneri striker became the target of the visiting support when he was shown a yellow card for a late tackle in the latter stages of the first half and his coach believes the intentions of the guilty parties are an indictment on the country."My thoughts on the match being suspended for racist chanting? In Italy we have this New Orleans Saints jerseys Presentation mentality, a culture that is a little backwards because you should come to the stadium only to watch good football matches," he told Sky Sport Italia."We had two games in hand, now we only have one left and we will win at Siena. We risked [losing the match] in second half, playing with 10 men at the end and we kept a draw at home."I'm sorry that we've made our fans wait another week, but we know our fate is in our own hands. We'll be playing against a team Chicago Bears jerseys Presentation who are already relegated, but we won't be receiving any gifts."Allegri then attacked the decision to send off Sulley Muntari, but nonetheless remained confident in his side's ability to secure Serie A's third and final Champions League spot against relegated Siena next week. "These things should not happen, it would have been another game 11 vs 11 and I could have made a few more changes [prior to the red card]. However, we have an advantage over Fiorentina, but we must win at Siena," he added."El Shaarawy? He must vary more in his play because Serie A has begun to work him out and above all he must not have to live with the obsession of scoring a goal."This team has 69 points after a disastrous start, so we must remain focused and not be fearful. We must approach Siena calmly."Meanwhile, Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani confirmed that centre-back duo Cristian Zapata - currently on loan from Villarreal - and Philippe Mexes will stay on as the club's first-choice defensive pairing next season. He told reporters: "Zapata and Mexes are a good defensive pair, and they will be here next season. I am confident we are going to play in the Champions League."