Kevin-Prince Boateng, Muntari to play in UEFA Champions League next season

Published on: 20 May 2013
Kevin-Prince Boateng, Muntari to play in UEFA Champions League next season
Muntari and Kevin Prince Boateng will play in the Champions League.

 

Ghana duo Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sulley Muntari will play in the UEFA Champions League next season if they stay with the Italian giants AC Milan next season.

This comes after will play AC Milan secured third spot and a place in the Champions League after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Siena on Sunday in the final Serie A round of the season.

Fiorentina crushed Pescara 5-1 but remained in fourth spot and will play in the Europa League next season.

Italian striker of Ghanaian descent Mario Balotelli leveled for Milan after it was contentiously awarded penalty six minutes from fulltime, and Philippe Mexes scored the winner three minutes later.

Both teams were reduced to 10 men for the final 20 minutes after Milan captain Massimo Ambrosini and Siena defender Christian Terlizzi were sent off within moments of each other.

Udinese took the second Europa League berth after winning 5-2 at Inter Milan for its eighth successive victory.

Milan's achievement is impressive considering numerous top players, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva, left the club in the last offseason.

The team was 15th in October but has charged up the standings, losing only three times in the league since.

It went into the final round of matches protecting a two-point lead over Fiorentina, with both sides visiting already-relegated clubs.

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