Chievo Verona have explained why a ball-boy reluctantly accepted Sulley Muntari's Milan shirt at the end of Tuesday's Serie A match.
The child tried to hand the jersey back to the midfielder [see video of incident] at the end of last nightââ¬â¢s 1-0 Rossoneri victory at the Stadio Bentegodi.
Amid suggestions that the youngster didnââ¬â¢t want it â⬓ or that he was indeed an Inter or Juventus fan â⬓ the club have issued a clarification statement.
The Flying Donkeys have made it known that it is club policy for the ball-boys to not disturb players at the end of 90 minutes by asking for their jerseys.
Chievo went on to reveal that the kid, part of the clubââ¬â¢s youth system, is actually a Milan fan. Heââ¬â¢s now been allowed to keep the memento.
Muntari scored the only goal of the game with a long-range missile of a strike.