Buoyant Milan may be without Boateng for Spurs trip
Injured AC Milan
midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng is doubtful to face former side
Tottenham Hotspur in Wednesday’s Champions League last 16 second leg but
the stretched Rossoneri still go to London with renewed confidence.
The Serie A leaders
were crestfallen after the 1-0 home defeat in the first leg last month
when fiery midfielder Gennaro Gattuso’s post-match clash with Spurs
assistant coach Joe Jordan summed up the frustration of the seven-times
winners.
Three weeks on and
all seems rosy again after deserved domestic wins over Chievo, fellow
title challengers Napoli and arch rivals Juventus. Boateng’s ankle
problem, which forced him off in Saturday’s 1-0 victory in Turin, is the
only negative.
“We will try to have
him back,” coach Massimilano Allegri told reporters while chief
executive Adriano Galliani said they were “worried” for the Ghanaian.
Boateng’s fitness is
key as midfielders Andrea Pirlo and Massimo Ambrosini are injured
long-term while Mark van Bommel is ineligible and Gattuso is banned.
A makeshift midfield of Clarence Seedorf, Mathieu Flamini and German
youngster Alexander Merkel may be an option while with Antonio Cassano
ineligible, Alexandre Pato should recover from ‘flu to partner Zlatan
Ibrahimovic and Robinho upfront.
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