AC Milan supporters have urged the club to either sack CEO Adriano Galliani or sell the club in order to improve the team's on-pitch fortunes.
The Rossoneri fans are upset with results against teams lower in the table, questioning the ambition of the club for planning a pre-season friendly for July 27, the same day the club could be partaking in a Europa League qualifying fixture.
Cristian Brocchi's men have dropped to seventh in the standings after winning just one of their previous nine matches in Serie A and now face missing out on European football altogether for the third consecutive year.
Supporters are outraged at the behaviour and decision making of those in charge and urged for change and a focus on significant trophies over revenue gains with a tour to the United States.
A statement from the Curva Sud Ultras read: “Wednesday July 27, Soldier Field Chicago, Bayern Munich (versus) Milan. A normal friendly, a game like so many played over the summer, with a lot of tickets already on sale. But then…
“Looking at the schedule for the Europa League, coming sixth in the Italian League, the place that we are ‘chasing’ would mean being involved in a preliminary round on that very date.
“Is this a gross error on the part of a club in disarray? Or can we assume the club has already decided to lose sixth, to go on tour in the USA?
“To us it seems clear that the second option is widely supported by the ridiculous results against teams lower than us in both squad and prestige.
“If the possibility of termination linked to the preliminary rounds does exist, there would be more revenue gained from playing a trophy for sponsors than playing against low-calibre teams in the Europa League.
“Our only lifeline is the final of the Coppa Italia, we’ve arrived in the final after many years, but the final was only the minimum goal given the path we had.
“The plan is to get to the Europa League only through the Coppa Italia, and if not renounce European competition for another year to make room for profitable but useless summer trophies.
“This is about the worst thing that can happen in football and in the history of Milan, as well as being a blatant mockery of the fans, because lets not forget that even people who attend a dirty theatre pay for a ticket."
The supporters group continued by detailing their suffocated frustration, explaining how the club's leadership was "ridiculing" the name and history of the club, insisting the situation has resulted in an ultimatum of either sacking CEO Galliani or selling the club to a fresh party.
“Once again the losers are those who have Milan in their heart and soul, ruined by this leadership and their nonsense," the statement outlined.
“A leadership which is hiding behind repressive laws which don’t allow any form of protest, or contact with the players, coaches or other fans.
“The laws don’t allow any protest banners, on pain of more legal action. That’s what the stadium has become and we’re being gagged. That’s why we continue to fight on the fronts we can still fight on.
“They are ridiculing the name and the history of Milan, we can’t put up with this rubbish anymore.
“It’s not just limited to the Curva though, every Milan fan has now understood what they’re doing, and this is just the latest in a series of events which have opened the eyes of even the last bastions of those defending the indefensible.
“Get rid of Galliani or sell Milan!”
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