Ancelotti rejects title talk

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04/27/2009 - Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti still believes the Serie A title is Inter Milan's to lose despite his side's 3-0 victory over Palermo on Sunday.

Milan took advantage of a rare Inter loss against Napoli to move up to second place in the table and within seven points of the leaders.

But despite suggestions that the race for the Scudetto is back on, Ancelotti still believes that Inter will claim a third straight league title.

"We are not thinking about Inter," he said.

"We are just trying to keep the fourth-placed side, which is Fiorentina at the moment, as far away as possible.

"We are nine points clear now and this means we have done a good job over the past few weeks. This is our only thought."

(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)

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