Benfica's Milan Win Boosts Portugal's UEFA Ranking
A 2-0 away win at San Siro over Milan lifted Benfica and pushed Portugal to second in the race for an extra Champions League berth next season.
Benfica's 0-2 win away to Milan in the Europa League has helped Portugal cement sixth place in UEFA's country ranking.
The result at San Siro gave Portugal a strong opening to the league phase and pushed the country up to second in the separate race for the extra Champions League berth that will be awarded next season. Portugal now sits on 5.100 points in that standing, behind Azerbaijan on 5.125.
UEFA awards the additional Champions League place to one of the two associations that perform best across European competition over the season, on top of the places already secured through domestic league position.
AC Milan's Ruben Amorim has been in the news this month for reasons unconnected to Wednesday's result, having revisited his difficult spell at Manchester United and hit back at former players turned pundits who criticised him during his time in charge. The defeat to Benfica adds a fresh setback on the pitch.
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