Milan and Inter fighting over Europa League crumbs

AC Milan's coach Clarence Seedorf smiles as he arrives on the field before their Italian Serie A match against Genoa at the Ferraris stadium in Genoa April 7, 2014. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

ROME (Reuters) - Accustomed to fighting for the game's biggest honours, Inter Milan and AC Milan finds themselves in a seven-team scrap for a place in the unloved Europa League as their patchy Serie A campaigns draw to a close.

Seven-times European champions Milan host bottom club Catania on Sunday (7.45 p.m. British Time) and are in the strange position of being in with a shout of a Europa League spot despite languishing in 11th place, after a bizarre season that has cost them one manager and featured infighting behind the scenes.