And it has begun.
Galliani rages against refs
Adriano Galliani launched a scathing attack on Pierluigi Collina’s referees after Milan appeared to be denied a penalty against Torino.
“Milan played an excellent first half and I did not want to get angry with the referees again, but the repetition of their errors against us is crazy. This cannot go on,” slammed the general manager after last night’s 0-0 draw.
Cesare Natali muscled Massimo Ambrosini off the ball with what could be considered a shoulder-charge, but the official waved play on.
“Crazy is the right word. I don’t know how else to define Natali’s challenge on Ambrosini. It was a stonewall penalty.
“Either I have become blind or that was a spot-kick obvious to everybody. Sometimes you can win 1-0 with a penalty, you know, it’s not banned in the regulations…”
This is not the first time during the course of the campaign that the Rossoneri have been angered by refereeing decisions.
Galliani even suggested the club would put together a dossier of the incidents that went against them – something already done this morning by the official Milan website.
These range from goals awarded despite offside positions, such as Massimo Maccarone’s at Siena and Amauri in Palermo, to penalties not given in their favour in games with Empoli, Lazio and Torino.
“I would like to count up – and we will – how many points have been taken from us by refereeing errors. There was even an investigation by the consumers association that found Milan were the team most damaged by refereeing errors this season,” raged Galliani.
“Let us talk about it, then on Tuesday Collina will admit 'Yes that was a penalty,’ but our points won’t be given back to us. The refereeing problem exists and it is serious. It is futile to keep denying it.”
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