Milan: No legal action against Celtic 
Wednesday 3 October, 2007
Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani has confirmed they will not appeal to UEFA after a Celtic fan struck Nelson Dida.

Straight after the winning goal, a supporter invaded the pitch at Celtic Park and struck the goalkeeper. Dida was stretchered off, but the contact did not seem particularly hard.

“We are the champions of Europe and will represent this continent in the World Club Cup, so we will not make any appeal. It isn’t ideal to see a fan come on and attack a player, but we will not appeal,” explained Galliani.

“The fan certainly strikes Dida’s cheekbone, but understanding the entity of the contact is difficult from that angle. It is not something we are accustomed to analysing! What we do know is that man should have stayed in his seat and everyone would have been happier!”

Galliani also conceded that the decisive goal should have stood after viewing the footage.

“In the stadium I was convinced the goal was offside, but seeing the replays I can see Yoann Gourcuff was keeping them all on.”

The 2-1 defeat added to a series of disastrous results for the Rossoneri this season, who have not won in Serie A since Week 1.

“As for the match, it is a great shame to lose against a team that never really had a shot on target. This is a really bad time for us. The game looked like it was heading for a draw and Milan had plenty of possession, so I really did not expect to lose.

“It is true that we aren’t creating enough chances, but at the same time we seem to be conceding on every single attempt our opposition have. Maybe we are paying for good luck we have had in the past!”

Nonetheless, the Vice-President is confident Milan can turn the situation around, especially with the Intercontinental competition coming up in December.

“We remain calm and I think we have the potential to do really well, especially if Ronaldo returns from injury and can give Inzaghi a breather. We also have Alexandre Pato ready to come in after Christmas.”

dida should wear headgear after this.. just like Petr Cech