Galliani promises AC Milan comeback
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Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani is satisfied with the reduction of Nelson Dida’s ban and insists that the Diavolo will fight back.

Brazilian goalkeeper Dida saw his two-game suspension reduced to one after he reacted theatrically to a slap from a Celtic fan during their Champions League clash.

“I think fair all things considered,” Galiani told the Press. “I stood up against a two-match ban, but one seems okay.

“Dida made a mistake, but it didn’t hurt anyone. Neither Celtic nor any other player suffered and it wasn’t an act of violence.

“He showed his sorrow when he apologised to the fans before the Empoli game. That was entirely his own decision and I think relations will be repaired.”

These are troubled times for Milan who are floundering far behind the leading pack after crashing to a shock defeat against Empoli last weekend.

“Talk of chaos at the club is incorrect,” Galliani insisted. “This is a very strange time, but we don’t want to over-dramatise things.

“We will get over this with this Coach, these players and these men behind the scenes, just like we always have.

“We have been playing defensive teams who make it hard for us to attack and that’s why all our wins have come away from home,” he continued.

“We are disappointed and not bitter, but refereeing errors have cost us six points.

"If we had been given the early penalty we deserved against Empoli, things could have finished differently.”

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