AC Milan continue to be on the wrong end of major decisions in European competitions, and yet there is nothing to suggest UEFA are familiar with the trend.
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La Gazzetta dello Sport writes how the penalty for Chelsea and the red card given to Fikayo Tomori in the 18th minute of last night’s game not only ruined a potentially very entertaining spectacle but it also stopped Milan from earning more money from that game (if they had got a result) and also throws qualification for the round of 16 into jeopardy.
Daniel Sieber was the man in charge last night, but fans will remember how last season Milan were penalised in the two matches with Porto and – above all – in the home game against Atletico Madrid. There were two fouls in the build-up to the Portuguese side’s goals, while the red for Kessie and the dreadful handball call handed the Spaniards an undeserved win.
The current Milan from the leadership down to the players is different to that of Silvio Berlusconi’s time as they prefer to focus on happening on the pitch rather than politics. Paolo Maldini does not like to raise his voice even though he knows that he could be heard very clearly at the offices of UEFA were he to launch into criticism.
The paper states that UEFA must now provide an explanation to Milan, otherwise it almost seems that this series of mistakes is normal, or even that the Rossoneri are being deliberately punished. Mistakes are costly, especially when they happen time after time.
