Galliani plays down derby loss

AC Milan director Adriano Galliani played down his side’s 1-0 loss to local rivals Inter at the weekend.

A single Diego Milito strike in the second half gave Inter maximum points in Sunday’s derby, but Galliani was quick to downplay the importance of the encounter with his side still holding a five point advantage over Inter on the Serie A table.

“It was clear that whoever scored was going to win. We’re still five points ahead of Inter though, and only a point from the top,” Galliani told the club’s official website.

“Between Inter’s 32 points and Juve’s 38 points, there are five teams.”

“What counts is the table. It’s impartial and with 20 games left, it says Milan are five points ahead of Inter.”

“It was a game that would have given us the top spot in the league but we didn’t do it. Other results however mean that we’re only a point from the top. Three points against Inter are the same as the three points against Cagliari or Novara.”

Milan’s next match is the Coppa Italia game at home against Novara on Wednesday.