Cantamessa denies conspiracy 6-Nov-2006



Milan lawyer Leandro Cantamessa cannot explain why certain decisions are
going against the Rossoneri, but he has denied talk of a conspiracy.

The Diavoli were defeated 2-0 by Atalanta on Sunday, dropping 17 points
behind top two Inter and Palermo.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti blasted the referee, blaming the loss mainly on poor
decisions by Tiziano Pieri.

*"We do not like the word conspiracy, but there are three different factors
that are creating growing unease. *

*"There are the referees' decisions, the arbitration discounts and the
agreement with the FIGC, that was then denied,"* said Cantamessa to the
television program Controcampo.

*"First of all, refs are making mistakes that cannot be justified in any way
and cannot be denied,"* he stated, referring to the penalty that was denied
to Milan for a foul on Daniele Bonera.

*"As to CONI's latest verdicts, I don't understand the criteria used to
decide the discounts. *

*"A reduction for everyone was not mandatory, but our position was less
serious than that of the other clubs – we were the only ones where there was
no director general involved.*

*"We had to take part in the Champions League preliminaries, which has
already caused several injuries, seeing as we were forced to review all our
training schedules to prepare.*

*"In the summer, we spoke with Guido Rossi and Paolo Nicoletti of the FIGC
and we reached an agreement that was not formalised but that we trusted. *

*"However, the current Federation refused to honour that agreement.*

*"Adriano Galliani behaved perfectly during these months. We never
threatened to appeal to the TAR civil court and we always showed respect for
the Federation, but they treated us scornfully.*

*"I do not know the reasons behind the factors I mentioned, but I know the
effects. *

*"I don't believe there is a conspiracy, maybe it's a case of conditioning
but not a conspiracy. *

*"And I don't even want to believe the rumours suggesting there was external
pressure on the CONI to convince them not to grant any discount to
Milan,"*concluded Cantamessa.
*Source(text): Channel 4 - Football Italia* *Source(images): AFP*


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