Galliani: Oliver is an idiot, he does not understand the philosophy of football

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Former Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has strongly criticized Michael Oliver , as he said for the ridiculous penalty in favor of Real Madrid against Juventus in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Galliani has gone even further by calling the English referee idiot.

Gianluigi Buffon was also send off from the game after the irresistible reaction against Oliver as the latter decided to give a penalty in the last seconds of the return match in Madrid, which eliminated Juventus from UCL.

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“Juventus deserved to win against Real Madrid,” Galliani told Corriere della Sera.

“Penalty was controversial, plus Buffon’s red card was ridiculous. This showed that the referee did not understand the philosophy of football. In conclusion: the reff was idiot, “he added.

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