BERNE,Switzerland,Oct8(Reuters)-
UEFAhasopeneddisciplinaryproceedingsagainstACMilanandtheirgoalkeeperDidafollowingtheBrazilian’scontroversialsubstitutionduringlastweek’sChampionsLeaguedefeatawaytoCeltic.
DidawasstretcheredoffthepitchneartheendoftheGroupDmatchafteraCelticfaninvadedthepitchandappearedtomakelightcontactwiththegoalkeeper.
InastatementreleasedonUEFA’swebsite,Europeansoccer’sgoverningbodysaidthecasewouldbediscussedbyitsdisciplinarybodyonThursday.
UEFAsaidtheproceedingshadbeeninstigatedbasedonaparagraphoftheirdisciplinaryregulationswhichstatesthat"players,officialsandmembers,shallconductthemselvesaccordingtotheprinciplesofloyalty,integrityandsportsmanship".
Celticarealsofacingdisciplinaryactionforfailingtopreventthesupporterfromrunningontothepitchfollowingthewinninggoal.
ThatmeetingisalsoduetotakeplaceonThursday.