AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has called for his side to get back on track with a win over Atalanta.

The Rossoneri, 12 points behind league leaders Inter Milan, will be desperate for a victory to make up for both their UEFA Cup exit last week and the 2-1 Serie A loss at Sampdoria last time out.

However, better news arrived yesterday when it was revealed Milan have secured a unique 'timeshare' deal with the Los Angeles Galaxy that will see David Beckham spend the bulk of the next 15 months with the Rossoneri.

Nevertheless, Galliani's immediate concern is to get three points on the board tomorrow.

"On Sunday we need to get back to doing well in the league and it is important that we recover some injured players," Galliani told club website www.acmilan.com.

"We have a number of players out injured and without them we are a different team.

"It seems to me that all teams experience some difficulty when they play their second line-up."

Coach Carlo Ancelotti has also expressed his disappointment at the number of players unavailable to him.

"It is a tough period for us but things will improve," he said.

"I am convinced that when we recover everyone we will be a different side and that the end of the season will tell a different story."

The Rossoneri's long list of injured players includes Marco Borriello, Gennaro Gattuso, Zeljko Kalac, Kakha Kaladze and Alessandro Nesta.

Massimo Ambrosini, Kaka and Ronaldinho also look increasingly unlikely to feature this weekend as they too are struggling with problems.

Ancelotti will recall Paolo Maldini and Filippo Inzaghi to the starting XI with Philippe Senderos and Luca Antonini making way.

Veteran defender Giuseppe Favalli is suspended.

Meanwhile, Atalanta midfielder Ferreira Pinto is hoping the Bergamaschi can cause the Rossoneri a few problems tomorrow.

The Nerazzurri's recent record against the Diavolo is good having won three of their last five encounters, including a 2-1 win at the San Siro last season.

However, the Orobici slipped further behind in the race for European qualification thanks to a second consecutive defeat, a surprise 2-0 loss at home to relegation-battling Chievo, last weekend.

"I am hoping to be the only Brazilian to emerge victorious on Sunday," Ferreira Pinto told www.bergamonews.it.

"It will be a great game. Both teams come off the back of defeats, two consecutive in our case. We have the duty to do better than in our last two games.

"We must get some points as we are not enjoying a positive spell. However, as a whole our season has been a good one, even if we don't manage to qualify for Europe.

"It will be difficult as Milan have just the championship left having been eliminated from the UEFA Cup."

Team-mate Diego De Ascentis is also expecting a tough time against his former club.

"It would be a mistake to expect an easy ride on Sunday," he said.

"The Rossoneri are going through a negative patch but it would be misleading to talk of a team in crisis.

"Besides, they have always shown the character to respond to difficult moments and emerge stronger than ever."

The Nerazzurri make the trip to the San Siro without a few key players.

Cristiano Doni and Christian Vieri are injured while defender Thomas Manfredini is suspended.

Coach Luigi Del Neri is expected to make just a couple of changes to the side that lost to Chievo.

Jose Talamonti will come in for Manfredini in defence while Jaime Valdes will replace Marino Defendi in attack.