Milan coach, Massimiliano Allegri, was sent off during the late match of the 24th round of the Italian League against Como at the San Siro Stadium.
The two teams tied 1-1, with Milan maintaining its second place, seven points behind leaders Inter, while Como occupies sixth place with 42 points.
The root of the problem?
Como coach, Spanish Cesc Fabregas, pulled the shirt of AC Milan player, Belgian Alex Sallemakers, when he was fighting for the ball with players from Como in the 78th minute.
Allegri could not control himself and headed towards his Spanish counterpart, and a clash broke out between members of the two technical staff.
The main referee, Mauricio Mariani, intervened and showed the red card in the face of Allegri and one of Fabregas’ assistants.
The altercations moved to the tunnel leading to the changing rooms, according to the Italian press, as the former Juventus coach uttered strong words against the former Barcelona player.
Allegri described Fabregas as a stupid boy, who had just started his coaching career.
For his part, Fabregas apologized for what he did during his speech to the media, as he acknowledged his unsportsmanlike behavior by saying: “I am not proud of that move. This action cannot be repeated on the field.”
Allegri defended himself after receiving the red card by saying: “I went to defend Salemeckers. Next time I encounter a player running in front of the touchline, I will intervene as well.”
The Italian coach’s style changed later to say: “You must show respect to the referees and the two teams, but he is a young coach (meaning Fabregas) and I hope he achieves many victories in his career.”
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🗣️ Allegri:
Why did I get fired today?
I think there was a foul while Salemaekers was trying to run the ball – did Fabregas apologize? Well, next time I’ll go in and make a sliding tackle.. I went to defend my player
• Fabregas pulled the Salemakers shirt; Allegri got emotional and was sent off.
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