Spalletti and Allegri clash after Napoli beat Juventus
There was reportedly a nasty row between coaches Luciano Spalletti and Max Allegri in the press room after Napoli’s comeback victory over Juventus.
Kalidou Koulibaly and Matteo Politano were on target after the Alvaro Morata opener at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, sealing a 2-1 result for the hosts.
Following the match, Sky Sport Italia report that the two tacticians ‘clashed’ in the press room, with tension sky high.
According to the reporters who were present, Spalletti was irritated with Allegri saying that Juventus errors had effectively scored the goals for Napoli, which he maintained was not giving sufficient credit to the Partenopei.
Spalletti commented himself in the press conference on what had happened.
“I went to salute him after the game and he just carried on walking and ignored me,” was the version that Spalletti gave.
“I have always lost against Juve, for once I win and you’re lecturing me, for crying out loud?”
The two coaches are both from Tuscany and do not hold back when expressing themselves in colloquial terminology so that is rather a family-friendly translation of the discussion.
Duro confronto #Allegri #Spalletti a fine gara in sala stampa. Adrenalina alta. #NapoliJuventus
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