"We should tell the truth, be more polite, have more respect and sportsmanship. I think the fourth official saw what happened throughout the match."
Antonio Conte replied to Rai Sport's microphone, when asked about the episode that allegedly saw him as the protagonist of a verbal clash with Andrea Agnelli, at the end of Juventus-Inter in the Coppa Italia, which decreed the elimination of the Nerazzurri. From the images of the televisions, you can see the president Andrea Agnelli, without a mask, addressing some words towards the Inter bench, just as Antonio Conte leaves the pitch of the Stadium after the final 0-0. On social media the 'totoinsulti' is going crazy: for some "Fuck you... talk now you idiot...", for others "You c... head". According to some, the argument began at the end of the first half, when the Nerazzurri coach was the protagonist of an ugly gesture directed at the Bianconeri management and of a disrespectful expression at the end of the match. The video of Agnelli, president of Juventus, is meanwhile making the rounds on the web. You can see the top Bianconeri manager addressing some phrases that are certainly not benevolent towards the Inter bench. According to lip-reading experts, Agnelli allegedly said: “Put that finger in your c…, asshole.” These words were presumably directed at the Nerazzurri coach Antonio Conte, who was apparently “guilty” of raising his middle finger at the end of the first half towards Andrea Agnelli himself.
“I didn't see Conte, I immediately went back to the locker room at half-time and had other things to worry about”: this is how Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo commented on the incidents at the end of the first half and at the final whistle that saw his Nerazzurri colleague among the protagonists, who was apparently involved in an argument with Andrea Agnelli.
A page and an advert that are certainly not beautiful for Italian football, especially if the protagonists are the two most successful teams in Italy. But as Totò said: 'Gentlemen are born... and you...".
Article published on 10 February 2021 - 07:40
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