Antonio Conte says Juventus need to show more respect and sportsmanship after he clashed with Bianconeri president Andrea Agnelli.
Antonio Conte and Juventus president Andrea Agnelli stole the headlines after both parties seemed to have a heated confrontation on the sidelines.
Juventus held out admirably for a goalless draw in Turin to progress to the Coppa Italia final after a 2-1 win on aggregate on Tuesday night. However, another side of the game was the major talking point.
Italian outlet RAI reported that Conte apparently directed a middle finger gesture at Agnelli at half-time. After the full-time whistle, the Juve chief raced from his seat down towards the Inter bench, and was heard shouting: ‘f* off, shut up you a*hole’.
According to video evidence on social media, it appears the events happened just as narrated by RAI.
For some reason, Conte was furious with his former employers.
And for another reason, Agnelli was equally furious with his former employee.
Speaking after the game, Conte did confirm there was a confrontation and demanded Juventus show more ‘respect’.
“Juventus should tell the truth,” he told Rai1 after the match.
“I think the fourth official heard and saw what happened throughout the match.”
“They should be more polite in my opinion. They need more sportsmanship and respect for those who work.”
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