Antonio Conte and Andrea Agnelli in furious bust-up as Inter Milan manager flashes middle finger at Juventus chief before his old boss rushes over at full-time to tell him to ‘f*** off and shut up’
- Tensions boiled over as Juventus hosted Inter in the Coppa Italia semi-finals
- Inter boss Antonio Conte was seen directing a middle finger at Juve officials
- Juventus president Andrea Agnelli hired Conte in 2011 but was sharp in response
- Agnelli soon raced down at full-time and told Conte to ‘f*** off and shut up’
A furious Antonio Conte told his former side Juventus they ‘need more sportsmanship and respect’ after the Inter Milan boss engaged in a post-match with his former president Andrea Agnelli.
Juventus held out admirably for a 0-0 in Turin to progress to the Coppa Italia final and an ecstatic Agnelli raced from his seat down towards the Inter bench as he celebrated.
RAI reported that Conte was directing a middle finger gesture at Agnelli at half-time and the Juve chief was in no mood to smooth over relations at the end as he was heard shouting, ‘f*** off, shut up you a***hole’.
Juventus president Andrea Agnelli (left) got into a heated exchange with Inter manager Antonio Conte (right) in which he told his former employee to ‘f*** off and shut up’
Conte’s frustrations were clear on the touchline and he accused Juventus of lacking ‘respect’
Conte was not keen to elaborate on the exchange at the end but fumed that the blame lay with his former employers.
‘Juventus should tell the truth,’ he told RAI1.
‘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.’
The 0-0 draw was enough for Juventus to reach the Coppa Italia final 2-1 on aggregate
Pressed for further details by reporters in his post-match press conference, Conte said he had no ‘desire’ to talk about it.
He said: ‘What happened at the end of the game? I have neither the desire nor the pleasure to comment on anything.
‘I think that in all things there must be education. Enough.’
Tensions were already bubbling between the two sides when Leonardo Bonucci took aim to criticise Conte for touchline histrionics over some of the decisions made by the referee, in particular the decision not to award Inter a first-half penalty.
Lautaro Martinez went down claiming a penalty when he kicked the ground next to Federico Bernardeschi.
Soon after a yellow card was shown to Matteo Darmian for a foul on Cristiano Ronaldo.
The decision enraged Conte and a row between Bonucci, who was on the Juventus bench, occurred as picked up by TV cameras..
It proved a tough evening for Inter as they failed to score when they needed two to progress
‘You must respect the referee,’ Bonucci fired in Conte’s direction.
Conte has a rich history with Juventus having had tremendous success with them as both a player and a manager.
As a player, Conte won five Serie A titles and made more than 500 appearances for the Italian giants in a star-studded midfield.
Agnelli brought Conte back to the club in 2011 as manager to succeed Luigi Delneri.
The 51-year-old oversaw a great period of success as manager, winning three straight Serie A titles.
But things quickly soured between Conte and president Agnelli.
The relationship with Agnelli became strained and Conte stepped down in 2014 with the club in the middle of pre-season.
Taking over at bitter rivals Inter Milan only further strengthened the divide between some Juventus supporters and their old manager.
Conte exploded on the touchline and was in no mood to bow out amicably to a former side