The first trophy of the season was at stake, and for this reason, tension was at its peak. During Napoli-Milan, the Italian Supercoppa semi-final, the clash was not only on the pitch but also involved the two benches, with Massimiliano Allegri and Lele Oriali at the center of the incident, as pointed out by the colleagues at Milan Press.
Allegri-Oriali, here's what happened
The episode that sparked the nerves occurred at the start of the second half between Mike Maignan and Matteo Politano. The Napoli player prevented the French goalkeeper from taking a quick goal kick, and Maignan reacted with an arm movement that the referee did not punish. Napoli protested, demanding a red card. According to reports, Allegri then had a heated verbal exchange with Oriali, a dispute condemned by the Napoli club in an official statement.
Napoli’s statement:
“SSC Napoli strongly condemns the behavior of AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri, who, during the Italian Supercoppa semi-final, in front of dozens of people at the touchline and on live television, heavily insulted Gabriele Oriali using offensive and repeated terms. We hope that this completely uncontrolled aggression does not go unnoticed, especially since, with 33 cameras covering the event, it is impossible to ignore what happened.”
Source: sscnapoli.it
The provocation Napoli pretends not to see:
It all started with Rabiot’s hard foul on Politano, an incident that sparked protests from the benches and raised tensions. In that context, Oriali approached the fourth official and, after laughing in Allegri’s face and provoking him, said that the Rossoneri coach was “going too far.” This behavior further escalated the situation, but it is completely ignored in Napoli’s statement, as relayed via Milan News.
