“Rafa and Pulisic: tension even in the locker room. Max steps in”
This is the headline this morning from La Gazzetta dello Sport, reporting that Rafael Leão didn’t just complain on the pitch about the two through balls Christian Pulisic failed to play to him, but also voiced his frustration in the dressing room after the final whistle by Guida. The paper reveals that Massimiliano Allegri had to intervene to keep the situation under control and prevent tensions from escalating between his two forwards.
After the match, the ex Juventus coach had tried to play down Leão's reaction when he was substituted: "He was a bit nervous because there were situations where he could have been served better and he wasn’t. There were two potential scoring chances, and he stayed a bit upset about that. These things happen during a game. All the players wanted to win because it would have helped us pull further ahead of those behind. We’re six points ahead of Como and seven ahead of Juventus, if I’m not mistaken. The season is still long. We need to stay calm and do better in those situations where we didn’t do well enough.”
