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Milan: Leao fumes over substitution – refuses Allegri’s hug, kicks the water bottles

There was a lot of tension surrounding the Portuguese player when he was substituted

In the 67th minute of the Lazio v Milan match, with the home side leading 1-0, Max Allegri’s Rossoneri made a double substitution: Leao and Fofana were taken off, with Fullkrug and Nkunku coming on.

Leao, quite clearly and obviously, did not take kindly to being substituted: first he spoke to Maignan, who came over to try and calm him down, then he shook his head. As he left the pitch, Allegri tried to hug him, but the Portuguese player seemed to dislike it and wriggled free. As reported by DAZN’s pitchside reporters, Leao said to Allegri: “Mister, leave me on, there are 20 minutes left.”

KICKING THE BOTTLES
Once on the bench, as DAZN’s pitchside reporters also report, Leao kicks some small bottles.
Caught on camera a few minutes later, in the 84th minute, Leao, sitting on the bench, continues to shake his head.

ALLEGRI'S COMMENT
After the match, Allegri commented: "He was frustrated because there were moments when he could have been played in better. These things happen during a match. We wanted to win because, first and foremost, we wanted to extend our lead over the teams behind us. We need to stay calm and perform better in situations like those we saw in the first half."

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KICKING THE BOTTLES

ALLEGRI'S COMMENT

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