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VIDEO: 'He's not allowed to talk!' - Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis pushes cameraman after aggressively ending Matteo Politano TV interview ahead of Champions League showdown with Barcelona

Napoli forward Matteo Politano saw his live interview with Italian television station Sky Sport ended abruptly by De Laurentiis ahead of his team's Champions League clash with Barcelona. The Napoli president rushed onto the pitch and shouted: "Politano! Politano! With you [Sky], he's not allowed to talk." De Laurentiis then led a rather bemused-looking Politano away, before turning back and insulting the cameraman and giving him a push.

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis aggressively deals with a camera operator from Sky Italia 😳 <a href="https://t.co/3dUT4oJIlw">pic.twitter.com/3dUT4oJIlw</a>— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/IFTVofficial/status/1767298239131521099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

De Laurentiis' actions come amid a spat between the Napoli president and Italian media. The club president has stopped pre-match news conferences, banned the team from talking to broadcaster DAZN and only wants players to speak with journalists either from Napoli or who support the club, according to <a href="https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/39713978/napoli-owner-pushes-cameraman-ahead-barcelona-ucl-clash" target="_blank">ESPN</a>.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Sky Sport's Federico Ferri hit out at De Laurentiis after the incident in a post on <a href="https://twitter.com/FedericoFerri/status/1767290057029816519" target="_blank">X</a>: "I'm speechless at what happened to our journalist and our cameraman: I condemn it without other comments. One thing is certain: we'll go ahead as always, with professionalism, accuracy, credibility. And courtesy."

WHAT SKY SAID

De Laurentiis is expected to receive a "hefty fine" from UEFA for his actions, as reported by <a href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2024/03/12/napoli-president-de-laurentiis-could-face-hefty-fine-after-pushing-cameraman-on-eve-of-cl-match/72941021007/" target="_blank">Reuters</a>. Meanwhile, the Italian champions face Barcelona in the second leg of their last 16 Champions League tie on Tuesday. The tie is level at 1-1 after the first leg in Italy.

WHAT NEXT FOR DE LAURENTIIS & NAPOLI

VIDEO: 'He's not allowed to talk!' - Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis pushes cameraman after aggressively ending Matteo Politano TV interview ahead of Champions League showdown with Barcelona | Goal.com UK

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis looks set to face a sanction after ending a live interview with Matteo Politano and then pushing the cameraman.

VIDEO: &apos;He&apos;s not allowed to talk!&apos; - Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis pushes cameraman after aggressively ending Matteo Politano TV interview ahead of Champions League showdown with Barcelona