M. Allegri explained why he had to 'absorb' R. Leao's wave of anger

2026-03-16 15:26 © AFP

“Milan“ team coach Massimo Allegri faced an unusual situation.

In yesterday's „Serie A“ match against Rome's „Lazio“ (0:1), the strategist decided to substitute forward Rafael Leão.

After the substitution, the Portuguese player got quite angry – he roughly pushed away the coach who tried to comfort him, and later kicked bottles near the substitutes' bench.

After the match, M. Allegri wasn't too angry with his rebellious pupil.

“He was a bit upset because he didn't receive good passes in several situations.

Moreover, Rafa squandered two opportunities to score. All players want to win.“