Show no mercy! Conte and Lautaro exchanged heated words during the game, reviving old grudges
6686 Sports October 26th In this round of Serie A, the Naples home team defeated Inter Milan 3-1. According to "Gazzetta dello Sport", in the 61st minute of the game, a shocking scene was staged on the field: Lautaro yelled "you coward" at Conte (the words were far more vulgar than this), accompanied by exaggerated and clear gestures; Conte did not show any weakness, glared at his former favorite and shouted back. And this incident once again opened up the old scars of the long-standing grudge between the two.
The conflict originated from a defensive violation by a Naples player on Inter Milan defender Dumfries. At that time, Dumfries fell to the ground and rolled after the opponent's big foot cleared the ball, saying in pain that he had suffered a serious collision. Conte, who was standing on the sidelines and only a few meters away from the scene of the incident, immediately used exaggerated gestures to signal Dumfries to "stop pretending and get up", thinking that he was exaggerating and fell to the ground. After the game resumed, an emotional Dumfries rushed directly to Conte to argue. The two sides immediately broke out in a fierce argument in front of the Naples substitute area. Many Inter Milan players also stepped forward to surround Conte, and the scene was chaotic for a time.
In the chaos, Inter captain Lautaro Martinez also joined in. The Argentine striker, who played under Conte from 2019 to 2021, was standing near the center circle. He then touched his crotch and made a very provocative gesture to Conte. He clearly mouthed the Argentinian slang "cagón" (meaning "coward" or "coward"). This scene can't help but be reminiscent of the famous conflict between Tevez and Allegri a few years ago.
Conte's reaction was equally fierce and fast: he cursed an extremely insulting curse word at Lautaro (according to lip reading analysis, it was suspected of being "you bastard"). His words were so fierce that they even attracted a verbal warning from the referee and a warning card was shown to him.
According to "Gazzetta dello Sport", this is not the first time conflicts between Lautaro and Conte broke out in the game. As early as 2021, when Conte was coaching Inter Milan, in a game against Roma, Lautaro was substituted at the end of the game. In excitement, he kicked away the water bottle on the sidelines. Since the stadium was empty at the time (subject to epidemic prevention restrictions), Conte's roar was clearly audible: "You are a waste!".
Lautaro responded angrily on the spot and even asked to "solve it face to face" with the coach in the lounge. Fortunately, the team manager Oriali intervened in time and calmed the situation. However, this grudge did not seem to be truly resolved, until tonight, it finally broke out completely again.
