JAKARTA - Drama did not end in the final whistle at the San Siro. After AC Milan won a tense victory over Parma on Sunday, January 26, 2025, Manager Sergio Conceicao was caught clashing with Davide Calabria.
Two goals in injury time in three minutes made the Rossoneri win 3-2. As AC Milan's bench raced to celebrate the win, Conceicao and Calabria, had been replaced in the 77th minute, had to be separated by teammates and staff.
Conceicao was clearly annoyed with something and tried to approach Calabria, but was detained before the situation got out of control.
However, the Portuguese coach denied making a fuss with the defender. He emphasized that it was an expression of winning three points, which was admitted to be excessive.
"I had a match. In terms of how I lived it and how I felt it, there was a lot of passion and desire to win."
"In the end, there was a little extra adrenaline. I talked about the match situation with Davide. I think there were too many words said," Conceicao said.
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Conceicao further revealed that he felt the squad was like family. He faces a situation like this in the same way.
"The players know that they are all important to me, like family. If I were in a restaurant and my son did something I didn't like, I would tell him, there was nomen."
"It's not fun to see it, but in football it's okay. We weren't at church," Conceicao said.
Meanwhile, it's been a difficult season for Calabria. Against Parma, the defender, who has spent his entire career at Milan, has just started his fourth league this season. He also lost his captain to goalkeeper Mike Maignan.
Emerson Royal of Brazil has taken over the right-back role since being recruited from Tottenham Hotspur in August 2024.
Calabria now has more competition with Kyle Walker on loan from Manchester City on Friday, January 24, 2025.
"This is not a positive year like the previous years. There are situations that are not simple, even those that are personal and personal that no one knows about."
"I don't even want to talk about it too much. I want to end this season in the best possible way for the good of the team, which is the thing I care about the most, sometimes even more than myself."
"To be honest, I think to stay focused on that, after growing up in this uniform."
"Then, there's a situation like today that can happen, but it's part of the journey," Calabria told DAZN.
The victory over Parma in the 21st week of Serie A 2024/2025 brought AC Milan to seventh place in the standings with a collection of 34 points.
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