Juventus chief Andrea Agnelli has played down his hot tempered row with Inter Milan manager Antonio Conte recently claiming conte showing him the finger was a ‘gesture of affection‘ report the Daily Mail.
The incident happened during Inter Milan’s Coppa Italia second leg clash with Juventus which ended 0-0 sending Juve through on a 2-1 aggregate victory.
The moment was spotted by some eagle eyed fans where former Juve boss Conte was seen to be flipping off his old boss.
According to the Daily Mail, Conte aimed a middle finger gesture at Juventus president Andrea Agnelli at half-time and then following the full-time whistle, Agnelli reportedly raced from his seat towards the Inter bench, and was heard shouting some very colourful language towards Conte.
Il gestaccio di #Conte all’intervallo 😶 pic.twitter.com/KPPeDtLTx3
— Romeo Agresti (@romeoagresti) February 9, 2021
Video courtesy of Romeo Agresti via Twitter
A furious Antonio Conte said Juventus ‘need more sportsmanship and respect‘ after the Inter Milan boss engaged in the heated post-match bust-up with his former president.