😱 Allegri v Conte: their clashes from Muntari to pale faces... 💣 | OneFootball

The fifth matchday of Serie A brings together Massimiliano Allegri's Milan and Antonio Conte's Napoli: the two most successful coaches in Serie A in recent years.

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6 Scudettos for Allegri, 5 for Conte: a total of 11 titles in a rivalry that dates back to the days of Juventus and Milan, before the coach from Livorno continued Conte's winning cycle on the Juventus bench.

Duels on the field but also from a distance. Let's recall the most "heated" episodes involving the two.

Muntari's Goal: Controversies and "Allegri's Problems"

It was 2012 and Conte's Juventus faced Milan in a direct clash for the top. The famous goal by Muntari, well inside the goal and unseen by the referees, has gone down in history and is now iconic. But how did the protagonists react at the time?

Allegri: "I don't blame the referees, but in football, when you talk about referees and then an episode goes against you... We stay silent, arrogance is not part of my character". Later he added: "They made and dismantled the show themselves, these are questions to be asked to those at Juventus"

In that match, there was also a disallowed goal for Juventus' Alessandro Matri: this was the episode Conte clung to, calling the two refereeing errors "Equal" and closing the matter.

Later, during a press conference before a league match, Conte said: "Allegri's problems if that episode is still being talked about. After the direct clash, we ended up playing the matches seven points behind Milan, we didn't slow down the Rossoneri's run. They had a seven-point lead, they stopped themselves".

The "White Faces" in Juve's Champions League

A few years later, with Max Allegri firmly on Juventus' bench, a famous outburst by the Livorno native regarding Juve's attitude, which at the time was soaring in Europe, became well-known. Before Max's arrival, when Conte was there, it wasn't like that. Allegri pointed this out with a famous phrase.

"When I arrived, the players had white faces like this ball before playing against Malmo". In short, a clear jab at the pressure put on by Conte and the poor Champions League results of the Salento native.

The Phrase: "Do as Little Damage as Possible"

Among Allegri's maxims on the bench is certainly the phrase: "I have to try to do as little damage as possible". Words that prompted a response from Conte in an interview with Gazzetta in 2019: "I am not a manager, I don't believe that the goal of a coach is to do as little damage as possible. I find it humiliating for the category to say such a thing. I want to make an impact because I am very strict with myself."

"Juve with Me Would Have 20 More Points"

In March 2015, Antonio Conte, then coach of the National team, received the Golden Bench award for the 2013-14 season. At that time, Massimiliano Allegri had just taken over Juventus, destined to reach the Champions League final against Barcelona.

Alongside the recognition, Conte took a jab at his successor: "If this Juve had the ferocity of 'my' Juve, it would have a 20-point lead." A heavy statement, and perhaps unnecessary, given that the Bianconeri would still finish the championship as champions with a 17-point margin over Roma.

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