🤔 Called him... shorty? Sampaoli and A. Valentim spark row in derby | OneFootball

The coaches heated up the atmosphere of the classic between América and Atlético this Wednesday (21) for the Campeonato Mineiro.

Jorge Sampaoli and Alberto Valentim had a disagreement and had to be restrained by the players during the first half and as they headed to the locker room at halftime.

The altercation continued as they made their way to the Independência stadium locker rooms.

Valentim even made a gesture to provoke Sampaoli, seemingly calling the Argentine short.

See below for video and images of the incident:

The disagreement between the coaches began after Atlético had a goal disallowed following a VAR intervention.

Sampaoli was furious with the situation, started arguing with Valentim, and had to be restrained by Hulk.

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