Calabria lifts lid on argument with Conceicao and admits to having had ‘personal’ difficulties | OneFootball

AC Milan defender Davide Calabria insisted that the clash he had with coach Sergio Conceicao was a ‘misunderstanding’ that has now been sorted.

For virtually all of the 90 minutes it looked like being another disappointing afternoon for Milan in Serie A as Parma twice led through Cancellieri and Del Prate, even being ahead in the 93rd minute of the game.

However, from somewhere the Rossoneri found that fighting spirit which has already been seen in numerous comebacks under Conceicao. The equaliser came in the third minute of six added through Tijjani Reijnders, then Samuel Chukwueze bundled in a winner a couple of minutes later.

The coach had to be separated from Calabria at full-time after the pair had a quite heated face-to-face disagreement before the team and some coaching staff stepped in.

Calabria faced the media after the full-time whistle and he gave his take on the game and also the incident with the coach at the end. MilanNews transcribed his comments.

What happened at the end?

“Honestly, these are things that happened on the pitch: a misunderstanding between the two of us. The adrenaline was really high and we cleared things up, we didn’t understand each other.

“We fixed things: it won’t be the first or the last time you see it. It’s common in football. I also apologise because it’s not a nice thing. The most important thing is the team and having turned the game around.”

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What changed in the second half, were you more vertical and incisive?

“We lacked a few penetrating runs in the first half. They played well, they move well, they have good players up front. We lacked quality in the area.”

How are you personally? It has been a strange season with Emerson Royal being signed and now Kyle Walker…

“Good question, the most sincere of all. It’s not a positive year like others have been. There are difficult situations, even private and personal ones that no one knows about. I don’t even want to talk about them too much.

“I want to end this season in the best possible way for the good of the team, which is what I care about most, even more than myself at times. Honestly, I’m thinking about staying focused on this thing, having grown up with this shirt.

“Then there are situations like today that can happen but they are part of the journey. It wasn’t easy but I hope it ends better.”