The drama did not end with the final whistle at the San Siro after AC Milan snatched a late win over Parma on Sunday, but manager Sergio Conceição brushed off his heated clash with Davide Calabria, blaming adrenaline and passion.
Two added time goals earned the home side a 3-2 win, and as the Milan bench raced to celebrate, Conceição and his defender Calabria, who had earlier been replaced, needed to be separated by teammates and staff.
Conceição was clearly upset at something and tried to approach Calabria but was held back before the situation got out of hand.
“I live the matches and in terms of how I live them and how I feel them there is a lot of passion and desire to win,” Conceição said.
“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, even more than myself sometimes.
“Honestly, I’m thinking about staying focused on that, having grown up with this shirt. Then there are situations like today that can happen but they are part of the journey.”
