{"id":484662,"date":"2026-02-19T06:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/484662\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T06:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:05:10","slug":"allegri-and-fabregas-bad-blood-after-como-coach-unsporting-behaviour-in-1-1-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/484662\/","title":{"rendered":"Allegri and Fabregas bad blood after Como coach ‘unsporting behaviour’ in 1-1 draw"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"MILAN,<\/p>\n

MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 18: Cesc Fabregas, Head Coach of Como 1907, looks on prior to the Serie A match between AC Milan and Como 1907 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on February 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

<\/a> <\/p>\n

There is bad blood between Max Allegri and Cesc Fabregas, as they had another row in the press room after the Milan coach was sent off, as the Como tactician apologised for \u2018unsporting behaviour.\u2019<\/p>\n

There had already been tension between the two coaches when Milan beat Como 3-1 at the Stadio Sinigaglia on January 15, with the Rossoneri winning very much against the run of play.<\/p>\n

What caused Allegri-Fabregas row tonight\"MILAN,MILAN, ITALY \u2013 FEBRUARY 18: Massimiliano Allegri, Head Coach of AC Milan, reacts during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Como 1907 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on February 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The situation erupted during tonight\u2019s 1-1 draw at San Siro<\/a> when Fabregas seemed to reach across the touchline and either tug Alexis Saelemaekers by the shirt or push him when play was on-going.<\/p>\n

The Milan winger reacted angrily, sparking a response from the Como team manager, who then got into a shouting match with Allegri.<\/p>\n

\"MILAN,MILAN, ITALY \u2013 FEBRUARY 18: Massimiliano Allegri, Head Coach of AC Milan, reacts during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Como 1907 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on February 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

It seems the initial Fabregas tweak was not spotted by the referee or any of his assistants, because the red cards went to Allegri and the Como member of staff.<\/p>\n

This annoyed Allegri, who joked \u201cin that case next time I see someone run past me, I\u2019ll just go into a sliding tackle.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"MILAN,MILAN, ITALY \u2013 FEBRUARY 18: Cesc Fabregas, Head Coach of Como 1907, gives the team instructions during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Como 1907 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on February 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Afterwards, Fabregas immediately made an apology in all his post-match interviews<\/a> and the press conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cI apologise, it was just a little touch and Allegri\u2019s response was exaggerated, but I admit I shouldn\u2019t have done it,\u201d said the Spaniard.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was unsporting behaviour, as Cristian Chivu said the other day, we\u2019ve got to keep our hands to ourselves, especially if you are a coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would\u2019ve got angry too, so I can only apologise and say I hope it never happens again in my career.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Sky Sport Italia and DAZN Italia reveal Allegri was waiting to come on and give his press conference when he crossed paths with Fabregas, the pair exchanged more tense words away from the cameras.<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tPost navigation
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 18: Cesc Fabregas, Head Coach of Como 1907, looks on prior to the Serie…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":484663,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,561,82],"class_list":["post-484662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}