Football Serie A
Coach hits opponent with headbutt in Italy
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Lecces Trainer Roberto D’Aversa
Those: AP/Fabrizio Corradetti
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A scandal in the relegation battle of the Italian Serie A: Lecce’s coach Roberto D’Aversa blows the fuses after the game against Verona. The 48-year-old headbutts an opposing striker. He then appears unforgiving.
After the game between US Lecce and Hellas Verona, things got heated on the pitch. After the 0-1 defeat in the Serie A relegation battle, Lecce’s coach Roberto D’Aversa stormed onto the pitch and took on Verona’s striker Thomas Henry. The two stood forehead to forehead and exchanged words. Then D’Aversa blew the fuses. The 48-year-old tilted his head back and gave Henry a headbutt. The striker went down and D’Aversa stalked away.
The referee showed red cards to both D’Aversa and Henry. It is still unclear what suspension the headbutt will result in. After the scandal, the coach tried to explain his behavior: “I had head-to-head contact with Henry, but I didn’t give him a headbutt, and I didn’t get one from him either.” However, the TV images tell a different story Language.
Like Lecce’s coach, Thomas Henry (M.) saw the red card
Those: dpa/John the Evangelist
“It was physical contact, a bad example, an unsportsmanlike image that was created by the great tension and adrenaline rush. But that should not and will not be my excuse or mitigation. I did something wrong and I apologize for it,” said D’Aversa on Sky Italia. In a statement, Lecce strongly condemned his coach’s actions, which “go against our principles and the values of sport.”
“Nothing justifies getting a headbutt.”
Henry, who had only been substituted in the 86th minute, did not want to accept the apology. “Nothing justifies and will ever justify getting a headbutt when you’re on your way to the dressing room and happy to have won the three points. “To get a red card because I only reacted verbally to a headbutt makes it very bitter,” said Henry.
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With the win, Verona moved past Lecce and is now in 13th place, two points clear of the relegation zone. In 15th place, Lecce is only one point away from the first relegation zone.
