Inter Milan & Italy Coaches Ease Tension In Phone Call After Ultras Controversy | OneFootball

Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi and his Italy counterpart Luciano Spalletti have eased tensions in a recent phone call.

This according to Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews. They report that the Azzurri coach called Inzaghi to make clear that he meant no offense with recent remarks.

Over the last couple of days, a bit of tempest in a teapot has been brewing between Inzaghi and Spalletti.

This was the result of comments that Italy coach Spalletti made regarding the ongoing scandal surrounding Inter and Milan ultras.

The Azzurri boss fielded a question about the investigation and arrests of a number of ultras.

Spalletti said that he had no interest as a coach in involving himself with the ultras’ activities.

And in fact, the Italy and former Inter, Roma, and Napoli coach specifically said that he would “hang up the phone” if a club’s ultras called him.

Many interpreted this as a dig at current Nerazzurri coach Inzaghi.

Inzaghi has recently spoken to investigators in the ultras case.

The Inter coach admitted to investigators that he had spoken with ultras leader Marco Ferdico – currently under arrest.

The subject of the conversation was ultras group the Curva Nord’s desire for additional tickets to the 2023 Champions League final. Inzaghi told investigated that he conveyed that request to Inter on behalf of the Nord.

Simone Inzaghi & Luciano Spalletti Patch Things Up Amid Ultras Scanadal

Considering the context, it was inevitable that some saw Spalletti as making a thinly-veiled criticism of Inter coach Inzaghi with his comments.

However, according to the Gazzetta, the veteran coach called Inzaghi personally today.

The purpose of the conversation between the two coaches was for Spalletti to clarify his comments.

The Italy coach insisted that he did not have Inzaghi’s involvement in the ongoing investigation in mind when he made his remarks.

Spalletti told the Inter coach that he was speaking generically.

The former Napoli coach was simply answering a question about how he would deal with ultras.

And according to the Gazzetta, the two coaches patched things up, if they even needed to.

Inter coach Inzaghi accepted Spalletti’s explanation, and neither of the two have any desire for the misunderstanding to become any sort of feud or bad blood between them.

There remains mutual respect between the two coaches to have won the last two Serie A titles.