Roberto Mancini accepts apology from Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri
Friday 22 January 2016 19:35, UK
Roberto Mancini and Inter Milan have accepted Maurizio Sarri's apologies after the Napoli coach used "highly insulting" language during a Coppa Italia match.
Sarri has been handed a two-match ban and fined for both confronting Inter boss Mancini and being "disrespectful" towards the fourth official in the final moments of Napoli's 2-0 quarter-final defeat.
Inter have now decided to "draw a line" under the incident.
An official club statement read: "Now is the right time to put an end to the many discussions surrounding the last few minutes of the match.
"Roberto Mancini and the club therefore accept the apologies offered by Maurizio Sarri and Napoli and we ask that the attention of the press and public now returns to games in Serie A and the Coppa Italia and a particularly exciting season for both sets of fans and contenders for domestic trophies."
Mancini, who was sent to the stands during the match, was also fined for confronting his opposite number and being "disrespectful" to the fourth official.
The former Manchester City boss told La Gazzetta dello Sport after the game: "Men like him shouldn't be in the world of football. He is 60 years old and must be ashamed."
Sarri told Rai Sport he could not recall exactly what he shouted, saying: "What I said wasn't at all directed towards Mancini and once the game ended then he should have dropped it there.
"I even reached out to him at the end of the game to apologise and he should have accepted it."
