Spalletti explains argument with fan during Juventus 2-0 Benfica: ‘It was continuous’

Luciano Spalletti has explained why he decided to engage in an argument with a supporter during Juventus’s 2-0 Champions League victory against Jose Mourinho’s Benfica on Tuesday night: ‘It was continuous throughout the game’. 

What Spalletti said to supporter during Juventus 2-0 Benfica

Juventus kept their dream of finishing the league phase in the top eight alive on Tuesday night thanks to goals from Weston McKennie and Khephren Thuram in an eventual 2-0 victory against Benfica on Tuesday night. 

It was an all action affair for Spalletti, who made headlines for his touchline row with a supporter and for slapping striker Lois Openda on the sideline at the Allianz Stadium. 

Spalletti was asked to explain his involvement with the supporter during his post-match press conference at full-time. 

Spalletti assured reporters that there was nothing much worth reading into, but revealed what the supporter had said to draw a reaction. 

“From the first minute, whenever anybody misplaced a ball it was: ‘Spalletti, take him off, Spalletti take him off’,” Spalletti told the press. 

“It was continuous throughout the game. I told him ‘look, I only have five substitutions. It’s difficult if you carry on like this, I can’t change them all’.