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Carlo Ancelotti blasts 'attack on my professionalism' in red card rage

Josip Ilicic struck a disputed 86th-minute equaliser amid a 2-2 draw.

NAPOLI COACH Carlo Ancelotti and his assistant were sent off in a fiery end to an entertaining 2-2 draw against Atalanta in Serie A on Wednesday.

Josip Ilicic struck a disputed 86th-minute equaliser that was upheld following a lengthy VAR review, as Napoli appealed for a penalty.

Napoli forward Fernando Llorente tumbled to the ground after jostling with Simon Kjaer in the Atalanta area before the visitors countered and scored through Ilicic.

A five-minute interruption followed before the referee awarded the goal without reviewing the incident on the touchline monitor. 

Images suggested Llorente committed the initial foul but Ancelotti and his assistant coach were shown red cards for protesting the decision.

“I consider what happened an attack on my professionalism, my players and my club,” Ancelotti said.

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis was livid with the controversial finish to the game.

“If there is VAR it’s pointless creating eight minutes of additional time because all that happens is pushing and shouting,” he told Sky Sport Italia. 

“And what is this buffoonery from the referee who kicks out a gentleman like Ancelotti?

“We’re fed up. Without us the referees would be peeling potatoes. We’re tired of paying for this standard of officiating.”

Nikola Maksimovic had headed in a Jose Callejon cross to give Napoli the lead on 16 minutes at the San Paolo, but Remo Freuler levelled just before half-time when his shot squirmed through goalkeeper Alex Meret.

Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik hit the post and crossbar before putting Napoli back on top on 71 minutes when he raced onto a Fabian Ruiz pass and rounded Pierluigi Gollini.

However, Ilicic levelled and nearly grabbed a winner in stoppage time as Atalanta stayed third, four points behind Inter Milan who beat Brescia 2-1 on Tuesday.

Juventus would reclaim top spot with victory at home to Genoa later on Wednesday.

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    Sep 4th 2018, 8:49 PM

    Is anyone after actually reading the story? All proceeds including advertising and sponsorship are going to the charity. I’m not getting the negativity here. Some people seem to think it should be free to air so they can sit on their holes safe in the knowledge that they contributed nothing and enjoyed their free spectical compliments of the Miller family

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    Sep 4th 2018, 9:24 PM

    @Tommy C: 100%…..this place never ceases to amaze me.

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    Sep 4th 2018, 6:50 PM

    Typical on a channel that you have to be a subscriber to. They could have shown this on one of their free to air channels

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    Sep 4th 2018, 6:59 PM

    @Declan Moran: You’d make a great tv executive.

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    Sep 4th 2018, 7:02 PM

    @Declan Moran: better on eir than not at all though surely

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    Sep 4th 2018, 7:11 PM

    @Tweety McTweeter: yeah i guess. Bleed people for every penny you can eh

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    Sep 4th 2018, 7:55 PM

    @Gareth Keenan: except it’s on virgin

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    Sep 5th 2018, 9:28 AM

    @Declan Moran: did you miss the bit where all proceeds including advertisments and sponsorships are going to charity?

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    Sep 4th 2018, 8:29 PM

    Doesn’t the article say that all proceeds from the broadcast will go to charity. Moan moan moan

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    Sep 4th 2018, 7:17 PM

    They should donate the subscriptions to the charity cause.

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    Sep 4th 2018, 11:17 PM

    @Eugene Tyson: They are. I’m not sure how the article was unclear on that

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    Sep 5th 2018, 10:04 AM

    @Conflex: Some people can’t read.

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    Sep 4th 2018, 8:20 PM

    Shame on you virgin making profit from this match.
    All proceeds should go to charity.

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    Sep 4th 2018, 8:30 PM

    @Eddie Mc Keown: I’m fairly sure they are paying a nice bit of money so they can show the match,so that means the chairty are getting money for it too.

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    Sep 5th 2018, 6:47 AM

    @Eddie Mc Keown: read the article ….

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    Sep 5th 2018, 1:38 PM

    @Eddie Mc Keown: moron

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    Sep 4th 2018, 10:54 PM

    ticketmaster are making money on it also

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    Sep 5th 2018, 1:41 PM

    @Joe Barry: is tickets.ie owned by Ticketmaster?

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    Sep 5th 2018, 4:24 PM

    @Dave O Keeffe: no

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