AC MILAN DEFENDER Philippe Mexes absolutely lost the plot over the weekend during their 3-1 defeat at Lazio.
Filippo Inzaghi’s men let an early lead slip at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday as their winless league run stretched to five matches and Milan’s miserable evening was capped off when Mexes saw red.
The French international clashed with Lazio captain Stefano Mauri off the ball in injur-time, then grabbed him by the throat as tempers flared in Rome.
Even after his dismissal, the former Auxerre and Roma man squared up to the same player before getting him in a choke hold during an on-field brawl.
Source: Gregorio Borgia
Unsurprisingly, Mexes has since issued an apology to the club and his team-mates.
"I have to apologise to the club, the coach and my family," said the defender. "It was the wrong reaction and I am sorry because I left the team with 10 men and I will be suspended.
Unfortunately I made a mistake, in my career I have had these reactions. These things should not happen out on a football pitch."
Milan have the perfect opportunity to exact immediate revenge when they welcome Lazio to San Siro for the Tuesday's Coppa Italia quarter-final.
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- Additional reporting by Ben Blake
I hope he’s right, a win like Sunday’s can be a massive boost to any team. It’s going to be a great few weeks of a run in
@samstheman:
Many a title was won by winning ugly, particularly at this end of the season. The Manchester Derby is the big one in the race. Can’t see Chelsea causing Liverpool any dramas at Anfield and City will roll Spurs at home too.
@Nollaig Elliot: think Cardiff away could be a big game for pool. They’ll play for a point so up to pool to break down a 10 man defence.
@Nollaig Elliot: I’m not expecting it to be one bit pretty to be honest
@Cormac Flanagan:
Maybe so, but don’t Cardiff need to be going for games? If so, that will suit Liverpool. Draws will be no good for them now.
@samstheman:
Haha, I bet you’re not.
@Cormac Flanagan: Cardiff will be well gone by then.
Man City are playing twice a week every game for the rest of the season. There bound to drop pts at least once, probably twice
Top maths
@Mark Collins: it’s not really , does he not realise that they need City to drop points also
@David Weston: pretty sure he does , anyone with half a brain can read between the lines
@Peter Govan: yes of course he does ..
I think they willbut City will also.
If Liverpool and City both win every game left in the PL (not entirely unrealistic), Liverpool would come second with 97 points, which for me, as a Liverpool fan, would be absolutely sickening, but yet so typical