Tuttosport: Player-coach tension continues at Milan – Morata unhappy inside dressing room

Alvaro Morata was not happy with the fact that he was taken off at half-time in last night’s defeat to Dinamo Zagreb, a report has claimed.

After the near-brawl in front of the cameras between Sergio Conceiçao and Davide Calabria immediately after the win against Parma, the unpleasant episodes inside the Milan dressing room continue.

According to Tuttosport (via Calciomercato.com), there was a further moment of player-coach tension during the damaging defeat against Dinamo Zagreb last night, which saw Milan drop into the play-off zone after starting the night sixth.

If against Parma it was Calabria who did not hold back at the end of the match in front of the cameras, this time the protagonist was the Spanish centre-forward Alvaro Morata, replaced by the Portuguese coach during the interval.

The choice was made to bring the striker off despite being 1-0 down to Baturina’s, but with the Rossoneri down to 10 men due to the red card that Yunus Musah got. Morata did not take the change well at all and did not hide it inside the dressing room in front of Conceiçao.

The former Porto boss had made his mind up, however, and sent out Samu Chukwueze for the second half. Tammy Abraham would come on but not until the 82nd minute, so Milan were without a recognised striker until then.