Video: Furious Lucca confronts De Bruyne on the pitch as Napoli tension escalates
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5-second readTension at Napoli is skyrocketing as Lorenzo Lucca openly confronted Kevin De Bruyne during last...
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Tension at Napoli is skyrocketing as Lorenzo Lucca openly confronted Kevin De Bruyne during last night’s loss against Porto: ‘Why are you speaking? Napoli crisis continued on Wednesday as the Partenopei suffered a 4-1 loss to Francesco Farioli’s Porto in Champions League Round 4.
Tension escalated in the second half after an ugly on-pitch confrontation between Lucca and De Bruyne. Footage from Amazon Prime Italia shows the Italian striker hitting back at his teammate, going face-to-face with him and saying, ‘Why are you speaking?’ before repeatedly shouting, ‘F*** off!’
Napoli have lost seven of their 14 games across all competitions this season and sit 27th in the Champions League standings, outside a play-off place.
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