What was said in heated Spalletti-Pisacane touchline confrontation

TURIN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 20: Luciano Spalletti, Manager of Juventus, looks on before the Serie A match between Juventus and Atalanta BC at Allianz Stadium on September 20, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Luciano Spalletti and Fabio Pisacane were sent off after a touchline confrontation at the end of Cagliari-Juventus: here’s what they said during their heated face-off.

Spalletti’s Juventus were held to a 1-1 away draw at Cagliari on Sunday, and tension flared after the final whistle as the two coaches, Spalletti and Pisacane, went face-to-face on the touchline.

What Spalletti said to Pisacane after Cagliari-Juventus

The incident happened when the two coaches approached each other for the usual post-match greetings. However, their handshake was far from friendly: Spalletti held Pisacane’s hand firmly and seemed to point at him with his face.

As TMW reports, TV footage shows Spalletti telling Pisacane: “You wasted a bit of time,” among other unintelligible things.

The Cagliari coach hit back by grabbing Spalletti’s other arm to keep it at a distance: “What time?” Piscane repeated several times.

Spalletti then said a few more words to his counterpart, while Juventus and Cagliari staff arrived to separate them.

At that point, Pisacane said one final thing to Spalletti: “What are you doing?”

The Juventus boss also explained the incident at full time: “Nothing happened. I told him they play good football and are good at wasting time, he said what do you mean wasting time, and they kicked us both out,” claimed Spalletti.

“It was nothing major, all pretty normal.”

With the two coaches expected to get a one-game ban, Spalletti will miss the next Serie A match against Lazio at home, while Pisacane will miss Cagliari’s trip to Monza.