Former Napoli striker Fabio Quagliarella expects coach Antonio Conte to demand an explanation from Kevin de Bruyne after the midfielder's meltdown yesterday.
De Bruyne struck for Napoli during defeat at AC Milan, but was also substituted by Conte - and the midfielder made clear his unhappiness about being taken off.
Quagliarella told Sky Italia this morning: "Knowing Antonio Conte, he'll definitely send a written communication and ask De Bruyne during the week about his reaction after the substitution.
"Of course! I say this because it happened to me when he was coaching. I once made a joke while leaving the pitch after he'd made a substitution. His assistant Angelo Alessio was there and I said, 'You're mixing up these numbers a bit, eh? Why is the number 27 always used and I'm always used?'
"Then he said to me, 'What did you say?' And I said I'd told him to go to hell. I couldn't tell him I'd made a joke, seeing as we'd lost... He then insulted me in front of the whole team and I apologised."
Wrong person
Conte said of De Bruyne's in his post-match media conference: "De Bruyne? I hope he was upset with the result, because if he was upset with other things, he found the wrong person."