Mancini (facing, scarf) and Sarri ("Lete" jacket) going at it on the touchline. Photo by PRIMA PAGINA/EPA
Napoli Manager Maurizio Sarri received a two-game Coppa Italia ban and a $21,000 fine for allegedly uttering homophobic slurs during Tuesday's Coppa Italia quarterfinal match with Inter Milan, according to the Guardian. During the match, Sarri got into a verbal row on the touchline with Inter manager Roberto Mancini, who claims that Sarri called him a "faggot" and a "poof."
According to the Guardian, Mancini claimed that an official heard Sarri utter the slurs but didn't do anything about it. Mancini also claimed that Sarri apologized to him in the changing room shortly after the incident. Nevertheless, Mancini was sent off for confronting the Napoli bench and was fined an additional $5,400.It's unclear who reported the incident to Italian FA officials, but Sarri came out with a statement, via Rai Sport's Adam Digby, that neither confirmed nor denied his utterance of homophobic slurs.Italian FA (FIGC) officially announces two game ban only in the Italian Cup & a €20,000 fine for Maurizio Sarri for his homophobic comments
— Adam Digby (@Adz77) January 21, 2016
The match ended in a 2-0 win for Inter.Sarri: "If I used these words, then I apologise to all homosexuals" (@RaiSportweb)
— Adam Digby (@Adz77) January 19, 2016