De Rossi clashes with journalist in post-Lazio-Genoa press conference: "You're obsessed with me, you wretch"

Moments of tension during Daniele De Rossi's press conference after the narrow defeat to Lazio. The Genoa coach did not take well to a provocative question and a fierce confrontation began between them, with a strong exchange of remarks. When Augusto Sciscione of Lazio TV/Gold TV referred to an episode of the match by mentioning the "values ​​of sport", old grudges with the former Roma captain also came to the fore, who ended with a "wretched" one.

De Rossi irritated in conference with Sciscione, unwanted question

A press conference like many others, in which De Rossi's natural bitterness over the defeat was evident from the start. Things became tense when the journalist in question mentioned some past grievances of the coach, only to then deliver the final blow: "Today, in the last minute, your team did not give the ball back to Lazio, when Mandas had clearly taken it out to help Ostigard. I wanted to ask you if, when you talk to us about the values ​​of sport, you only have these discussions with us journalists or with your players, because I don't think they understand this."

Past grudges

De Rossi responded in the same way, suggesting that he had not forgotten other situations that he had not yet overcome, especially the controversy over a friendly between Ostia Mare, which at the time was managed by Daniele, and Lazio, which he had not received well: "What about your values ​​when you talk about me on television or on that show there? You ask for my values ​​and I ask for yours. You know me very well and I know very well who you are. I answered a question with a question, which is not polite, just like everything you say about me". The match took a back seat and the discussion became personal: if the coach mentioned politeness, Sciscione responded by referring to professional deontology.

Fierce exchange of words in the press conference after Lazio-Genoa

The confrontation continued along these lines, while the former Roma footballer tried to remain calm and went into detail about the precedents: "You address me with 'you', then you address me with 'you'... I see you a little confused. Do I know you? Of course, I don't pretend not to know you, I don't act superior. Of course I know you, but I know you because... because... because what you say about me and also about the realities near me, like Ostiamare, is very ugly. You always put me in the middle and talk about it incorrectly". However, the intervention did not end with a response, as Sciscione said that it was about "criticism of Lazio and not of De Rossi", while the coach did not move from his position: "Seeing you talking on TV or on Instagram, I do not consider you a journalist, so okay, it's over. You are obsessed with me and maybe also with Roma". And when it was time to turn the page and move on to the next question, De Rossi hit him again: "You're a wretch."

The clash in the conference room has roots much deeper than the 90 minutes at the Olimpico and is linked to the coach's past. In a modern football increasingly closed to formal statements and predetermined answers, the coach's unfiltered reaction shows how strong the media pressure continues to be in the capital and how a possible discussion about a fair-play episode can turn into a personal confrontation. De Rossi has not forgotten Sciscione's harsh words about the friendly match and so the controversy erupted once again.