Conte warns Napoli players after De Bruyne’s outburst

Multiple sources in Italy, including Gazzetta, Corriere dello Sport and SportMediaset, report that Conte decided not to have a one-on-one meeting with the ex-Manchester City star, but spoke to the whole team instead.

Corriere dello Sport claims that Conte warned his players that such behaviour will only be tolerated once.

According to Corriere dello Sport, De Bruyne only listened to the coach and didn’t reply.

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SportMediaset adds that Conte’s main collaborator, Gabriele Oriali, spoke to De Bruyne separately, insisting that such a protest won’t be tolerated anymore.

Conte had already made his feelings clear at a post-match press conference on Sunday night, saying that if De Bruyne was “upset for the substitution”, he had “picked the wrong person.”