The Real Madrid-Inter this Tuesday had a high component of morbidity. One of the reasons linked Sergio Ramos and Antonio Conte, after the former 'vetoed' the signing of the latter in 2018. However, both greeted each other at Di Stéfano, no signs of discomfort or bad relationship between them.
The controversy originated in October two years ago. Lopetegui's Madrid was not working and the club was going to stop, sooner rather than later, the Basque, finally fired after receiving a hand at the Camp Nou. Several names then flew over the white bench, including Conte … something that Ramos did not like, who did not hide his feelings.
“I've always said it: respect is earned, not imposed”The center-back began before the media, asking if Conte's possible arrival was due to the need to impose a heavy hand in the dressing room. “We have won everything with coaches you already know, it is not necessary to name them. In the end, management is sometimes much more important than technical knowledge in a coach”, he finished.
These statements, on behalf of the group, did not help Conte's incorporation. Nor the demands and plans of the coach, who during the negotiations returned from his vacation in Egypt and was not convinced to join a project mid-year. In the reunion in the Champions League, no trace of that