Napoli have taken the unusual step of releasing a statement over Max Allegri’s behaviour on the touchline of an Italian Suppercoppa clash.

The Serie A champions defeated Allegri’s Milan 2-0 to qualify for the final of the four-team event, but the biggest flashpoint was after the half hour mark when Adrien Rabiot made a hefty foul on Politano in front of the benches.

The Frenchman avoided a booking, and things kicked off on the touchline with Allegri’s infamous temper directed to Napoli assistant Gabriele Oriali.

Antonio Conte was seen telling the staff ‘that’s enough’ and post-match there was no handshake between the two head coaches.

Conte refused to discuss the conflict post-match, but his club instead addressed it in an unlikely statement.

They wrote: “SSC Napoli firmly condemns the behaviour of AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri, who, during the Italian Super Cup semi-final, in the presence of dozens of people on the sidelines and on live television, severely insulted Gabriele Oriali with repeated offensive language.

“We hope that this totally uncontrolled attack will not go unnoticed, especially since, with 33 cameras involved in the production of the event, it is impossible not to witness what happened.”