Serie C manager angrily grabs his player after red card incident

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A manager in Italy has remained adamant about his decision to aggressively shove his player after a red card incident
Triestina boss Pep Clotet confronted his player Raimonds Krollis, who was sent off during a Serie C match
Clotet lost his cool and grabbed the player on the touchline as he walked off the pitch following the dismissal

A manager in Italy's lower leagues made headlines this weekend after he angrily grabbed and shoved his player on the touchline.

The incident happened during a Serie C match between Triestina and Giana Erminio at the Stadio Nereo Rocco.

Coach angrily confronts player after red card

Pep Clotet, the manager of Triestina, lost his cool on the touchline after his player Raimonds Krollis was sent off after just 33 minutes. The Latvian footballer hit an opponent who went to the ground, leaving the referee with no option but to dismiss him for violent conduct.

As he made his way to the dressing room, his visibly angry manager confronted him and grabbed him by the collar before furiously shoving him around.

Coach vows he will never play again

The former Birmingham manager was unapologetic after the game, vowing not to play the 23-year-old again.

"I think, regarding the incident with the red card, the reaction was justified - that sending off should never happen in football," as quoted by Reuters.

To make matters worse for Krollis, he only recently joined the Serie C side on loan from Serie B side Spezia.

"Krollis is here on loan, representing another club that sent him here, and he does this to Triestina, to the club that entrusted him to us, and to the game itself."

Clotet then had to watch his side lose to an 87th-minute goal from Gabriel Avinci, which left them rooted at the bottom of the Serie C table with only one win in 14 games.