SPAL ‘apologise to Chiesa, but…’

SPAL have reportedly apologised to Fiorentina for their attack on Federico Chiesa’s character, but the forward is not convinced.

SPAL President Walter Mattioli branded Chiesa as an ‘untrustworthy’ person, who ‘invents fouls out of nowhere’, after Fiorentina beat his club 4-1 in Serie A at the weekend.

Gazzetta dello Sport writes Mattioli called Viola counterpart Mario Cognigni ‘straight after’ the game to say sorry for his comments.

SPAL have reportedly apologised to Fiorentina for their attack on Federico Chiesa’s character, but the forward is not convinced.

SPAL President Walter Mattioli branded Chiesa as an ‘untrustworthy’ person, who ‘invents fouls out of nowhere’, after Fiorentina beat his club 4-1 in Serie A at the weekend.

Gazzetta dello Sport writes Mattioli called Viola counterpart Mario Cognigni ‘straight after’ the game to say sorry for his comments.

However, the Italy attacker and his family would ‘not have liked’ the apology, given it was in private and not made public, while they saw the act as ‘further provocation’ as it happened ‘in secret’.