Gianluca Mancini seems to be battling his Roma teammates after their opening victory in the Europa League, while fans are reacting to strange footage of the “crazy” defender – before Felix Afena-Gian marked the incident as “nothing serious”
- Footage from the festivities appears to show Gianluca Mancini trying to fight
- It seems that the Italian defender strikes two teammates during celebrations
- However, Felix Afena-Gyan said later that this is not unusual and is “nothing serious”.
- Gianluca Mancini assisted Niccolo Zaniolo’s winning goal
By Julian Boville for Mailonline
Posted: 09:05, 26 May 2022 | Updated: 10:22, 26 May 2022
Roma player Gianluca Mancini, at the moment of pure enthusiasm at his club, seems to have taken the time to start fighting with his teammates.
Jalorossi beat Feyenoord 1-0 in the first final of the Europa League Conference in Tirana, Albania, thanks to the well-received efforts of Niccolo Zaniolo in the first half.
Jose Mourinho’s victory with Roma over the Dutch team won the club’s first trophy in UEFA history and saw the Portuguese become the first manager to complete a full UEFA set.
Gianluca Mancini assisted on the winning goal
As players and staff parted ways after the victory, television cameras monitored their every move and seemed to notice several strange interactions, all involving defender Mancini.
The first incident happened almost immediately after the last referee signal, when the other Jalorossi players were lying on the floor, unable to understand what they had achieved.
Mancini, meanwhile, seems to have opposed what midfielder Brian Cristant did as they hugged after the final referee signal.
Amid some merry celebrations, Mancini was involved in some strange incidents caught on camera
As they hugged, the defender pushed his teammate away in what seemed aggressive before trying to punch him in the stomach.
Later in the celebrations, after Roma’s players were awarded medals and the trophy, Mancini was once again embroiled in a quarrel with his teammate.
When he bent down, trying to look at something, perhaps the trophy itself, Mancini was surrounded by striker Felix Afena-Gyan.
However, Felix Afena-Gyan said it was nothing serious and it was all part of a joke in Roma
Mancini, with a look of seriousness on his face, struck Afena-Gyan in the face with his left hand, as if in a motion that told him to move forward.
After the Ghanaian may reasonably distance himself from his teammate, the Italian defender inflicts what appears to be a new blow to a teammate.
When asked about the incident, however, Afena-Gyan expressed contempt for the idea that there was something serious and said they were “joking and arguing” at the same time.
“It wasn’t serious.” We joke and fight at the same time. He is like that. It’s normal … nothing serious, “he said.
An inner joke ..everyone laughed when it happened, they must be pushing it with a secret they know
– Хайфа 🍂 🇮🇪 (@ImadHaifaa) May 25, 2022
The Italian defender found time against the backdrop of a battle with his teammates to keep the trophy
Fans on social media reacted to the footage, with one outright remarking, “No, this Gianluca Mancini is such a man.”
Meanwhile, another wrote: “Why did Cristant and Mancini look like they had beef? They were ready to fight here after winning the trophy.
However, another seemingly supported Afena-Gyan’s mood, suggesting that it was all part of an “internal joke”.
‘An internal joke. “Everyone laughed when it happened, certainly pushing him into a secret they know,” they wrote.
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