Coppa Italia Roundup: Milan Derby turned into a brawl as Lukaku and Ibahimovic clash

During a heated Milan derby in the Italian Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday, former teammates Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Romelu Lukaku had a heated spat.

The AC Milan frontman and Inter’s Lukaku were both shown the yellow card following a spat at the end of the first half, which continued into the tunnel during the interval.

The empty San Siro projected their heated exchange as both parties were overheard hauling insults to one another as Lukaku had to be restrained by his team-mates as he attempted to confront the Swedish forward.

Ibrahimovic, who grabbed Milan’s first-half lead, was then shown a second yellow card after the break, while Lukaku levelled with a penalty before Christian Eriksen struck a stoppage-time winner for Inter to send them through with a 2-1 win.

Ibrahimovic and Lukaku were teammates at Manchester United during the 2017-18 season, with the Belgian having previously said he was able to learn from his fellow striker during that period.

However, both showed all love is lost between them as what started as an exchange of words led to the pair going head to head heatedly.

The other three quarter-final ties are to follow on Wednesday and Thursday, with fellow Serie A title contenders Juventus, Napoli, Atalanta, and Lazio all still in the competition.