#5 Domenico di Carlo and Silvio Baldini
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If you think Antonio Conte is passionate pitch-side then he has absolutely nothing on Silvio Baldini, although their display of passion isn’t quite on the same lines. Baldini became a journeyman manager in Italy thanks to his short temper and unabashed rudeness. Not one to hold back, his feud with Domenico di Carlo came to head in 2007 when his side, Catania faced Di Carlo’s Parma in 2007.
Baldini had been sacked from Parma three years earlier and the manager struggled to control his emotions on the touchline. The intensity of the occasion got to him and the Catania boss was immediately sent off for dissent. Baldini, however, refused to leave the pitch and the Parma manager got involved, shouting insulting words at him. The resulting bust up lead to Baldini kicking Di Carlo’s behind in hilarious fashion thus earning himself a one-month ban from the Italian FA.
To Baldini’s credit, he did apologise, although it wasn’t quite what everyone expected. He said, "To Catania's fans, to the whole city... and to Parma's fans, as my attack was certainly not intended at them. But I do not apologise to him (Di Carlo). I don't owe Di Carlo anything: he is a flawed person and he provoked me."
