Antonio Conte fumed at the decision to disallow Harry Kane’s late winner in Tottenham’s 1-1 draw with Sporting Lisbon before walking out of his post-match press conference after answering just one question.
Spurs thought they had come from behind to beat the Portuguese side and book their place in the Champions League knockout stages when Kane swept home from close range in stoppage time.
But, after a lengthy VAR check, the England captain was ruled to be offside, meaning Spurs will have to avoid defeat away to Marseille next week to qualify for the last 16.
Conte was sent off for his reaction to the decision and admitted he was still “really upset” when he took his one and only question from reporters in his press conference shortly after full-time.
“All the people came onto the pitch and then the referee decided to send me off,” explained Conte. “I think there are moments where you can understand you have just disallowed a regular goal because the ball is in front of Kane.