Lautaro Martinez accused of spitting on Theo Hernandez in Milan derby

Inter striker Lautaro Martinez branded ‘disgusting’ as he is accused of spitting on Theo Hernandez after the defender was sent off in AC Milan’s derby win at the San Siro

  • AC Milan came from behind to beat Inter 2-1 in the Milan derby on Saturday 
  • Lautaro Martinez seemed to spit at Theo Hernandez after the defender’s red card
  • Milan supporters have called for the Inter striker to be banned for the incident
  • Just one point now separates the two city rivals at the top of the Serie A table 

Lautaro Martinez has been accused of spitting on Theo Hernandez in Saturday’s Milan derby.

Olivier Giroud scored twice in the space of four minutes as AC Milan came from behind to beat Inter 2-1 at San Siro and go within one point of their city rivals at the top of the Serie A table.

In the closing seconds of the game, Milan defender Hernandez was sent off for a reckless challenge on Denzel Dumfries.

Lautaro Martinez has been accused of spitting on Theo Hernandez during the Milan derby

Hernandez re-emerged after the incident and the pair had to be separated by players and staff

As the French international made his way down the pitchside stairs after his red card, video footage appears to show Inter striker Martinez – who had been substituted earlier in the game – leaning over and spitting on his opponent.

Hernandez then re-emerged and approached Martinez, with the pair having to be separated by teammates and staff. 

Reacting to the incident, TheMilanGuys Twitter account said: ‘Apparently Lautaro Martinez spit on Theo after his red card…the video looks pretty clear that he did as well.

‘Especially in COVID times, that’s worthy of at least a 3-5 match suspension. Let’s see if @SerieA does the right thing.’

Another Milan supporter added: ‘Lautaro did spit. Look at the video closely. Disgusting.’

It will be announced whether the referee reported the incident when the Serie A sporting judge’s decisions are published on Tuesday.

Lautaro Martinez had been substituted after 70 minutes in Saturday’s Milan derby at San Siro

Theo Hernandez had been sent off late on for a reckless challenge on Denzel Dumfries

Martinez was unsurprisingly frustrated as reigning Serie A champions Inter lost for only the second time in the league this season.

It was also only the second time in the last 10 derbies that Milan had come out on top.

Inter remain top of the table on 53 points but Milan are now on 52 along with Napoli, having played one game more.




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