A coach ran onto the pitch mid-play and tripped a player from the opposite team.
Alessio Guidotti was seen leaving his technical area during a game wearing an orange bib.
As he makes his way onto the pitch, he gets in the way of a player who appears to be in a goal-scoring position.
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The player then falls over and chaos ensues.
The match was between Guidotti’s team Subbiano and Pontassieve in Italy’s sixth division, called Promozione.
After the game, Marco Guidi, boss of Pontassieve, said: “I feel sorry for Subbiano more than anything because they are a famous and historic club.
“Their coach’s attitude sullied them and affected the game’s outcome because we were attacking two against one.”
Guidotti’s wild intervention appeared to pay off as the game ended in a 0-0 draw.
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The clip shows a Pontassieve player mounting a quick break from the penalty area.
The ball is played to their right-sided attacker near the halfway line as the Subbiano defender slips and allows him to get away.
With acres of space in the attacking third, the forward sprints towards goal just as the coach leaves his technical area.
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Guidotti runs onto the pitch and apparently trips the attacker while he’s in full flight, as reported by What’s The Jam.
The forward hits the turf as the coach holds his hands up to apparently apologise for the cynical challenge.
The ref shows Guidotti the red card as Pontassieve players surround him to complain about his antics.
A spokesperson for Subbiano said in a statement: “The club is deeply sorry for what happened during the Pontassieve-Subbiano match.
“Certain incidents should never happen, and we are certainly the first ones to be upset about it.
“To get an advantage this way is unfair and deserves punishment, as has partially happened already.
“At the same time, we are convinced that it was not a violent incident.
“And we are even more convinced that our coach, Guidotti, is the first to be sorry.
“We also hope for a lowering of the tone, which until now has been as unpleasant as the incident itself.”
Pressure is mounting for Subbiano to sack their coach over the incident, but the club board is currently standing by their man.
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