Torino Coach Pushes Assistants For Refusing To Substitute Nigerian Midfielder Obi

Torino manager Sinisa Mihajlovic was angry with his assistants Attilio Lombardo and Luca Castellazzi for refusing to substitute Nigeria midfielder Joel Obi in his team's 3-0 win over Sassuolo at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday evening.

Mihajlovic had instructed the coaches to take off Obi, but they went ahead to substitute the wrong player, taking off Tomas Rincon instead of the Nigerian midfielder.

Under the glare of television cameras, the Lazio and Sampdoria legend reacted by pushing his two assistants, but he later apologized to the two coaches in his post match comments.

With ten minutes left on the clock, Torino were leading 1-0 and the opponents were threatening to equalize, and Obi was his choice to leave the pitch because he is more attack-minded.

Obi, who was supposed to be on the bench, netted Torino's third goal in the 88th minute.

Igho Kingsley

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