AC Milan forward Antonio Cassano has apologised for lashing out at a TV crew in Genoa on Tuesday.
The Italy international, who is currently recovering from heart surgery, became embroiled in an altercation with a cameraman and a female reporter, Jessica Nicolini, from Telenord, who were conducting interviews as part of their report on upcoming elections.
Cassano allegedly jostled with the former while verbally abusing the latter. However, the journalist’s father, Enrico, revealed that the player had already been in touch to express his remorse over his behaviour.
“He said it was only a moment of tension and he didn’t want to offend anyone, just to apologise to my daughter and the journalist,” Nicolini is quoted as saying by Sky Sport 24.
Cassano was forced to undergo heart surgery last month and is expected to miss the rest of the season as a result.