A fiery encounter, during which the former midfielder got booked and suspended for the second-leg, ended to Spurs thanks to a Peter Crouch goal. The Spurs coach, himself a bit of a hard nut during his playing days, stared Gattuso down and took a hand to the face as things boiled over in the second half.
Still fuming at full-time, Gattuso marched over to Jordan and headbutted him, causing another melee on the side of the pitch as the Tottenham coach refused to back down. I apologise, and if a ban arrives I will accept it. However, his agent was adamant Jordan was at fault for the clash and accused the coach of provoking the midfielder. The two had previously clashed during the second half after Mathieu Flamini escaped a red card for a horror challenge on Vedran Corluka.
At full-time, Gattuso took off his shirt and targeted Jordan with a volley of verbal abuse, with the altercation soon becoming physical. There is no excuse for what I did.
I take my responsibilities for that," Gattuso said at the time. We were both speaking Scottish, something that I learned when I played in his home city of Glasgow, but I can't tell you what we said. I will have to await what they decide. ES Money. The Escapist. Uefa has confirmed it has begun disciplinary proceedings against Gattuso, who apologised for his conduct immediately after the match and said that he would accept any suspension. Pasqualin, though, has left open the possibility that the midfielder could contest any ban he is given by Uefa's control and disciplinary committee, which will convene on Monday to discuss Gattuso's conduct at the end of Tottenham's victory in the first leg of their last tie at San Siro.
The allegations, even if correct, are unlikely to save Gattuso from being severely reprimanded. Harry Redknapp vehemently denied Pasqualin's claims. There is no chance of Joe saying that. He has the utmost respect for Italy and their people. Italians are among his close friends, he speaks the language and is a great admirer of their way of life.
Why anyone would come out with this, after Gattuso has apologised and called his own behaviour inexcusable, is beyond me. Uefa is expected to take a dim view of Gattuso's actions, especially as his behaviour appeared to be premeditated. Gattuso, who had clashed with Jordan on the touchline during the match, walked over to shake Redknapp's hand at the final whistle before approaching Jordan, a former Milan player.
The Spurs manager believed Gattuso was going to apologise to the coach but instead the midfielder butted the year-old.
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