Real Betis midfielder Sergi Altimira admitted that things that shouldn't happen occurred in the friendly against Como. The incident was sparked by heavy challenges on midfielders Giovani Lo Celso and Isco, leading to punches being traded between Pablo Fornals and Como's Maxi Perrone.
No team from Africa had beaten England before and it did not matter it was a friendly. The scene in the visiting dressing room was probably best described by Thomas Tuchel.