By Matt Barlow for MailOnline
Published: 23:51 BST, 22 April 2019 | Updated: 23:52 BST, 22 April 2019
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Maurizio Sarri refused to talk to the press after being sent from the touchline during Chelsea's draw with Burnley, with his assistant Gianfranco Zola claiming he was 'offended' by something said from the visitors' bench.
Chelsea added a point to their race for a top four finish but also lost teenage winger Callum Hudson-Odoi who tweeted to confirm his season was over with a ruptured Achilles tendon.
Zola claimed Burnley's time wasting had not been compensated by five minutes added on, as a frenzied night ended on a sour note for the Blues' head coach.
Maurizio Sarri was 'offended' by an insult form Burnley's bench, according to Gianfranco Zola
The Chelsea boss did not speak after Sunday's game after he was sent off in the second half
'He's very frustrated,' said Zola when asked about Sarri, who was ordered from the bench in the closing minutes by referee Kevin Friend after leaving his technical area, seemingly taking issue with a free-kick awarded against his team and a booking for Mateo Kovacic.
'I think there will be a follow up on that. Maurizio felt very unhappy. We understand it's a football game. You say words because of the adrenalin, but he wasn't particularly happy.
'If Maurizio said that, probably it's something that could