Watch: Maignan and referee involved in heated tunnel exchange before Roma-Milan

Some more footage has come out from AC Milan’s game against Roma on Sunday night, revealing tension between the officials and players before a ball was kicked.

In case you have missed the fall-out after the Roma game, a video compilation went viral showing the referee Andrea Colombo doing several questionable things during incidents involving Milan players.

The official seemed to physically stop Adrien Rabiot from apologising to Mile Svilar after a collision inside the box, he booked Luka Modric despite it being the Croatian who had been slammed into, and he got so close to Mike Maignan before the penalty that they stepped on each other.

Now, DAZN have revealed a clip showing an exchange between Maignan and Colombo before a ball had even been kicked. The Roma players were lined up in the tunnel and as Milan followed them out of the dressing room, the following can be heard.

🗣 Colombo: “Maignan, we’re waiting for you, we’re late come on.”

🗣 Maignan: “There’s only six players.”

🗣 Colombo: “Hurry up!”

🗣 Maignan: “Calm down! Oh!”

Quindi il sig. Colombo era già nervosetto prima del fischio d’inizio con atteggiamenti e toni provocatori al capitano del Milan Maignan.

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— Luka Hogan II (@LucaHoganC) January 28, 2026

Admittedly, Milan have already been fined many times this season for being late out of the dressing room, so timekeeping from the referee is not an issue. However, the tones used by both sides seemed to contribute to further tension on the field.