France head coach Didier Deschamps responded to Leonardo after the Paris Saint-Germain sporting director's criticism over the handling of Kylian Mbappe's positive coronavirus test.
Mbappe was withdrawn from the France squad after testing positive for Covid-19, but Les Bleus were still too strong for Croatia with a 4-2 victory in the Nations League on Tuesday.
Leonardo was unhappy to hear about the PSG star's positive test through the media and felt the Ligue 1 champions had been disrespected.
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But Deschamps dismissed any suggestions France had been disrespectful, saying they were rushed into releasing the confirmation.