Inter-Juventus: Chiellini and Comolli banned from playing against Juventus by the Sports Judge.
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The Sports Judge has also come forward regarding the Inter-Juventus match, following the controversy that erupted on Saturday evening over Pierre Kalulu's expulsion (whose second yellow was not shown). Juventus CEO Damien Comolli has been banned from playing until March 31st and fined €15,000, while Juventus' Director of Football Strategy Giorgio Chiellini has been banned until February 27th.
Comolli cited the reason for the attack as "for having, at the end of the first half, in the tunnel leading to the changing rooms, adopted an aggressive and seriously intimidating attitude towards the match official, seeking physical contact with him , which was avoided thanks to the intervention of the Juventus coach and other members and collaborators, furthermore uttering seriously insulting expressions towards the same match official and repeating such behaviour also in the area in front of the referee's changing room."
Chiellini faced a similar charge: "For having, at the end of the first half, in the tunnel leading to the changing rooms, protested in an agitated and disrespectful manner about the referee's actions , repeating this behavior in the area in front of the referee's changing room; and for having, in the same context, made offensive criticisms of the match officials; this latter infringement was detected by an assistant."
No sanctions have been issued against Juventus, nor against Alessandro Bastoni, the protagonist of the incident that led to Kalulu's second yellow. Those suspended for the next round, in addition to Kalulu himself, are Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina), Nicolò Barella (Inter), Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Inter), Alessandro Circati (Parma), Tarik Muharemović (Sassuolo), Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Verona), and Fiorentina coach Paolo Vanoli. Verona's Gift Orban has been handed a two-match ban. AC Milan's Adrien Rabiot and Como's Álvaro Morata will miss tomorrow's Serie A rescheduled match at 8:45 PM .
There's no disciplinary news for Cagliari: there were no yellow cards yesterday against Lecce . Lazio, who play at Unipol Domus at 8:45 PM on Saturday night, will have no suspensions.