Juventus head coach Luciano Spalletti was not among the many Bianconeri representatives to obtain a ban after the Derby d’Italia in opposition to Inter on Saturday night, and was as an alternative credited for breaking apart a heated confrontation between CEO Damien Comolli and referee Federico La Penna within the tunnel.
The Derby d’Italia was marred by a first-half refereeing error when Juventus’s Pierre Kalulu was wrongly despatched off for a second bookable offence within the forty second minute regardless of replays displaying that Alessandro Bastoni, who was on a yellow card himself on the time, had dived in an try to get his opponent despatched off.
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The sport ended 3-2 in favour of Inter, who discovered the eventual winner by means of Piotr Zielinski within the ninetieth minute in opposition to the 10-man Bianconeri.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 14: Piotr Zielinski of FC Internazionale Milano is put underneath stress by Jonathan David of Juventus throughout the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Juventus FC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on February 14, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
Spalletti: ‘prevented’ bodily confrontation between Comolli and La Penna
Juventus officers weren’t finest happy by the occasions that unfolded on the pitch. Comolli and Giorgio Chiellini have been despatched to deal with the media as an alternative of head coach Spalletti, and Comolli was additionally seen angrily confronting the referee, La Penna, within the tunnel throughout the half-time break.
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For his actions on Saturday, and has additionally been banned till the top of March. Chiellini has been banned till the top of February.
SASSUOLO, ITALY – JANUARY 06: Damien Comolli, Normal Supervisor of Juventus seems to be on previous to the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and Juventus FC at Mapei Stadium Citta del Tricolore on January 06, 2026 in Sassuolo, Italy. (Photograph by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photos)
Kalulu may also should serve a one-match ban regardless of being wrongly despatched off, and Inter midfielders Hakan Calhanoglu and Nicolo Barella have additionally earned one-match suspensions after selecting up their fifth yellow playing cards within the league on Saturday.
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Spalletti has not been given any punishment by the sports activities decide, whose was launched on Tuesday.
The one point out of Spalletti, in truth, got here within the clarification of Comolli’s ban. The coach was credited with pulling the membership CEO away from La Penna in an try to diffuse the scenario.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 14: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Juventus, seems to be on previous to the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Juventus FC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on February 14, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
The report famous that Comolli earned his advantageous and suspension: “For having adopted an aggressive and significantly intimidating angle in direction of the match official within the tunnel on the finish of the primary half, in search of bodily contact with him, which was prevented due to the intervention of the Juventus coach and different members of the teaching workers.”
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Comolli additionally made “significantly insulting remarks in direction of the match official and repeated such behaviour exterior the referees’ dressing room.”
Spalletti, Comolli e Chiellini infuriati (a advantageous primo tempo) all’ingresso del tunnel contro La Penna 🔥😱