Overview
- Serie A’s sport judge suspended Juventus CEO Damien Comolli until March 31 and fined him €15,000 for an aggressive confrontation with referee Federico La Penna at halftime.
- Juventus director Giorgio Chiellini received a ban until February 27 for heated and offensive protests toward the match officials.
- Referee designator Gianluca Rocchi apologized publicly, calling Pierre Kalulu’s sending-off a clear mistake that VAR could not correct because yellow cards are not reviewable.
- Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni apologized for celebrating the dismissal, disclosed receiving death threats, and expressed sympathy for La Penna.
- Italian media reported La Penna received death threats, filed a complaint, and was advised by police to stay home, as the 3-2 Inter win left the leaders eight points clear.