JUVENTUS chiefs Pavel Nedved and Fabio Paratici have been fined and banned for ‘seriously insulting’ the referee during Saturday’s derby win over Torino.
Nicolas Nkoulou scored in the ninth minute for Torino as he looked to have given his side a shock three points at the Allianz Stadium.
Paratici and Nedved have been fined and banned for ‘seriously insulting’ the referee during Juventus’ 2-1 win over TorinoCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Weston McKennie and Leonardo Bonucci both scored late in the game to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
But the match-winning goals weren’t before Juventus’ vice-president Nedved and chief football officer Paratici lost their rag with the match officials.
Paratici has now been in hot water THREE times this season.
He was fined £9,000 for ‘disrespectful phrases against the match officials’ in October’s 1-1 draw with Crotone.
Paratici was also slapped with a £13,500 for ‘threatening and disrespectful criticism of the referee’ in the 1-1 stalemate against Hellas Verona.
And now he has been banned from doing his job until December 14 for ‘disrespect’ during the second half of the Torino game having ‘already been warned’ about his conduct.
Nedved, meanwhile, has been fined £9,000 and banned from all activity until December 21.
The club legend was hit with a harsher punishment for having ‘repeatedly’ slung ‘seriously insulting’ words to the match official throughout the game.
Carlo Pinsoglio, left, has also been fined and banned for one game for his behaviour against TorinoCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Elsewhere, third-choice goalkeeper Carlo Pinsoglio has been banned for one game and fined £4,500.
Pinsoglio was sent-off from the bench during the game and has now been hit with further punishment.
The goalkeeper was said to have ‘protested fiercely from the bench with disrespectful words’ during the game.
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