The owner of Juventus, John Elkann, stepped up to the plate after the controversial refereeing of the clash against Inter, revealing the extent of the malaise on the Turin side. According to theANSAthe manager directly contacted the president of the Italian Federation, Gabriele Gravina, to express his immense disappointment at what he considers to be repeated errors undermining the credibility of the championship. This unusual gesture illustrates the institutional tension caused by the controversial expulsion which marked the meeting.
Bianconera anger had already erupted publicly after the match, notably through the reactions of Giorgio Chiellini and Damien Comolli, outraged by the second yellow card inflicted on Pierre Kalulu for a foul deemed minimal on Alessandro Bastoni. For Turin management, this episode symbolizes a deeper problem in Italian refereeing, hence the pressure exerted at the top to quickly obtain concrete measures in order to restore confidence in sporting fairness.
