"At half-time, Comolli had to be physically separated from the referee, Federico La Penna. The Juve manager, Luciano Spalletti, was shouting at the official as the teams headed into the tunnel but even he seemed to realise things were escalating in an ugly direction when Comolli arrived to join in, turning to shove him away instead."
"Moments earlier, La Penna had sent off Juventus's Pierre Kalulu, showing the defender a second yellow card for a challenge on Alessandro Bastoni. It immediately looked like a bad decision. The Inter defender had intercepted a pass and was preparing to launch a counterattack. Kalulu stepped towards him but realised he was late and stopped short of attempting a tackle. Kalulu had, however, already reached out an arm towards his opponent."
After a ferocious Derby d'Italia, Juventus refused to answer media questions and sent chief executive Damien Comolli and director Giorgio Chiellini to speak for the club. Chiellini said football could not be discussed and called the events unacceptable. Comolli said Juventus lost three points and claimed Italian football lost much more. At half-time Comolli had to be physically separated from referee Federico La Penna after joining manager Luciano Spalletti in confronting the official. La Penna had sent off Pierre Kalulu for a second yellow after a challenge on Alessandro Bastoni, a decision that immediately looked harsh as Bastoni appeared to exaggerate contact.
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