Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri was suspended for two matches in the Coppa Italia this Thursday after receiving a red card during his team’s victory in this season’s final.
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said in a statement that the suspension was due to Allegri’s “aggressive attitude towards the fourth official”, as well as for making “disrespectful gestures towards the referee”.
In second-half stoppage time, when Juve defeated Atalanta 1-0 on Wednesday, Allegri was sent off after protesting to the referees when his team was denied a penalty.
The enraged 56-year-old threw his jacket and tie to the ground and sarcastically applauded the referee on the touchline.
Allegri will be suspended from the next two Italian Cup qualifiers that his team will compete in.
With reports circulating in the Italian press that Juve will sack Allegri after a disappointing season in which Inter Milan won the Serie A title, it is unclear where he will serve his suspension.
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