Fiorentina President Rocco Commisso continues to criticise “arrogant” Juventus vice-president Pavel Nedved and referees. “If that was a threat, we’ll respond.”

The 3-0 defeat in Turin on Sunday sparked controversy, largely because of the second penalty awarded for a Federico Ceccherini challenge on Rodrigo Bentancur.

Fiorentina President Rocco Commisso continues to criticise “arrogant” Juventus vice-president Pavel Nedved and referees. “If that was a threat, we’ll respond.”

The 3-0 defeat in Turin on Sunday sparked controversy, largely because of the second penalty awarded for a Federico Ceccherini challenge on Rodrigo Bentancur.

Commisso said after the game that he was “disgusted” by the refereeing, so today President of the Referees’ Association Marcello Nicchi insisted the officials were “to use his own term, disgusted” by his behaviour.

“I don’t know how things work here in Italy. If that was a threat, we will respond formally,” Commisso told Radio Bruno Toscana today.

“I’ll never be completely relaxed in life. The referees are like judges. Do you know how much criticism judges get in the United States and yet they stay quiet and take it? So let the referees do that too.”

Commisso was asked if he feared ‘repercussions’ for taking on the referees and Juventus?

“There are many eyes to see what happens in future. I have not yet settled into the powers that be in Italy, I know that everyone goes there to battle. I’d always sent either (right hand man Joe) Barone or my son.”

The Fiorentina President was particularly aggrieved with Nedved, who followed him in the TV studio straight after the game.

“I want to make it clear that nobody from Juventus offended me, they are all very good and I want to thank them. I have no problem with Juve, I just said they don’t need any help.

“They all came over and said hello, first and foremost Gigi Buffon, also Maurizio Sarri. The only one who didn’t talk to me was Nedved. I don’t know where he gets this arrogance from.

“My directors would never do that. I respect John Elkann and I know his family. Let’s leave Lapo out of it, poor thing, he has his own problems.

“The problems go beyond Juve, it also goes from the fact Martin Caceres and Nikola Milenkovic were suspended, so we were missing key players for this game. I see two penalties in a row at the Juventus Stadium, on the second, what’s going on here?

“I defend my interests, those of Fiorentina, the players and fans. The lads were distraught afterwards, I felt that I had to speak as a captain figure. It is my duty to represent Fiorentina and the passion of these people.”

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