Juventus coach Massimiliano
Allegri said Tuesday he no longer wanted to hear about the
post-match row after skipper Gianluigi Buffon was sent off after
protesting a 92nd minute penalty with which Cristiano Ronaldo
put Real Madrid into the Champions League semis after the
Bianconeri had overturned a 3-0 home defeat.
"Everyone has been talking about the post-match (row) in
Madrid, many people have jumped on the band wagon, now it's time
to shut up, I don't want to hear anyone talking about Madrid.
"That's enough, we mustn't waste energy off the field".
Allegri went on to say that Wednesday' night's game at
Crotone was "more important" than this weekend's showdown with
title rivals Napoli.
Juve, heading for a record seventh straight scudetto, have a
six-point lead over the Partenopei.
FIFA refereeing supreme Massimo Busacca on Monday scolded
Buffon for saying ref Michael Oliver should have thought of the
sensitive moment in the match when he made the decision for
which the keeper saw red after jostling and screaming in the
ref's face.
"The ref is a job where you have to decide in less than
second and you can't think about many things," Busacca told
Premium Sport over a decision many Italians thought was wrong
but most neutrals thought correct.
"It's like for goalkeepers, you have to save with your
instinct without thinking, and it's the same for us.
"We have to focus on the decision of the moment, which is
already tough to take."
Buffon said Oliver should have been more "sensitive" to the
moment in the match, when Juve were heading for an unlikely
extra time after going 3-0 up and cancelling their home-leg
deficit.
He also said the ref had a "rubbish bin where his heart
should be".
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