Giorgio Chiellini claims he ‘wouldn’t have said anything’ if one of his teammates ended up touching Michael Oliver during Real Madrid-Juventus.
Chiellini’s remarks come after Gianluigi Buffon was sent off for throwing himself at referee Oliver after Madrid were awarded an injury-time penalty, which ultimately put Juve’s comeback in vein and sent Los Blancos into the Champions League semi-finals.
“It seemed impossible to give such a crazy penalty from the pitch,” the defender told Corriere dello Sport.
Giorgio Chiellini claims he ‘wouldn’t have said anything’ if one of his teammates ended up touching Michael Oliver during Real Madrid-Juventus.
Chiellini’s remarks come after Gianluigi Buffon was sent off for throwing himself at referee Oliver after Madrid were awarded an injury-time penalty, which ultimately put Juve’s comeback in vein and sent Los Blancos into the Champions League semi-finals.
“It seemed impossible to give such a crazy penalty from the pitch,” the defender told Corriere dello Sport.
“Putting your hands on someone takes a moment. If that happened, I wouldn’t have said anything to my teammates. It was a huge effort not to go any further.
“Buffon’s red card? It was madness, something that was way over the top. At best, he should’ve sent off Benatia.
“We weren’t a bit penalised, we felt massacred. It’s a shame because, with Barcelona out, two Italians in the semi-finals would’ve been a great thing.
“That said, I'm proud to be part of this immense team: we played a game that’ll remain in history.”