Former Italy striker Antonio Cassano has jumped to the defence of Juventus after they were deducted 15 points.

Juve were handed the penalty over financial mismanagement, though are appealing the ruling.

“I will just say that if the law applies to Juventus, it has to apply to all the Italian clubs," said Cassano on BoboTV.

“Obviously, Juve warrant 50 pages in the newspapers, whereas the other clubs are all little sidebars. Let us not kid ourselves that only Juve did this: if they did this, then other clubs did too and they must all be punished.

“Look, I rarely defend Juve on any level, because they play horrible football, but in this case I am on the Bianconeri's side. That means if they made a mistake, it is right that they pay, even going into Serie C. But it has to be the same for everyone. If that happens, it's not just Juve who are going to be punished, it's going to be a tidal wave through Serie A, B and C."