Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri was disappointed by Douglas Costa over his spitting actions against Sassuolo.

But he won't banish the midfielder from his squad.

“There's no stool," Allegri replied.

“I must say that on Sunday there was an unpleasant incident which surprised everyone, not least because that's not who he is.

“He's apologised, he'll pay with a four match ban and he'll show with fair play on the pitch that this was an isolated incident. That's always been a strong point of his, in addition to his qualities.

“Tomorrow I'll decide whether to play him or put him on the bench, but it'll be a purely technical choice.

“I'm disappointed because it wasn't a good example for those who saw it, but he was the first to be disappointed at the end of the match.

“He had a good session in training yesterday and today it was the same. He had a momentary blackout which absolutely should not happen, but which can happen.

“He'll have the chance to play in the Champions League because with the international break four games becomes a month and a half.

“It damaged us as a squad, it shocked us because he did something which was totally out of his character for him. Just look at his career, he wouldn't hurt a fly.

“He surprised everyone, even himself. I'm very disappointed."