Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri received his first ever red card during yesterday's dramatic 1-0 defeat of Genoa.

Pavel Nedved was also dismissed in the fiery affair, which was settled by Alessandro Del Piero, only days after penning his new contract.

"It is true, I was tense with the referee, but I hope that Pierluigi Collina will view the incident and take action," said Ranieri. "I am always in favour of referees, so tonight I will keep quiet. I was sent away from the pitch and I accept it. There was tension in this match, but we did not generate it. It was obvious that would happen in the circumstances.

"We are a team that battle hard and have great spirit. We need to look at the figures - Genoa have conceded eight goals, including tonight's, and this was only the second from open play after the one against Milan in Week 1.

"It is not easy to score against Genoa and they played well in the second half. We knew it was going to be tough and needed to slow the tempo a bit more, as they were the ones taking the initiative."