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Palermo supremo Zamparini brands Juventus PATHETIC over ref complaints

Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has branded Juventus PATHETIC over complaints about the refereeing for their defeat this week.

Juve had more than one penalty appeal rejected by ref Emidio Morganti who failed to see a clear Cesare Bovo handball in the box.

"Juve's tears are pathetic," barked Zamparini. "The Bovo incident was irrelevant and Morganti considered it as accidental.

"The penalty could have been awarded, I'm not saying that it shouldn't, but it would have changed nothing.

"The game would have still finished 2-1 to my Palermo. They would have scored via the penalty, or from a corner as they did.

"They certainly wouldn't have scored two…"

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