Antonio Conte wants referee to hand back licence

Conte wants ref to hand back licence

Juventus coach Antonio Conte claims that referee Marco Guida should hand back his professional licence after his side were held to a 1-1 draw by Genoa in Serie A on Saturday.

The Bianconeri boss was furious that his team were not awarded a penalty when Andreas Granqvist appeared to handle the ball inside the area.

"In these cases, you've got to hand back your refereeing licence. I cannot tolerate what happened," said Conte after the game.

"The referee should take some responsibility. Even a blind man would have seen that. Even the goal-line referee said it was a penalty. I think in these cases, saying 'shame on you' is the very least one can do.

"Now I'd rather not hear the media breaking our balls over pro-Juve and anti-Juve errors, because errors are everywhere for and against everyone."

Despite the draw, Conte's side still lead Serie A and are six points ahead of second-placed Napoli.

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