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Juventus boss Allegri takes aim at Napoli president De Laurentiis

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri took aim at Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis after victory at the San Paolo.

De Laurentiis ranted on Twitter at the second goal, which had some players offside, but Allegri was unimpressed.

"It makes me smile, because if we start protesting at refereeing decisions then it'll be chaos. When they go against us, everyone is happy, but when they go in our favour it's controversy," Allegri told Sky Sport Italia.

"In that case, shall we complain about the two incidents that went against us with Sampdoria? Mistakes happen, they are made by Coaches, players and Presidents, so why not referees? Why do we want to stir up controversy after a great game?

"It's disappointing to see someone trying to stir up trouble after such a wonderful night of football. Unfortunately this is football in Italy, as nobody accepts defeat or decisions.

"If we had to drop referees every time they made one mistake, there'd be nobody left. Are we meant to be the referees instead?"

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