Italian referee Mauro Bergonzi will not officiate in this week's matches and looks set to be dropped for a longer period after wrongly awarding two penalties against Juventus on Saturday.
Juve lost 3-1 at Napoli having been level at 1-1 before Maurizio Domizzi converted both controversial spotkicks.
Bergonzi decided Giorgio Chiellini fouled Ezequiel Lavezzi despite replays showing he won the ball and the official pointed to the spot again after former Juve striker Marcelo Zalayeta dived over keeper Gianluigi Buffon.
The referee has not been selected for any of Tuesday's Serie B games or Wednesday's Serie A matches, the Italian Soccer Federation Web site (www.figc.it) said.
Media reports have said referees' chief Pierluigi Collina could now ban Bergonzi for as much as a month and then keep him in Serie B for longer.
An online petition asking for the referee to be struck off has received thousands of signatures on a well-known Juventus fan Web site.
Zalayeta could also face a suspension for diving when the league's disciplinary committee meet this week.
Juventus boss Claudio Ranieri said he hoped his club were not being victimised because of their role in last year's match-fixing scandal, which involved clubs securing favourable referees.
Juve were stripped of two titles and demoted in the affair but won promotion straight back to the top flight last term.
"We have already paid for the past, two championships and a relegation. We want to be treated like everyone else," he told Italian media.
23 October 2007
Juventus midfielder Pavel Nedved was banned for two matches Tuesday for elbowing an opponent in the Serie A last week.
Nedved was sent off in the closing minutes of Juventus' 1-0 win over Genoa on Sunday and will miss Saturday's game at Napoli and next week's match against Empoli.
The Italian soccer league's disciplinary committee also suspended Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri for one match after he was dismissed from the sidelines for protesting.
Five other players were also banned for one to three matches for various offenses.
It is not the first time Nedved has lashed out at a Genoa player. The midfielder received a five-match ban last season for deliberately stepping on an opponent at the Luigi Ferraris stadium, when both teams played in the second division.
Juventus is second in the Serie A with 17 points, three behind Inter Milan but five more than Genoa, which is tied for fifth.
15 October 2007
Ex-Reggina marksman Rolando Bianchi admits that a return to the peninsula is possible as he struggles to make an impression at Manchester City.
The 24-year-old fired his way to fame with 18 goals in Reggio Calabria last year, but has recently been forced to accept a substitute's role at Eastlands.
'I'm not used to being left out of the side and we will have to see what happens,' Bianchi told Il Corriere dello Sport.
'I'm from Bergamo and I the only way I know is to be stubborn and work hard. I have to convince the boss to change his ideas. Eriksson has explained that he wants a faster striker and he seems to have been proven right by the results, but Manchester City is a test I will succeed in.'
Despite his lack of playing time, Bianchi has shown promise when given the chance with two goals in five games in all competitions.
'I have set a reasonable deadline of December for things to change and then we will have to consider options as I don't like playing five or 10 minutes of games,' he revealed.
In pre-season, Bianchi had looked set for a move to Napoli, but the deal broke down as reports suggested that the Atalanta youth product had refused the move.
'I still ask myself what happened at Napoli and I want to repeat to the people there that I would never dream of snubbing their city or team,' he insisted.
'I have seen some strong words said on their websites and insults from Napoli fans, but I don't think I deserve that.'
It is believed that a number of Serie A sides, including Napoli, are keeping an eye on Bianchi and could swoop in January to end his English adventure.
09 October 2007
Roma midfielder Simone Perrotta will be sidelined for around three weeks after sustaining knee-ligament damage.
The 30-year-old suffered the injury to his left knee in his team's 3-0 triumph at Parma on Sunday and will now miss Italy's Euro 2008 qualifier against Georgia on Saturday.
He is also set to miss Roma's Serie A clash against Napoli on October 21 and the Champions League encounter with Sporting Lisbon two days later.
