CHIEVO defender Fabrizio Cacciatore was sent off during the defeat to Juventus for claiming the match was fixed.
The Bianconeri ran out 2-0 winners to overtake Napoli at the top of Serie A.
However, it was Cacciatore’s red card which proved the game’s biggest talking point.
He was shoved by Kwadwo Asamoah in the Juventus penalty area and, as the game continued, the defender, remained on the floor before receiving medical assistance.
With Chievo already down to ten men and defending a corner, he refused to leave the field, but was forced to be the referee.
And, while on the side of the pitch, he repeatedly made the handcuff gesture — a symbol of match-fixing in Italy — towards the crowd and cameras.
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The referee produced a straight red card and Chievo coach Rolando Maran had no problem with the dismissal.
In February 2010, Jose Mourinho was fined around £35,000 for producing a handcuff gesture during Inter Milan‘s 0-0 draw Sampdoria.
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Former Parma midfielder Dino Baggio was fined for making a “money sign” with his fingers in the referee’s face after being sent off against Juventus in 2000.
The Bianconeri won 2-0 through goals from Sami Khedira and Gonzalo Higuain.
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