Potential investigation against Conte as touchline insults to referee surface

Antonio Conte insulted referee Gianluca Manganiello during Napoli’s Coppa Italia game against Como on Tuesday, which, according to Gazzetta, will likely lead to a disciplinary proceeding.

The FIGC Prosecutor Giuseppe Chiné will likely open an investigation against Conte after the Italian was spotted insulting referee Manganiello during Napoli’s Coppa Italia game against Como last night.

What Conte told Napoli-Como referee

Conte called the referee “d***head’ while urging him to go to the pitchside monitor to review a potential red card for Como defender Jacobo Ramon.

As reported by Gazzetta, the insult was not heard by the referee on the pitch, nor by the fourth official, but emerged from a video released by Sport Mediaset, the Coppa Italia TV right holders in Italy.

Conte risk a one-game ban

According to the report, the FIGC Prosecutor is now collecting all the images and audio from the episode, which will likely lead to a disciplinary proceeding against Conte.

The Napoli boss could even face a one-game suspension unless he accepts a plea deal requiring him to pay a fine.