Conte: The referee had to send us off to calm the situation

In an exciting showdown in Sicily, Juventus defeated Catania 1:0 with Carlos Tevez's goal.

In the first half, after Gonzalo Berhesio hit Leonardo Bonucci in an aerial duel, due to which the referee Antonio Damato did not want to give him a second yellow card, there was an argument between the two coaches - Antonio Conte and Rolando Marano.

Damato sent both coaches to the stands, and the head coach of Juventus says he understands him, because he tried to calm the passions between the players.

"I think referee Damato wanted to send a signal to the players and calm the situation on the field by excluding the coaches".

"It was actually a warning, because he couldn't get any players out that early. Both Rolando and I understood the situation, because the match was not easy for the referees, but very fiery on and off the field".

"In the end, Juventus kept their heads and I'm very proud of my boys," said Conte.

In the end, however, Berhesio received a second yellow card, because he hit Đorđe Chiellini in another aerial duel.