Juventus' Claudio Marchisio Apologises After Calling Commentator 'Blind'

Injured Juventus star Claudio Marchisio has apologised after offending disability groups for a tweet he sent out during his side's Coppa Italia win over Inter Milan, reports Football Italia.

The 30-year-old sat out the penalty-shootout victory and sent out a message on social media when Simone Zaza received a yellow card: "Zaza booked, they say he kicked. The commentator must be blind."

And it's a choice of words that has been condemned by the Rai journalists syndicate Usigrai "an offence that cannot be overlooked as a stylistic accident."

Marchisio was forced into an apology on Facebook and will not be punished by his club.

His post reads, per Football Italia:

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I'm surprised that my comment on a football play was defined as "delegitimising" the work of others. We all have the right to express our judgment on a match.

As a player I'm used to accepting comments and opinions of all sorts, from the fans as well as from the journalists.

On the other hand my faux pas, even though I was attempting a joke, on blind people, was unfortunate and wrong.

I apologise for that. The moment's emotion overwhelmed me and this is something that should never happen.

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League-leading Juventus take on Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday.

[Football Italia]