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Juventus & Italy Legend Alessandro Del Piero Slams Gianluigi Buffon for Michael Oliver Comments

Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero has admitted he 'struggled to understand' former teammate Gianluigi Buffon's controversial post-match comments about referee Michael Oliver on Wednesday evening.

In the dying moments of Juventus' Champions League quarter final second leg against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, Oliver awarded the hosts a late penalty, which Cristiano Ronaldo converted to send Los Blancos through to the Champions League semi finals with a 4-3 aggregate victory.

Buffon, who is expected to retire at the end of the season, made several derogatory comments in the direction of Oliver and may face disciplinary action from UEFA for his comments.