Catania coach Walter Zenga is to be fined by the club after having a heated television argument with a journalist in the wake of yesterday's 3-2 triumph against Torino.
The temperamental Zenga, a former Inter Milan goalkeeper, exchanged words with the presenter of Studio Sprint show Enrico Varriale during a live broadcast on public TV station Rai.
Zenga accused Varriale of speaking behind his back after the Catania coach had refused to go live on the show the previous weekend.
"Zenga will be fined," said Catania general director Pietro Lo Monaco. "What happened is not good for him or, more importantly, for the image of the club that is working hard to give a positive image to the whole of Italy.
"At times it feels as though he has forgotten that he is no longer a football player.
"Zenga is doing a great job on the pitch but he cannot succumb to these episodes."
Catania lie seventh in the Serie A standings, with six wins and three defeats in 12 encounters.
Zenga accused Varriale of speaking behind his back after the Catania coach had refused to go live on the show the previous weekend.
"Zenga will be fined," said Catania general director Pietro Lo Monaco. "What happened is not good for him or, more importantly, for the image of the club that is working hard to give a positive image to the whole of Italy.
"At times it feels as though he has forgotten that he is no longer a football player.
"Zenga is doing a great job on the pitch but he cannot succumb to these episodes."
Catania lie seventh in the Serie A standings, with six wins and three defeats in 12 encounters.
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