Claudio Ranieri could find himself in trouble after making a racist remark after Juventus' Coppa Italia defeat to Lazio.

The Juve boss was unhappy with referee Paolo Tagliavento's officiating and sarcastically mentioned that he thought the official was Chinese.

Speaking to Rai after the match, Ranieri said: I did not like the entire direction of the match. I found the official was tough with us, on the field it seemed as if he was Chinese, as it was always yellow cards with us,

"It wasn't right to play the game now. The return leg is not for fifty days, yet we had to play this match in the middle of a very intense cycle [of matches]. We lost here, we'll see what we can do in the second-leg."

The outspoken manager went on to comment on his ongoing feud with Internazionale coach Jose Mourinho.

"Mourinho has not responded to my comments? No problem, when we meet again if I remember what I want to say, then I will say it. Otherwise, I will not say anything, that is only Inter's style." he added.

An extremely distasteful remark from a man who is well respected in the footballing world for his class and vision.