Juventus' Buffon 'horrified' by Inter's reaction to last month's loss

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is struggling to find reasons to "respect" Inter Milan after the way in which the club responded to last month's loss.

Inter Milan was up in arms over a series of decisions that it claimed favoured Juventus, and even went as far as to provide video evidence supporting its accusation against the match official.

A public spat ensued, as the two Italian giants went on to release statements, with Juventus describing Inter's behaviour as "embarrassing" following the apparent video evidence supporting its claims of unjust treatment, while the Nerazzurri denied claims suggesting they are fueling the debate.

The 38-year-old, however, admitted he was "horrified" by Inter's behaviour and echoed Juventus general manager Beppe Marotta's response that the club needs to accept the result and move on.

"Some of the interviews I read really horrified me," Buffon said in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, as translated by Ben Gladwell of ESPN FC. "I cannot appreciate anybody who creates controversy over things which do not exist. I can tolerate controversy over things which truly happened, but not over nonexistent things.

"In cases like these, you just need to keep quiet and admit you need to do better. If your objective is just to make your fans wave their white handkerchiefs out of protest, then you're really going in the wrong direction entirely and I cannot bring myself to appreciate or respect you."

The win moved Juventus six points clear, a margin the Bianconeri have since increased, as the defending Serie A champion sits eight points above Roma.