Italian Football Federation President Carlo Tavecchio said he plans to request to FIFA the use of television replays for questionable calls following widespread scrutiny of officiating decisions during Sunday’s Serie A clash between league leaders, Juventus and AS Roma.

The president also called for players and officials at Juventus and Roma to ‘tone things down’ after both clubs public criticism of match referee Gianluca Rocchi. The contest between the Serie A giants featured dubious penalty decisions, hard challenges, player dust-ups and open descent towards match officials.

In all, Rocchi awarded three penalties (two for Juventus), while showing eight yellow-cards and two red-cards.

“First of all, I want to extend an invitation to all those involved so that tones are lowered and that they accept that the referees are human too, just like coaches and players,” Tavecchio told ANSA today.

“I am convinced that our level of refereeing is amongst the best.”

“To help them even more, I intend to initiate a request to FIFA in order to accelerate the process that provides for the introduction of technology to resolve doubtful cases in the positioning of the event falling on the edge of the penalty area.”

“I will also offer our readiness for a possible trial.”

“More than a year ago, I declared my willingness to introduce technology at football matches, in particular for goal-no goal and penalty decisions in or out of the area.”

“I have met with Sepp Blatter, we will make some reflections, but we would be willing to act as the ‘guinea pig’.

“The demarcation of the use of such technical means, however, must be limited to mechanical fact – in or out of the area, goal or no goal.”

“Everything else falls into a sphere of what can be discussed for centuries. It would be a great result, I think that we can do something.”

The first major controversy during Sunday encounter between Serie A’s joint league-leaders followed match official Gianluca Rocchi’s decision to award Juventus a penalty after initially signaling a free-kick when Maicon handled Andrea Pirlo’s free-kick on the edge of the area.

Carlos Tevez buried the ensuing penalty to give the host’s an early lead, only for Roma to be awarded a penalty of their own after Stephan Lichtsteiner bundled over Francesco Totti.

Totti equalized the match and Roma would then take a 2-1 lead after Gervinho cut inside from the left-flank and slid a pass into the path of Iturbe. The Argentine whipped a first-time shot past Gianluigi Buffon to give Roma a brief lead.

Juventus would tie the contest just before the half-time whistle when Rocchi once again pointed to the spot after Miralem Pjanic appeared to trip Juve midfielder Paul Pogba. Replays appeared to show that there was no contact and France international had fallen over on his own.

The second half saw a cagey affair, but Leonardo Bonucci’s spectacular late volley gave Juventus the lead for good in the 86th minute.

Then shortly before the final whistle, Juventus striker Alvaro Morata’s full-blooded challenge infuriated Roma defender Kostas Manolas. Manolas responded by pushing the Spaniard twice before shoving his head into Morata’s.

Both players were sent off.