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Federico Chiesa sent off on debut as Juventus held at newly-promoted Crotone

Juventus' Federico Chiesa is shown a red card by referee Francesco Fourneau [REUTERS/Ciro De Luca]

Juventus winger Federico Chiesa was sent off on his debut and the Serie A champions also had a goal disallowed by VAR for offside by the tiniest of margins as they were held to a 1-1 draw at promoted Crotone on Saturday.

Chiesa, signed from Fiorentina during the recent transfer window, was given a straight red card for a studs-up challenge on Luca Cigarini on the hour before Morata’s goal was chalked off after a three-minute delay because his heel was offside.

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