The president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has responded angrily to claims suspended Juventus coach Antonio Conte has not been treated severely enough.

On Friday, the manager of the Serie A champions and his assistant Angelo Alessio were handed 10-month bans for failing to report two incidents of match-fixing during their time in charge of Siena.

Youths technical director Massimo Carrera has assumed control of first-team affairs until Conte completes his suspension, and began life at the helm by claiming the Super Cup with win over Napoli in Beijing.

Conte’s suspension, however, does not forbid him from coaching his players during the week, a fact that inspired Roma manager Zdenek Zeman to criticise the FIGC’s ruling.

Despite not naming Conte, he said: “A suspended player can train, but I don’t think a coach serving a lengthy ban should be able to train his players.

“I’m not fully appraised of the verdicts of the match-fixing trial, but I think the problem needs to be dealt with more decisively.”

FIGC president Giancarlo Abete railed against Zeman’s comments, telling Tuttosport: “If the situation doesn’t concern someone, they shouldn’t talk about it.

“It’s easy to suggest the rules need changing but, as it stands, the rules say that a banned coach can train his players during the week.”

Juventus general manager Giuseppe Marotta had already reacted negatively to Zeman’s outburst.

He said: “I feel Zeman’s comments are inappropriate. It was either a joke, and therefore a worthless comment, or an intentional gibe.”