Internazionale manager Luciano Spalletti has been fined €10,000 for insulting referee Maurizio Mariani following I Nerazurri's 1-0 defeat to Sassuolo at the Mapei Stadium on Sunday, per Football Italia.
This was the first time a team coached by Spalletti lost their first match of a season since 2009, but also Inter's fourth straight defeat to Sassuolo, who went ahead through Domenico Berardi's 27th-minute penalty and never relinquished their lead.
Following the match, the Inter manager uttered "gravely offensive" words to the match official. And he has since been slapped with a hefty fine by Lega Serie A, who also issued an official warning.