Catania administrator Pietro Lo Monaco could be punished for his comments about Internazionale coach Jose Mourinho.

Lo Monaco suggested Mourinho should keep his mouth shut after the Portuguese claimed Inter would still have beaten Catania if he had played in goal at the weekend. The phrase Lo Monaco used translates literally as "hit in the teeth with a stick".

On Tuesday, Italy's interior minister Roberto Maroni recommended the Italian football authorities take immediate action.

"I am frankly stunned by certain comments made by Serie A executives," said Maroni.

"Their comments seem to instigate violence.

"When a club executive tells a rival coach that he should be hit in the teeth with a stick, I would expect the sporting judges or the Italian Football League or the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) to take action immediately."