Italian Football Federation president Giancarlo Abete demanded UEFA to give an explanation to Italy's disallowed goal in the match against Romania.
Italy were held to a 1-1 draw by Romania and were on the brink of elimination with just one point from two group matches.
Luca Toni scored with a header on the stroke of half-time on Friday but his goal was wrongly ruled for offside.
"Seeing as UEFA intervened quickly to declare that Holland's first goal was legitimate, I expect that they say that Toni's goal was legitimate," said Abete.
"To have ended the first half with a 1-0 lead would have changed the tactical balance of the game." Abete said.
"Now we have to focus only on winning against France, otherwise there's no point of discussing it."
The 1-1 draw with Romania left Italy bottom of Group C but level on one point with France, who lost 4-1 against the Netherlands last night.
Italy take on France on Tuesday, with both sides needing a win to progress to the next round and at the same time the Netherlands don't lose to Romania in the other group match.
Romania have collected two points from two draws against Italy and France. "We are still alive and we are here. We have drawn against the world champions and the runners-up of the World Cup. Now we will face Holland." said Romania captain Cristian Chivu.
Romania earned four points from two encounters with the Netherlands in the qualifying tournament. "We believe we can do it again. We want to make our fans smile," Chivu said.
Source: Xinhua
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