Inter Milan have revealed they received a threatening letter containing a bullet in the post but denied manager Antonio Conte was the target.
Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera had reported that the former Chelsea manager had received the letter to his home address. Meanwhile, Conte's wife Elisabetta Muscarello wrote on social media: "For the record: the story of the bullet is a lie!".
"In relation to the news published today, Inter Milan states that Conte did not personally receive any threatening letters and, consequently, he did not go in person to file a complaint," the club statement said.
"It was the club that received a letter and, as is the practice in this kind of situation, it contacted the competent authorities."
An investigation has now been launched while Conte is receiving police surveillance outside his home and at Inter's training ground, Gazzetta Dello Sport reported.
Conte took over from Luciano Spalletti at Inter in the summer and has guided them to second, behind his former club Juventus, at the top of Serie A.
He also spent two seasons at Chelsea, winning both the Premier League and the FA Cup during his time at Stamford Bridge.
The Nerazzurri will visit Torino on November 23 in Serie A before a crucial Champions League clash with Slavia Prague. Inter chase second-place Borussia Dortmund by three points in Group F and have just two more matches to bridge that gap.
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