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The Liverpool striker lunged at Italy defender Chiellini shortly before Diego Godin scored to give Uruguay a 1-0 win.

Chiellini pulled his shirt down to show the referee a mark on his shoulder but no action was taken by the official.

The maximum ban Suarez could face if governing body Fifa takes retrospective action is 24 matches or two years.

Godin's winner means four-time champions Italy finish third in Group D at the 2014 Fifa World Cup, and exit before the knockout stages for the second finals in a row.

"Suarez is a sneak," said Chiellini. "I'd love to see if Fifa has the courage to use video evidence against him.

"The referee saw the bite mark too, but he did nothing about it."

Suarez, who committed a handball on the line to stop Ghana from scoring at the 2010 World Cup, told Uruguayan television: "These are just things that happen out on the pitch. It was just the two of us inside the area and he bumped into me with his shoulder.

"There are things that happen on the pitch and you should not make such a big deal out of them."