Serie A matchday 4: Sozza for Lazio-Roma derby, Marcenaro out | OneFootball

Simone Sozza will referee the Capital derby between Lazio and Roma, scheduled for Sunday, September 21 at 12:30. Assistants Baccini and Vecchi, fourth official Ayroldi. Di Paolo will be at the VAR, with Massa as the AVAR. The Monday night match between Napoli and Pisa will be officiated by Crezzini. Assistants Costanzo and Mastrodonato, fourth official Manganiello, VAR Mazzoleni and AVAR Giua. The fourth matchday will open (Friday at 20:45) with Lecce-Cagliari (Zufferli). On Saturday, Bologna-Genoa will be played at 15:00 (Collu), Verona-Juventus at 18:00 (Rapuano), and Udinese-Milan at 20:45 (Doveri). Besides the derby, on Sunday Cremonese-Parma (La Penna) and Torino-Atalanta (Colombo) will both be played at 15:00, Fiorentina-Como at 18:00 (Bonacina), and Inter-Sassuolo at 20:45 (Marinelli).

Serie A, referees for the 4th matchday: Sozza for the Lazio-Roma derby, Marcenaro suspended

The Serie A League has announced the referee appointments for the fourth matchday of the 2025/26 championship, which will take place from Friday, September 19 to Monday, September 22. The spotlight is on the Capital derby, Lazio-Roma, entrusted to Simone Sozza from Seregno, the same referee who officiated the city derby last April (which ended 1-1).

Meanwhile, Matteo Marcenaro has been suspended after the serious error made in Bologna-Milan, with the penalty not awarded to the Rossoneri. The VAR, Michael Fabbri, has also been penalized and will be relegated to the role of fourth official in Serie B (Reggiana-Catanzaro).

The schedule for the fourth matchday and the appointments

Here are all the referees and assistants for the matches of the fourth round of the championship in detail:

Friday, September 19

Lecce-Cagliari (20:45)

Referee: Zufferli (Udine)

Assistants: Di Gioia, Yoshiokawa

Fourth Official: Tremolada

VAR: Gariglio

AVAR: Serra

Saturday, September 20

Bologna-Genoa (15:00)

Referee: Collu (Cagliari)

Assistants: Moro, Luciani

Fourth Official: Sacchi

VAR: Maggioni

AVAR: Chiffi

Verona-Juventus (18:00)

Referee: Rapuano (Rimini)

Assistants: Dei Giudici, Bahri

Fourth Official: Calzavara

VAR: Aureliano

AVAR: Massa

Udinese-Milan (20:45)

Referee: Doveri (Rome)

Assistants: Cecconi, Scatragli

Fourth Official: Di Marco

VAR: Meraviglia

AVAR: Maresca

Sunday, September 21

Lazio-Roma (12:30)

Referee: Sozza (Seregno)

Assistants: Baccini, Vecchi

Fourth Official: Ayroldi

VAR: Di Paolo

AVAR: Massa

Cremonese-Parma (15:00)

Referee: La Penna (Rome 1)

Assistants: M. Rossi, C. Rossi

Fourth Official: Allegretta

VAR: Marini

AVAR: Nasca

Torino-Atalanta (15:00)

Referee: Colombo (Como)

Assistants: Zingarelli, Bianchini

Fourth Official: Arena

VAR: Guida

AVAR: Maresca

Fiorentina-Como (18:00)

Referee: Bonacina (Bergamo)

Assistants: Capaldo, Politi

Fourth Official: Feliciani

VAR: Ghersini

AVAR: Aureliano

Inter-Sassuolo (20:45)

Referee: Marinelli (Tivoli)

Assistants: Mondin, L. Rossi

Fourth Official: Perri

VAR: Pezzuto

AVAR: Chiffi

Monday, September 22

Napoli-Pisa (20:45)

Referee: Crezzini (Siena)

Assistants: Costanzo, Mastrodonato

Fourth Official: Manganiello

VAR: Mazzoleni

AVAR: Giua.

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