Serie A Referee Chief To Offer His Verdict On Dreadful Weekend For Elite Italian Match Officials | OneFootball

Serie A referee chief Gianluca Rocchi will soon assess the weekend’s controversial performances by top Italian match officials.

According to La Repubblica via FCInterNews, the refereeing designator will discuss this hot topic later in the day.

One of the major talking points will be Saturday’s mouth-watering clash between Napoli and Inter Milan.

Indeed, referee Maurizio Mariani committed a grave error in the first half, paving the way for the home side’s victory.

Gianluca Rocchi to Address Serie A Referees’ Weekend Performances

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Gianluca Rocchi has already made his stance clear on ‘soft’ penalties.

Therefore, Mariani now faces scrutiny for awarding a phantom penalty to Napoli in Saturday’s high-stakes game.

His decision to sanction Henrikh Mkhitaryan for minimal contact with Giovanni Di Lorenzo sparked outrage among the Nerazzurri camp.

Meanwhile, Rocchi will reportedly try to explain all the errors that happened this weekend.

Mariani’s woeful display at the Maradona Stadium wasn’t the only underwhelming performance.

Indeed, several other Serie A matches featured contentious calls, raising questions about officiating standards across the league.