The Italian sports pages are pointing at three controversial penalty decisions during Inter-Sassuolo and Juventus-Napoli. La Gazzetta dello Sport claims Maurizio Mariani missed two penalties in Juventus’ 2-1 win over…
Sassuolo coach Roberto De Zerbi was frustrated to leave San Siro empty-handed with 70 per cent possession against Inter, as well as penalty controversy. The Neroverdi dominated the game, but…
Claudio Ranieri believes Sampdoria didn’t deserve to lose against Bologna and blames Massimiliano Irrati: ‘He’s better off at VAR rather than on the pitch.’ The Blucerchiati suffered a 3-1 defeat…
Italian media believe Massimiliano Irrati’s decisions affected both Milan and Juve with the referee rated 4.5 by Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere dello Sport and 4 by Tuttosport. Italian media…
Juventus players wanted Davide Calabria’s equaliser to be disallowed for a presumed Hakan Calhanoglu foul on Adrien Rabiot, but after a silent VAR check, the referee Massimiliano Irrati gave the…
Massimiliano Irrati will officiate the relegation showdown Genoa-Verona, with Maurizio Mariani taking Lecce-Parma. Click here for the Week 38 Serie A previews. Going into the final round, the only issue…
Roberto De Zerbi accused the referee of being “surgical” in decisions that damaged Sassuolo, including a “scandalous” penalty for Genoa. The Neroverdi were furious at several controversial incidents in the…
Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic has hit out at the hysteria surrounding recent refereeing decisions, calling them an “alibi” to hide behind. Juve reclaimed top spot in Serie A on Wednesday…
Referee Piero Giacomelli has been dropped for this weekend’s Serie A fixtures following his controversial performance between Napoli and Atalanta. Giacomelli came under fire for not awarding Napoli a penalty,…
The referees for the 2019-20 Serie A campaign are confirmed, with Luca Banti and Paolo Mazzoleni dropped due to their age. Banti [pictured] and Mazzoleni have reached the end of…
The Serie A Week 15 referees are announced as Massimiliano Irrati will officiate Friday’s Derby d’Italia between Juventus and Inter. Irrati, who presided over Inter’s 3-0 win at Lazio earlier…
Massimiliano Irrati will take charge of Lazio-Inter, as the Serie A Week 10 referees are announced. Arguably the biggest clash of the weekend takes place on Monday night, with the…
Massimiliano Irrati will take charge of Napoli’s trip to Torino, as the Serie A Week 5 referees are announced. The Partenopei face a tricky trip to Turin in Sunday’s early…
Referee Massimiliano Irrati backs interviews after games “as long as they don’t spend five minutes on one incident” and expects VAR in the Champions League. Throughout the world fans have…
Daniele Orsato has been confirmed as one of three Italian VAR referees for the World Cup, just days after his controversial performance during Inter-Juventus. Orsato came under fire for his…
Massimiliano Irrati has been announced as the referee for Sunday’s Milan-Lazio game. The Rossoneri welcome Simone Inzaghi’s side to San Siro for the evening kick-off, with the Biancocelesti having scored…
Paolo Tagliavento has been confirmed as the referee for Saturday’s Serie A blockbuster between Juventus and Roma. Tagliavento is regarded as one of the referees for the big occasion in…
Simone Inzaghi complained about the referee again after Lazio fought back for a 3-3 draw with Atalanta. “I don’t think anyone was bored tonight.” The hosts had gone 2-0 up,…
Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly believes anti-Neapolitan chants “enter into the definition of racism”. The centre-back was racially abused by Lazio fans in February 2016, causing the match at the Stadio…
Massimiliano Irrati will take charge as Roma welcome Inter, as the Serie A Week 2 referees are announced. Luciano Spalletti returns to the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday night, having left…