The Lega Serie A will allow VAR replays to be shown on stadium screens next season, but only after the referee has taken a decision.
The Italian top flight introduced Video Assistant Referees last season, and while the move was a qualified success, there were some complaints.
One of those is that for fans in the stadium, who don’t have access to the replays the referee sees, there are long delays where spectators don’t know what’s happening.
The Lega Serie A will allow VAR replays to be shown on stadium screens next season, but only after the referee has taken a decision.
The Italian top flight introduced Video Assistant Referees last season, and while the move was a qualified success, there were some complaints.
One of those is that for fans in the stadium, who don’t have access to the replays the referee sees, there are long delays where spectators don’t know what’s happening.
Today the Lega Serie A has released its stadium rules for the new season, relating to training sessions, the length of grass, goalline technology and more.
Also included is a new VAR provision, which in addition to the old system of “VAR” being displayed on the screens, “any images as transmitted by the television production” can also be shown.
Those replays can be shown “only after the referee has taken the decision”, and only while play is stopped.