At the 2026 Sports Festival in Trento, Daniele Orsato, head of the National Referee Committee for Serie A and Serie B, was interviewed by Arianna Ravelli and Matteo Dalla Vite.

Orsato stated, "Players now know that if I go down and stay down, my team will be short one player for a minute, and that's when a goal might happen. The new rules introduced by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) are designed to speed up the pace of play. Of course, my referees are exhausted. They have to keep track of all the time in their heads, and that's very demanding. But it's not too much, because we're seeing results."

Speaking about refereeing errors and VAR usage, Orsato said, "We've made some unacceptable mistakes, and we're working hard to correct them. What's called 'video game refereeing' refers to contact that we used to watch repeatedly, and after seeing enough contact, it feels like a penalty. If Kalulu's pull on Ronaldo in the Juventus vs. Atalanta match is a penalty, and I still need to stand here to explain it, then I'm underestimating you all. There are other situations that could be debated, where VAR shouldn't intervene, because the referee on the pitch must make the decision."

He added, "VAR was originally established for clear and obvious errors. Some might ask, what qualifies as such an error? It's an error in the first five minutes of a match where we don't intervene, and we later acknowledge it was a refereeing mistake."

Orsato also discussed the referee's role in matches: "To be the protagonist of this change? No, no, no, we should not be the focus of the match. I prefer the term 'invisible.' I watched Massa in the Roma vs. Inter match, and he managed to be invisible on the pitch. Not the protagonist, but always ready to intervene when needed. To achieve this, one must understand football and be well-trained."

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