According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Serie A's referee designator Orsato confirmed that refereeing standards will continue until June, with fewer penalties, fouls, yellow cards, and red cards.

This approach will continue until June. The standard will not change: no more penalties for minor infractions, and fewer fouls, yellow cards, and red cards. The number of penalties has already decreased due to a significant increase in effective playing time. Today, senior referees held a training session with journalists, commentators, and newspaper and television experts at the VAR center in Lissone, attended by Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo and FIGC General Secretary Marco Brunelli. Daniele Orsato, director of the refereeing committee for Serie A and Serie B, declared under the supervision of Domenico Messina, the new technical director of the Italian Referees Association: "Today I want to surprise you: we want to work with you. There will be errors, but I will persist until the end of the season. I won't change my mind every week."

Orsato, speaking without a microphone, deliberately displayed a strong personality, then discussed young referees. He said: "When I took this position, everyone was calling for referees who understand football. I know we'll lose some things at first, but I value more what we'll gain in the end. I want my young referees to regain control of the game in midfield. They don't yet have the personality of Cesare (Cesare was also present, editor's note), but I want to teach them what I've learned. Young referees must have confidence, courage, and the right to make mistakes—they shouldn't use yellow cards as a shield when facing coaches and players. I no longer want to see the 'surgical' decisions of recent years; that's not football. We're adjusting."

Stopping soft penalties

UEFA's direction is, in fact, very clear: no soft penalties. Regarding specific cases, Orsato believes the foot-to-foot contact between Gila and Kolo Muani in the Juventus versus Milan match was not a foul, and that the contact between Alai Begovic and Keita in the Juventus versus Parma match should not have been called a penalty. He also believes the VAR's non-intervention when De Bruyne and Lucas Vázquez made contact was essentially correct, because that action could have been a foul, but there was no clear and obvious error requiring review. The Torino versus Bologna match was different, being one of the most complicated cases at the start of this season. Orsato stated: "Here we must discuss. For some, it's a penalty; for others, it's not. However, as long as there's no clear and obvious error, the VAR should not intervene and must leave the decision to the on-field referee."

Errors

Orsato continued: "Some errors have already occurred, but referees, like everyone else, make mistakes. Goalkeepers, defenders, forwards, and coaches also make mistakes." He cited recent examples: Kalulu grabbing Rovella in the Juventus versus Atalanta match, which is an unacceptable error in the VAR era. In the Frosinone versus Fiorentina match, Dragusin kicked Montiel's knee but no penalty was called; in the same match, Jiménez's violent conduct against Bragaglia was not sanctioned with a red card; in the Coppa Italia match between Fiorentina and Pisa, Caracciolo repeatedly grabbed Pellegrino in the area, which the refereeing team considered a clear penalty; Vlasic opening his arms in the Torino versus Milan match; and the failure to issue a red card for Caqueret's serious foul against Birsighi in the Como versus Parma match.

Traducido por IA.

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