Paolo Casarinformer referee and referee designator, spoke on the refereeing topic which has been much discussed in Italy in recent days. And he did it through the columns of Corriere della Sera: “It is useless to remember the many penalties conceded through no fault of the defenders in recent years. In fact, from the 2019-20 Serie A championship, with 187 penalties conceded, the shots from eleven meters dropped to 109 in 2022-23 and then increased again, as at the start of this tournament. Serie A will continue like this, there will be over 170 penalties at the end of the season.”
Casarin also launches an appeal to footballers in his fund, entitled “Enough deception and hand penalties”.: “Now is the time for low tackles between the two feet separated from the ball: they also happen in the area and therefore penalties arrive. But low tackles are not always fouls, football is a game of physical contact. Fellow footballers, stop throw yourself on the ground to cheat the referee. You also fool the millions of spectators who fill the stadiums and who are now uncertain and perplexed by some of the referee’s decisions. Who recognize that they are wrong, but who would like a game with stable rules to always be able to apply them Better”.