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Massa’s performance in Como-Roma praised by Italian referees The referee evaluation system must be changed. It’s already in the draft program of the new Italian-style PGMOL, but even if the revolution desired by Gravina doesn’t materialize next season, it’s a perverse mechanism that must be changed. And, as Corriere dello Sport writes, if you were surprised by the 8.

50 that one of Rocchi Gervasoni’s assistants gave to referee Manganiello after the Inter-Atalanta defeat, then who knows how you’ll feel to learn that the referee observer of the ill-fated CON awarded Massa, the match official for Como-Roma, a whopping 8. 70! That is, according to the tables available to those who must judge a referee, the maximum possible.

With full justification. While reading it, try reviewing the Ligurian referee’s game, especially from Wesley’s second yellow onward. Well, he gives it 8.

70 because: “He refereed excellently! A high-level performance. He oversaw a difficult match well, due to disputes and/or incidents that were assessed correctly and resolved brilliantly.