After the emergence of video assistance in recent years, referees may soon have a thematic channel in Italy. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and the Italian Association of Football Referees (AIA) are working on a joint project, which could see the light of day in the coming weeks. “We would like to have a space, a communication channel that we would like to open to be able to give technical interpretations. I think it is for the good of football. Along with the Federation, we are thinking about it and we are working on it”, commented Alfredo Trentalange, president of the AIA. The idea would be to open a channel, probably online, even if nothing has been confirmed, where a referee can come and explain the various decisions taken during a match. The will of the authorities is to limit the controversies, while displaying transparency to dispel doubts.
Former international referee and current head of the Serie A referees Gianluca Rocchi (48) is cited to become the reference consultant of this channel, which would belong to the Italian federation. The frequency of the interventions remains to be defined and, if this is only a hypothesis for the moment, the audio recordings of the referees could also be broadcast on this channel. “We will quickly be able to make public the exchanges between the referee and the VAR room; there should be no secrets”, said Gianluca Rocchi last November, as an implication of this new project.
Source: News24