Juan Luca Sacchi, the referee’s choice for Bologna-Udinese, is a referee with great empathy with the players. Always very inclined towards dialogue, sometimes even too much, Macerata’s whistle at disciplinary sanctions level it had an average of 4.5. His way of being on the pitch is usually appreciated by the players because he always tries not to make the 22 on the pitch nervous and for this reason he is accepted well by the players. After failing in Genoa-Frosinone he redeemed himself in his last outing, two weeks ago in Atalanta-Verona but let’s see how he fared yesterday at Dall’Ara.
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Sacchi’s history with Bologna and Udinese
For Sacchi it was the fourteenth direction of the season in Serie A. Five precedents with the Friulians with two successes (Milan-Udinese 0-1 last championship and Udinese-Crotone 2-0 on 18/12/2016) and three defeats. The last precedent was Udinese-Lazio 1-2 on 7 January. There were 7 previous matches against Bologna with 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. This year he refereed Bologna-Sassuolo 4-2.
The referee cautioned nine players and sent off one
Assisted by assistants Bindoni and Tegoni with IV Officer Monaldi, to VAR Valeri and to AVAR Marini, the referee cautioned 9 players: 42′ st Ehizibue (U), 5′ st Okoye (U), 8′ st Lucca (U), 10′ st Beukema (B), 23′ st Perez (U), 30 ‘st Zirkzee (B), 37′ st Payero (U), 44′ Davis (U), 47′ Ferreira (U). Red cards: 19’ Beukema (B).
Bologna-Udinese, the slow-motion cases
These are the dubious episodes. Tense match from the start but the first yellow card only arrived in the 42nd minute, for Osezele Ehizibue, a new yellow card in the 50th minute for Emilio Okoye. In the 53rd minute Lucca involuntarily hits Ndoye in the face with his high elbow and is booked, a heated reaction from the Bologna players and hint of a fight, immediately quelled by referee Sacchi and by Thiago Motta. Heavy yellow in the 55th minute for Beukema who was warned by a booking but the worst is yet to come for him: in the 64th minute he received a double yellow for having fouled Samardzic who was thrown into the open field. Inevitable red, he will certainly miss the match against Torino but he could also be disqualified for two matchdays.
Other heavy yellow in the 66th minute for Perez: the Udinese defender was within a booking of a booking and will miss the match against Napoli. Referee Sacchi continues to draw cards: In the 75th minute Zirkzee also received a yellow card. freuler In the 82nd minute Payero also received a yellow card for a mid-field foul on Saelemaekers: he was also warned and will be disqualified for Maradona. In the 89th minute yellow for Davis for a late intervention on Fabbian and finally in the 92nd minute for Ferreira who fouled the unleashed Saelemaekers. Hard work for Sacchi in Bologna-Udinese.
