What happens between the referees? After the match, won by the Grigiorossi, referee Manuel Volpi shocked the AIA with a post on his Instagram account by surprisingly announcing his resignation. Another shock after what has happened recently within the Italian Referees Association? The 35-year-old referee from the Arezzo section had recently directed the match between Cremonese and Pisa valid for the thirty-sixth matchday of Serie B and which ended with a score of 2-1 in favor of the home team. And so the refereeing world finds itself once again overwhelmed by a new totally unexpected turnaround, especially on the part of a match director so young who for no apparent reason decides to end his career here.
The announcement came shortly after the final whistle of Cremona’s Zini match decided by a goal from a free kick by Massimo Coda. Inside the long post, Volpi also sends a message to Daniele Orsato: “I end it here together with the strongest of all and a man who was beside me in the most difficult moment of my life…” he writes, also posting a photo of himself right next to Schio’s whistle. Volpi reiterates his definitive farewell to the refereeing world: “I leave refereeing and any other role within my beloved association”.
