Alessandro Prontera, the dentist from Tricase who emigrated to Bologna, is Rocchi’s choice for the match on the last day of Serie A between Cagliari and Fiorentina. Very gifted on an athletic level, capable of remaining at the center of the action, he tends to whistle little and let the game run. Prontera had 32 directions to his credit in Serie A, 131 yellow cards, 3 red cards for double yellows, 4 direct expulsions and 15 penalty kicks awarded. In the latest release he had not done badly in Milan-Genoa three weeks ago but how did you fare yesterday in anticipation of Thursday?
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Prontera’s precedents with Cagliari and Fiorentina
In terms of precedents, there were 4 meetings between Prontera and Cagliari, with a balance of 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Similar score for Fiorentina, who in 5 matches with the match director of the Bologna section he had brought home 3 successes, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
The referee booked seven players
Assisted by assistants Preti and Miniutti, with Giua IV man, Mazzoleni at Var and Maggioni at AVar, the referee cautioned six players: 44′ Mandragora (F), 45’+3 Biraghi (B), 71′ Bonaventura (F), 90’+1 Nzola (F), 90’+2 Mina (C), 90’+3′ Sulemana (C). Ranieri is also warned. Recovery 3′ st and 14′ st.
Cagliari-Fiorentina, slow motion cases
These are the dubious episodes. In the 44th minute, the first yellow card goes to Mandragora for incorrect play: he has been warned and will miss the injury time at the end of the championship against Atalanta. In the 48th minute Biraghi also received a yellow card. In full stoppage time of the first half, Lapadula’s equalizer, who had beaten Terracciano but started in an offside position, was cancelled. VAR confirms. In the 65th minute, Deiola scored on a cross from Prati: doubts about his position but the VAR check confirmed the goal, there is no offside. In the 71st minute Bonaventura was booked for a foul on Nandez following which the player also protested to the referee. A. In the 90th minute another goal canceled out for Lapadula: Mina’s throw, stop and shot by the Peruvian, which surprises Terracciano, but starting from an offside position. On this occasion, Nzola was booked for protesting. The match now heats up, the former Viola Mina knocks out Castrovilli and gets a yellow card (warned, he will miss the next Serie A match) and shortly afterwards Sulemana is also booked and then leaves the pitch for a substitution. In the infinite recovery, which lasted 14 minutes, Beltran remained on the ground after a contact with Di Pardo, on field review for Prontera, who awarded the penalty that decided Cagliari-Fiorentina.
