After a punishing match (he had disappointed in Napoli-Atalanta and was only at the VAR in Cagliari-Atalanta) Pairetto was chosen by Rocchi for Udinese-Roma which was suspended and it was repurposed for recovery. Let’s see how the Piedmontese referee fared at the BluEnergy Stadium yesterday in the 18 minutes left to play.
Pairetto’s history with Udinese and Roma
For the referee of the Nichelino section it was the sixteenth official match with Roma, the fourteenth in Serie A. In the 13 previous matches in the championship the Giallorossi team had achieved seven victories, three draws and three defeats. In the 13 games in Serie A with Pairetto, Roma had received 36 yellow cards and 3 red cards due to warnings (therefore no direct expulsion). Also, the referee he had whistled a penalty in favor of the Giallorossi and three against.
However, the last precedent with Pairetto was in the Italian Cup, in the round of 16 of this season’s Italian Cup against Cremonese (a match won 2-1 by Roma). Udinese had also already met Pairetto 13 times in Serie A. In the previous 13, the Friulians had achieved three victories, three draws and seven defeats. The last victory dates back to the 2018-19 season, in the following 6 matches with Pairetto Udinese had no longer won. From Pairetto the Friulians had received 25 warnings, 2 expulsions, 0 penalties for and 5 against.
The referee booked four players in total
Assisted by assistants C.Rossi and Laudato with Rapuano IV man, Aureliano at the Var and Di Paolo at the Avarthe same as the suspended match, the referee had warned three players in the suspended match, none of De Rossi’s team: 31′ Kamara (U), 58′ Bijol (U), 66′ Payero (U) and in yesterday’s injury time the Romanist Karsdorp.
Udinese-Roma, the slow-motion cases
In the 18′ of added time, in the 81st minute Roma protested for the opportunity wasted by Lucca but the Friulian striker was not offside. In the 4th minute of added time, Payero goes down in the area following a challenge by Pellegrini: there is no penalty. Pairetto’s decision was right as he directed Udinese-Roma well.
