Referee Marcenaro, chosen by Rocchi for Fiorentina-Sassuolo, is not having an easy season. In season he made several mistakes during Napoli-Cagliari (when he disallowed a regular goal) and Inter-Lecce (when he made more than one blunder) as recent cases. Marcenaro had 25 directions to his credit in A 25, the last in Lecce-Roma at the beginning of the month when he infuriated the Capitoline but how did the Genoese whistle fare yesterday at the Franchi?
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Marcenaro’s precedents with Fiorentina and Sassuolo
Marcenaro’s third direction in the championship with the Viola. The precedents were: Cremonese-Fiorentina 0-2 last season and Lazio-Fiorentina 1-0 this year. Two against Sassuolo, both away from home and both ended with a KO by the Emilians. This year his score was clearly home-made. Out of ten matches refereed, 6 home wins, 3 draws, one win for the away team.
The referee cautioned 3 players
Assisted by assistants Garzelli and Moro with IV Officer Prontera, at VAR Serra and AVAR Pairettothe referee cautioned three players: 13′ Tressoldi (S), 32′ Martínez Quarta (F), 79′ Comuzzo (F)
Fiorentina-Sassuolo, slow motion cases
These are the dubious episodes. In the 13th minute the first yellow of the match goes to Tressoldi who knocks down Sottil by intervening completely late. He was warned by a booking and will miss the next match against Inter. In the 32nd minute Martinez Quarta was booked and stopped Thorstvedt late. In the 80th minute Comuzzo intervened late on Mulattieri, booked by Marcenaro who always had control of the match. All the goals in Fiorentina-Sassuolo were regular, the peculiarity is that the referee did not allow recovery either in the first or second half. A record.
