the denied penalty and the record on debut day, what a revenge

Technically not always precise, Zufferli – the choice for Napoli-Verona – has little experience in Serie A. Rigid in the application of the rules, well physically structured, but with some gaps still to be fixed, he has been referee since 2006 and has been awarded the “Green Bench” in 2008. He made a bad debut in the season in Roma-Empoli, making a couple of serious errors but how did Udine’s whistle fare yesterday at Maradona?

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Zufferli’s history with Napoli and Verona

There were 3 precedents between the Friulian whistle and Hellas: a draw and 2 defeats for the yellow-blues. Absolute debut instead with the Azzurri.

The referee didn’t draw any cards

Assisted by assistants Cecconi and Fontemurato with Sacchi the fourth man, Ghersini to the Var and Marini to the Avar, the referee did not warn any players.

Napoli-Verona, the cases from slow motion

These are the dubious episodes of the race. In the 19th minute Sarr fell to the ground after a stomp from Rrahmani, judged to be fair by Zufferli. Some protests from the visiting players over the match director’s decision. In the 52nd minute there was a cross between Di Lorenzo and Duda with the yellow and blue player touching the ball in the corner before tackling the Neapolitan captain head-on. Zufferli intervenes to separate the two but without drawing cards. In the 53rd minute Coppola made a sliding intervention in the area by Anguissa, Napoli asks for a penalty but the defender hits the ball fully: the referee lets it continue and it does well. After injury time, Napoli-Verona ends 2-0 with zero yellow cards, a small record for Zufferli.