Chiffi’s 101st match in Serie A was a disappointment, from the disallowed goal to the penalty, 45 minutes to forget

Daniele Chiffithe choice for Lazio-Inter, was born in Padua on 14 December 1984: he began refereeing in 2002 and after years of apprenticeship in the minor leagues he reached the Lega Pro in 2011. Slender physique and strong personality, sport has always part of his life: as a boy he practiced athletics, with a decent career as a middle-distance runner, specializing in the 400 and 800 metres. By work he is a management engineer.

Daniele Chiffi’s first Serie A management dates back to 11 May 2014: referee Sampdoria-Napoli finished 2-5. In January 2023 he reached 80 appearances in Serie A with the Spezia-Lecce match, while at the end of the 2022-23 season he received the Giovanni Mauro award. So far this season he had been very fluctuating at the start but then he recovered andd has crossed the finish line of 100 direct matches in Serie A. Let’s see how he fared yesterday at the Olimpico?.

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Chiffi’s history with Lazio and Inter

Tenth match between Chiffi and Lazio: the previous 9 were smiling at the Biancocelestivictorious on 7 occasions with only two defeats and no draws. The last time that the Venetian referee had refereed a match for the Capitoline club dates back to the 2-0 defeat at San Siro against Milan on 12 September 2021. Chiffi had returned to referee an Inter match after one season. The last three precedents in Serie A date back to the 2022-23 season: Milan-Inter (3 September 2022) finished 3-2; Atalanta-Inter (13 November 2022) finished 2-3; Inter-Juventus (19 March 2023) finished 0-1 and Inter – Atalanta (Italian Cup on 31 January 2023) finished 1-0.

The referee booked six players

Assisted by assistants Cecconi and Zingarelli with Manganiello IV man, Mazzoleni al Var and Serra al’Avarthe referee cautions six players: 24` Calhanoglu (I), 31` Bastoni (I), 40` Rovella (L), 44` Bisseck (I), 75` Darmian (I), 77` Zaccagni (L) . Recovery: 5` pt; 3′ st

Lazio-Inter, the slow motion cases

These are the main dubious episodes. At 15′ the first of many doubtful episodes of the first half. Gila’s sliding tackle on Mkhitaryan was a foul and deserved a yellow, because the Armenian was about to launch the Nerazzurri’s counterattack. The card for the Biancoceleste defender is missing. In the 24th minute, the first yellow card of the match for Calhanoglu, who arrives late on Rovella, in the 26th minute, Pedro stops Barella for a foul on the edge of the area: Chiffi doesn’t extract the yellow card that should have been given instead for management compliance. In the 31st minute Bastoni knocks down Isaksen who had come away from him on the counterattack and is booked.

In the 35th minute Provedel’s miracle on Dumfries’ header, then De Vrij scores but Chiffi immediately cancels. Lautaro is offside and participates in the action, however there is a VAR check for an alleged touch of the arm by Gigot on Dumfries’ header and before Lautaro’s offside. Chiffi is recalled to the on field review and assigns the penalty to the Nerazzurri and Rovella is booked for protesting, while in the 44th minute Bisseck is also shown a yellow card for protesting. In the 75th minute Darmian stomps on Zaccagni and the referee draws a yellow card, in the 77th minute Zaccagni (L) is also booked. After 3′ of added time Lazio-Inter ends 0-6.

For Marelli, De Vrij’s goal was irregular

Regarding the goal that broke the deadlock, here is the opinion of Dazn expert Luca Marell: “De Vrij’s goal was correctly disallowed because Lautaro, during Dumfries’ header, was offside and actively participated in the match. ‘action. There is also a kick to Gigot’s face from Lautaro. However, referee Chiffi also controlled a possible blow of the arm by Gigot which led to the penalty kick.”