It's already the second time that it happens in this Serie A day. Also in Lecce-Inter, the referee suffered a muscle discomfort and was replaced by the fourth official. The match direction of Daniele Doveri lasted only one half, due to the injury, he had to leave the whistle in the hands of Niccolò Baroni during the interval, who was serving as the fourth official. This is his first appearance in Serie A after refereeing in eleven Serie B games and one Coppa Italia match.
Injury also in Bologna-Verona
It had already happened on this day that it was necessary to replace the referee. During Bologna-Verona, in fact, the game was interrupted after 5 minutes due to the muscle injury of Rosario Abisso. The referee from Palermo tried to get treated and return to the field, but he couldn't make it and asked for the fourth official to be changed. The match resumed at minute 12 after the two referees completed the change procedure with related technological systems that connect the referee on the field to the VAR.
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