Di Bello suspended in Serie A after Lazio-Milan, but UEFA calls him for the big Champions League match

Di Bello suspended in Serie A after Lazio-Milan, but UEFA calls him for the big Champions League match

Marco Di Bello will remain out of action for about a month after the controversy linked to Lazio-Milan, but the Brindisi referee is appointed in the Champions League. He will take the field at the Bernabeu on Wednesday evening. UEFA has designated him as the fourth official in the Italian team that will manage Real Madrid-Leipzig, the second leg of the second leg (1-0 for Ancelotti in Germany) scheduled for March 6th. The match will be refereed by Davide Massa, with Alassio and Meli assistants. Irrati and Valeri (AVAR) will be protagonists in front of the monitor.

Rocchi reveals Di Bello's message after Lazio-Milan

“The next morning he wrote me a message: he said I'm sorry, I lost a bit… I'm sorry for the verbal attacks that took place, he's mortified because he knows he could have done much better. He realized what he did, ” the words of the referee designator, Gianluca Rocchi Open Var on Dazn on Di Bello. “We must not hide and objectively we could have done better. We could have done better in controlling the match. I have read many unpleasant and unkind things about Marco Di Bello. It's not easy when a team ends up with 8 men and you don't do well.”

Rocchi on the slow motion episodes of Lazio-Milan

Rocchi also analyzed all the episodes in Lazio-Milan. We start from the penalty requested by Sarri's team: “The Maignan-Castellanos contact? Very borderline episode, we are of the opinion that we agree with the choice. Let's give more importance to what was decided on the pitch, if he had given a penalty there would have been a silent check accepting the choice. It's an unclear episode, it's not like Var. Without Gabbia's presence nothing would have changed, but seeing the dynamics he would have had a different eye. Castellanos is overwhelmed, he didn't make any exaggeration. This is an episode that is evaluated well live, if you go and watch it again it becomes a clear penalty. We feel like supporting Di Bello's decision. Fifty-fifty episode, even if he had given the penalty it wouldn't have been a mistake.”

On the episode that led to Pellegrini's expulsion: “Di Bello didn't have the time. The second yellow is correct. If he had the feeling that something important was going on he would have stopped the game. The double yellow is due, but I realize the difficulty in accepting it. The clear communication is that we must intervene when there is a facial problem. Di Bello is more attracted to what happens next. The skill is understanding when something is serious, when the head is involved it is always serious.”

“The red card for Marusic? “I don't know what he said to the referee, the report at the end of the match is the referee's stuff and I always say to write down everything that happens. I think backwards and positively. I send out those who are better off, those who are less well off stay a little quiet. We need to get Di Bello back as soon as possible. We must not leave anyone behind, that is out of the question. When you see the game going up you have to crush it a little. You have to lead the game, the players need guidance”, the words of Gianluca Rocchi at Open Var on Dazn.