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       #Post#: 88962--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Italy 2024-25
       By: jad Date: February 25, 2025, 7:38 am
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       Match officials for this week's mid-week fixtures:
       1) The remaining two quarter-finals of Coppa Italia
       INTER – LAZIO     Martedμ 25/02 h.21.00
       FABBRI
       IMPERIALE – CAPALDO
       IV:      PEZZUTO
       VAR:     CHIFFI
       AVAR:       AURELIANO
       
       JUVENTUS – EMPOLI     Mercoledμ 26/02 h.21.00
       FOURNEAU
       BERTI – DI IORIO
       IV:      FELICIANI
       VAR:     MERAVIGLIA
       AVAR:       MAZZOLENI
       
       2) The Serie A fixture postponed from October because of the
       flooding in Bologna
       BOLOGNA – MILAN     Giovedμ 27/02 h.20.45
       MARIANI
       LO CICERO – MASTRODONATO
       IV:     PICCININI
       VAR:     DI BELLO
       AVAR:     PATERNA
       #Post#: 89021--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Italy 2024-25
       By: jad Date: February 27, 2025, 8:05 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Match officials for the 27th round of fixtures, 28 February – 3
       March:
       FIORENTINA – LECCE     Venerdμ 28/02 h.20.45
       MARINELLI
       GIALLATINI – COLAROSSI
       IV:      SANTORO
       VAR:     DI PAOLO
       AVAR:       AURELIANO
       
       ATALANTA – VENEZIA     Sabato 01/03 h.15.00
       COLLU
       DEI GIUDICI – GARZELLI
       IV:      MASSIMI
       VAR:     AURELIANO
       AVAR:       FABBRI
       
       NAPOLI – INTER     Sabato 01/03 h.18.00
       DOVERI
       ALASSIO – PERETTI
       IV:       COLOMBO
       VAR:      MARINI
       AVAR:        DI BELLO
       
       UDINESE – PARMA      Sabato 01/03 h.20.45
       MARESCA
       PRETI – DI MONTE
       IV:     MONALDI
       VAR:     PATERNA
       AVAR:     SOZZA
       
       MONZA – TORINO     h.12.30
       RAPUANO
       CARBONE – MINIUTTI
       IV:      BONACINA
       VAR:     DI BELLO
       AVAR:     PATERNA
       
       BOLOGNA – CAGLIARI       h.15.00
       ZUFFERLI
       DEL GIOVANE – FONTEMURATO
       IV:     GALIPO’
       VAR:     MERAVIGLIA
       AVAR:      FABBRI
       
       GENOA – EMPOLI      h. 15.00
       MASSA
       MONDIN – LUCIANI
       IV:       PRONTERA
       VAR:     SOZZA
       AVAR:     MARINI
       
       ROMA – COMO      h. 18.00
       PAIRETTO
       BACCINI – IMPERIALE
       IV:     GIUA
       VAR:      CHIFFI
       AVAR:       PICCININI
       
       MILAN – LAZIO     h. 20.45
       MANGANIELLO
       PASSERI – COSTANZO
       IV:       FOURNEAU
       VAR:      MAZZOLENI
       AVAR:      PEZZUTO
       
       JUVENTUS – H. VERONA     Lunedμ 03/03 h. 20.45
       MARCHETTI
       ROSSI C. – RASPOLLINI
       IV:     RUTELLA
       VAR:     PEZZUTO
       AVAR:       FABBRI
       #Post#: 89384--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Italy 2024-25
       By: jad Date: March 5, 2025, 8:48 am
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       Match officials for the 28th round of fixtures, 7–10 March:
       CAGLIARI – GENOA     Venerdμ 07/03 h.20.45
       FABBRI
       GIALLATINI – COLAROSSI
       IV:      MONALDI
       VAR:     MARINI
       AVAR:       GARIGLIO
       
       COMO – VENEZIA     Sabato 08/03 h.15.00
       AYROLDI
       MELI – ALASSIO
       IV:       SCATENA
       VAR:     MAZZOLENI
       AVAR:       CAMPLONE
       
       PARMA – TORINO     Sabato 08/03 h.15.00
       FOURNEAU
       MORO – FONTEMURATO
       IV:       PRONTERA
       VAR:      AURELIANO
       AVAR:        MASSA
       
       LECCE – MILAN      Sabato 08/03 h.18.00
       DOVERI
       DI GIOIA – DI MONTE
       IV:     MASSIMI
       VAR:     CHIFFI
       AVAR:     MARINI
       
       INTER – MONZA     Sabato 08/03 h.20.45
       ZUFFERLI
       BERTI – CIPRESSA
       IV:      COSSO
       VAR:     GARIGLIO
       AVAR:     MERAVIGLIA
       
       H. VERONA – BOLOGNA       h.12.30
       RAPUANO
       TOLFO – ROSSI M.
       IV:     PAIRETTO
       VAR:     LA PENNA
       AVAR:      MARINI
       
       NAPOLI – FIORENTINA     h. 15.00
       COLOMBO
       CECCONI – DEI GIUDICI
       IV:       MARCHETTI
       VAR:     MERAVIGLIA
       AVAR:     CHIFFI
       
       EMPOLI – ROMA     h. 18.00
       DI BELLO
       PERROTTI – MASTRODONATO
       IV:     BONACINA
       VAR:      PATERNA
       AVAR:       MASSA
       
       JUVENTUS – ATALANTA     h. 20.45
       SOZZA
       BINDONI – TEGONI
       IV:       MARESCA
       VAR:      DI PAOLO
       AVAR:      AURELIANO
       
       LAZIO – UDINESE     Lunedμ 10/03 h. 20.45
       PICCININI
       BACCINI – BERCIGLI
       IV:     RUTELLA
       VAR:     GHERSINI
       AVAR:       DI PAOLO
       #Post#: 89737--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Italy 2024-25
       By: jad Date: March 14, 2025, 10:34 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Match officials for the 29th round of fixtures, 14-16 March:
       GENOA – LECCE     Venerdμ 14/03 h.20.45
       MARESCA
       SCATRAGLI – ZINGARELLI
       IV:      GALIPO’
       VAR:     MAZZOLENI
       AVAR:       CAMPLONE
       
       MONZA – PARMA     Sabato 15/03 h.15.00
       MANGANIELLO
       MONDIN – CORTESE
       IV:      FERRIERI CAPUTI
       VAR:     MERAVIGLIA
       AVAR:       LA PENNA
       
       UDINESE – H. VERONA     Sabato 15/03 h.15.00
       AYROLDI
       LO CICERO – VOTTA
       IV:       PERRI
       VAR:      GARIGLIO
       AVAR:        MAZZOLENI
       
       MILAN – COMO     Sabato 15/03 h.18.00
       MARCHETTI
       BINDONI – TEGONI
       IV:     CREZZINI
       VAR:     DOVERI
       AVAR:     ABISSO
       
       TORINO – EMPOLI     Sabato 15/03 h.20.45
       CHIFFI
       BERTI – MOKHTAR
       IV:      SCATENA
       VAR:     MARINI
       AVAR:     DI BELLO
       
       VENEZIA – NAPOLI       h.12.30
       MARIANI
       PRETI – PERROTTI
       IV:     COSSO
       VAR:     DI PAOLO
       AVAR:      DIONISI
       
       BOLOGNA – LAZIO     h. 15.00
       COLOMBO
       CECCONI – BAHRI
       IV:       PERENZONI
       VAR:     PATERNA
       AVAR:     MERAVIGLIA
       
       ROMA – CAGLIARI     h. 16.00
       PICCININI
       ROSSI C. – DI GIOIA
       IV:     FELICIANI
       VAR:      PEZZUTO
       AVAR:       ABISSO
       
       FIORENTINA – JUVENTUS     h. 18.00
       FABBRI
       PERETTI – IMPERIALE
       IV:       ZUFFERLI
       VAR:      LA PENNA
       AVAR:      DOVERI
       
       ATALANTA – INTER     h. 20.45
       MASSA
       CARBONE – MELI
       IV:     SOZZA
       VAR:     DI BELLO
       AVAR:       MARINI
       #Post#: 90079--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Italy 2024-25
       By: jad Date: March 26, 2025, 9:13 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Match officials for the 30th round of fixtures, 29 – 31 March:
       COMO – EMPOLI     Sabato 29/03 h.15.00
       MARIANI
       PASSERI – IMPERIALE
       IV:      MARINELLI
       VAR:     FABBRI
       AVAR:       PATERNA
       
       VENEZIA – BOLOGNA     Sabato 29/03 h.15.00
       DI BELLO
       DI IORIO – ROSSI C.
       IV:      MONALDI
       VAR:     GARIGLIO
       AVAR:       MAZZOLENI
       
       JUVENTUS – GENOA     Sabato 29/03 h.18.00
       RAPUANO
       TOLFO – DEI GIUDICI
       IV:       AYROLDI
       VAR:      AURELIANO
       AVAR:        MERAVIGLIA
       
       LECCE – ROMA     Sabato 29/03 h.20.45
       MANGANIELLO
       PRETI – MORO
       IV:     COSSO
       VAR:     DI PAOLO
       AVAR:     GHERSINI
       
       CAGLIARI – MONZA     h.12.30
       FOURNEAU
       MELI – ALASSIO
       IV:      PERRI
       VAR:     GHERSINI
       AVAR:     AURELIANO
       
       FIORENTINA – ATALANTA       h.15.00
       DOVERI
       BACCINI – PERROTTI
       IV:     ZUFFERLI
       VAR:     MARINI
       AVAR:      FABBRI
       
       INTER – UDINESE     h. 18.00
       CHIFFI
       ROSSI M. – FONTEMURATO
       IV:       BONACINA
       VAR:     PATERNA
       AVAR:     PEZZUTO
       
       NAPOLI – MILAN     h. 20.45
       SOZZA
       GIALLATINI – COLAROSSI
       IV:     MARCHETTI
       VAR:      MERAVIGLIA
       AVAR:       DI PAOLO
       
       H. VERONA – PARMA     Lunedμ 31/03 h. 18.30
       SACCHI
       BERCIGLI – TRINCHIERI
       IV:       COLLU
       VAR:      MAZZOLENI
       AVAR:      VOLPI
       
       LAZIO – TORINO     Lunedμ 31/03 h. 20.45
       MASSA
       VECCHI – RICCI
       IV:     MASSIMI
       VAR:     PEZZUTO
       AVAR:       MARINI
       #Post#: 90211--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Italy 2024-25
       By: jad Date: March 31, 2025, 7:38 am
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       Match officials for this week's first leg semi-final ties in
       Coppa Italia:
       EMPOLI – BOLOGNA      Martedμ 01/04 h.21.00
       ZUFFERLI
       SCATRAGLI – MORO
       IV:      DOVERI
       VAR:     CHIFFI
       AVAR:       DI PAOLO
       
       MILAN – INTER      Mercoledμ 02/04 h.21.00
       FABBRI
       PRETI – BACCINI
       IV:      AYROLDI
       VAR:     ABISSO
       AVAR:       DI BELLO
       #Post#: 90381--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Italy 2024-25
       By: jad Date: April 3, 2025, 8:11 am
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       Match officials for the 31st round of fixtures, 4-7 April:
       GENOA – UDINESE     Venerdμ 04/04 h. 20.45
       PERENZONI
       CECCONI – MASTRODONATO
       IV:      MANGANIELLO
       VAR:     MAZZOLENI
       AVAR:       FABBRI
       
       MONZA – COMO     Sabato 05/04 h.15.00
       COLLU
       PERROTTI – BELSANTI
       IV:      GALIP0’
       VAR:     GARIGLIO
       AVAR:       DI PAOLO
       
       PARMA – INTER     Sabato 05/04 h.18.00
       DOVERI
       LO CICERO – DI GIOIA
       IV:       ARENA
       VAR:      MARIANI
       AVAR:        MERAVIGLIA
       
       MILAN – FIORENTINA     Sabato 05/04 h.20.45
       AYROLDI
       CARBONE – PERETTI
       IV:     SANTORO
       VAR:     PATERNA
       AVAR:     AURELIANO
       
       LECCE – VENEZIA     h.12.30
       PICCININI
       BACCINI – CECCON
       IV:      RUTELLA
       VAR:     MERAVIGLIA
       AVAR:     SOZZA
       
       EMPOLI – CAGLIARI       h.15.00
       LA PENNA
       ZINGARELLI – ROSSI M.
       IV:     PRONTERA
       VAR:     AURELIANO
       AVAR:      MARINI
       
       TORINO – H. VERONA     h. 15.00
       BONACINA
       PASSERI – COSTANZO
       IV:       MONALDI
       VAR:     GHERSINI
       AVAR:     FABBRI
       
       ATALANTA – LAZIO     h. 18.00
       CHIFFI
       SCATRAGLI – BAHRI
       IV:     MARINELLI
       VAR:      DI PAOLO
       AVAR:       ABISSO
       
       ROMA – JUVENTUS     h. 20.45
       COLOMBO
       IMPERIALE – BERTI
       IV:       ZUFFERLI
       VAR:      DI BELLO
       AVAR:      MAZZOLENI
       
       BOLOGNA – NAPOLI     Lunedμ 07/04 h. 20.45
       MASSA
       MELI – ALASSIO
       IV:     SACCHI
       VAR:     MARINI
       AVAR:       ABISSO
       #Post#: 90654--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Italy 2024-25
       By: jad Date: April 9, 2025, 9:19 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Match officials for the 32nd round of fixtures, 11-14 April:
       UDINESE – MILAN     Venerdμ 11/04 h.20.45
       SACCHI
       DEL GIOVANE – ROSSI C.
       IV:      CREZZINI
       VAR:     MARINI
       AVAR:       MASSA
       
       VENEZIA – MONZA     Sabato 12/04 h.15.00
       MARESCA
       MOKHTAR – FONTEMURATO
       IV:      COLLU
       VAR:     DI PAOLO
       AVAR:       VOLPI
       
       INTER – CAGLIARI     Sabato 12/04 h.18.00
       DI BELLO
       BERTI – CECCONI
       IV:       PERENZONI
       VAR:      CHIFFI
       AVAR:        PATERNA
       
       JUVENTUS – LECCE     Sabato 12/04 h.20.45
       ZUFFERLI
       VECCHI – BERCIGLI
       IV:     ARENA
       VAR:     MAZZOLENI
       AVAR:     MASSA
       
       ATALANTA – BOLOGNA     h.12.30
       MARIANI
       GIALLATINI – COLAROSSI
       IV:      AYROLDI
       VAR:     PATERNA
       AVAR:     CHIFFI
       
       FIORENTINA – PARMA      h.15.00
       MANGANIELLO
       SCATRAGLI – MORO
       IV:     COSSO
       VAR:     LA PENNA
       AVAR:      PEZZUTO
       
       H. VERONA – GENOA      h. 15.00
       MARCHETTI
       DI IORIO – YOSHIKAWA
       IV:       PERRI
       VAR:     GARIGLIO
       AVAR:     MAZZOLENI
       
       COMO – TORINO     h. 18.00
       MARCENARO
       BINDONI – BIFFI
       IV:     RUTELLA
       VAR:      AURELIANO
       AVAR:       GUIDA
       
       LAZIO – ROMA      h.20.45
       SOZZA
       PERROTTI – ROSSI M.
       IV:       DOVERI
       VAR:      MERAVIGLIA
       AVAR:      DI PAOLO
       
       NAPOLI – EMPOLI     Lunedμ 14/04 h. 20.45
       FABBRI
       BACCINI – LO CICERO
       IV:     RAPUANO
       VAR:     PEZZUTO
       AVAR:       AURELIANO
       #Post#: 90659--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Italy 2024-25
       By: JCFC Date: April 9, 2025, 9:44 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       I seem to recall that when I was vaguely aware of Italian
       football, most of the referees surnames came early in the
       alphabet - Graziano Cesari coming fairly well down the list. Of
       the ten above, not counting 4th officials, eight have surnames
       starting with letters from M onwards., though this does mean
       that most come in the first half of the alphabet. Am I
       remembering incorrectly? How would this fit with the range of
       Italian surnames overall?
       #Post#: 90814--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Italy 2024-25
       By: jad Date: April 14, 2025, 8:43 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       I would like to think that somewhere in the vast galaxy of
       academic publications there is a paper examining the
       alphabetical distribution of Italian surnames, but if there is
       such a thing, it has not crossed my path, which means that
       instead of a learned explanation, you will have to put up with
       my inexpert ramblings.  I would imagine that over a period of
       decades, perhaps, rather than years, the distribution of the
       surnames of the match officials for Serie A/B would match fairly
       closely that of the population of Italy as a whole, but given
       that there at any one time there are between 40 and 50 referees,
       it seems plausible that in any specific cohort there may be
       unexpected clusters of names beginning with particular letters.
       I started following Italian football in the mid-1990s, and I
       seem to remember at that time a plethora of referees whose names
       began with B (which would accord with JCFC's recollection), as
       well as several whose names began with C, including the
       above-mentioned Graziano Cesari, now gainfully (I hope) employed
       as the refereeing expert on the Berlusconi family's Mediaset TV
       channels, and the exaggeratedly monovocalic Cinciripini.
       In recent years M seems to have become the most favoured letter,
       and I would not like to have been the appointments secretary
       when Marini, Mariani, Minelli, Marinelli and Martinelli were all
       plying their trade.  At the present time there are nine referees
       who names begin with M (eight with Ma-): Manganiello, Marcenaro,
       Marchetti, Maresca, Mariani, Marinelli, Massa, Massimi, Monaldi,
       plus 6 (out of 16) VARisti: Maggioni. Marini, Mazzoleni,
       Merviglia, Miele, Minelli.  Recently, however, C has been making
       a comeback, with Collu, Colombo, Cosso, Crezzini and Ferrieri
       Caputi joining the longer established Chiffi.
       As in the UK, there are regional variations in surnames,
       complicated by internal migration over recent decades.  Mostly
       these don't affect initial letters, but it is noteworthy that in
       parts of the North-East, especially in Emilia-Romagna and the
       Veneto surnames in Z are particularly common, this being
       ultimately a reproduction of the original local pronunciation of
       names such Giovanni and Giorgio.  At the moment this isn't
       reflected in the Serie A/B list, the only Z being the vaguely
       Swiss-sounding Zufferli from Udine.  And surnames with a prefix
       that looks almost like a definite article (Lo, La, Li) tend to
       come from Sicily (as with Concetto and Rosario Lo Bello), though
       Federico La Penna is from Rome
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