Daniele Orsato has formally been as the brand new referee designator for Serie A and Serie B for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons, the AIA have confirmed.
Official: Orsato is Serie A’s new referee designator
Orsato is the substitute for Gianluca Rocchi, who suspended himself again in April after he was and amidst allegations that he had influenced sure VAR choices. Dino Tommasi has been serving because the interim refereeing chief within the three months since then.
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Orsato, 50, is a retired referee who took cost of 290 Serie A matches throughout his officiating profession. His most high-profile match got here within the 2020 Champions League ultimate between and .
He additionally took cost of the 2024 Champions League semi-final second leg between PSG and , and the 2022 World Cup semi-final between and . Orsato took cost of his ultimate Serie A match, between Atalanta and , on June 2, 2024.
He served because the AIA (Italian refereeing affiliation) commissioner for the event of refereeing expertise from January 2025 and because the referee designator of Serie C for the 2025-26 season.
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Nicola Rizzoli and Daniele Doveri had been among the many different choices to Orsato for the position of Serie A and Serie B referee designator. Doveri, 48, will as a substitute proceed to referee for an additional season.
Nicola Ayroldi will function the referee designator for Serie C.