Il semi-automatic offside, which will soon be introduced also in the Championship di Serie A, after his debut in the Supercoppa Italiana, was at the centre of a technical meeting, born on the initiative of the Figs in synergy with theAia, which saw the 20 companies connected with the head of the CAN Gianluca Rocchi.
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Semi-automatic offside underway, meeting with Aia and Serie A clubs
To introduce the meeting, broadcast by Federal Technical Center di Coverciano, were the vice president of the Italian Referees Association, Duccio Baglioni, the general secretary of the FIGC, Mark Brunelli, and the Head of Competition of the Serie A League, Andrea Butti.
“The referee designator of Serie A – informs The Hague – illustrated the functioning of this technology, which will identify with extreme precision the position of the players on the pitch at the moment of the detection of a possible offside. The punishability of this position will always remain at the discretion of the refereeing team”.
“Illustrated how the new technology works”
In the second part of the meeting, Gianluca Rocchi and coaches with 20 company di Serie A they discussed a series of case studies relating to different game situations, validated together with the person in charge of the Technical Refereeing Sector Matteo Trefoloni, which occurred during the current Championship.
The meeting was also attended by the head of the National Professional Observers Commission, Louis Star, and the head of the Commission for the training of refereeing managers, Richard PinzaniIn total, more than 100 people were connected, representing all Serie A clubs.
“It was an important evening – said vice president Duccio Baglioni in closing – From moments of discussion like these only positive things arise. Thanks to the Federation, the Serie A League and all those who participated. In the near future we will organize new meetings like this for a discussion that must be constant and constructive”.
Article published on 25 January 2023 - 20:35
