Ghisolfi slams Serie A refereeing: ‘Seven confirmed errors’ against Roma | OneFootball

Roma sporting director Florent Ghisolfi has loudly criticised the standard of refereeing in Serie A, giving an interview to Il Corriere dello Sport in which he pointed out seven specific incidents this season which he believes were ‘obvious’ errors against the Giallorossi.

The Giallorossi director said that the club have previously refrained from making public comments about refereeing, but he felt it necessary to voice the club’s opinions after seven separate incidents across 13 matches so far this season.

Ghisolfi went on to request respect for Roma from the referees and the refereeing delegation, and also called for changes to the refereeing protocols in Serie A.

Roma director Ghisolfi slams Serie A referee errors

“Roma have conceded seven confirmed (errors), recognised by the main national newspapers and television replays,” Ghisolfi told Il Corriere dello Sport.

He continued: “Despite this, the club has always steered away from exaggerating the level of controversy, and also to stop giving the team excuses in a tough moment on the pitch.”

The most recent incident that Ghisolif is referring to came in the 1-0 loss against league leaders Napoli last time out in Serie A. Romelu Lukaku avoided two bookings and a potential sending off, and referee Davide Massa has been given a one-match suspension as a result.

Napoli forward Romelu Lukaku (C) scores the 1-0 goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match SSC Napoli vs AS Roma at Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, 24 November 2024. EPA-EFE/CESARE ABBATE

“Seven in 13 matches is too many points lost. There is another problem as well: In none of those seven incidents did the referee resort to using video confirmation. If those incidents had been reviewed by VAR, the final results would have almost certainly been very different,” Ghisolfi said.

The Roma sporting director then went on to share his wishes when it cmes to the standard of refereeing in Serie A.

“We no longer accept this type of error and ask to be respected by the referees and the institutions, especially in a period in which mistakes can be resolved with technology. We want to play the football of our time, not with subjectivity. And we believed that the protocol should be updated and made impenetrable.”