Non-standard disqualification in Italian football.

In Italy, the referee did not welcome the female assistant and was disqualified.

38-year referee Juan Luca Sacchi has been sidelined for one Serie A match due to an incident before the Lecce-Sassuolo match (1:1). Corriere dello Sport tells you about it.

Before entering the field, referee Sacchi did not greet his female assistant Francesca Di Monte.

The assistant extended her hand to the head referee for a greeting, but Sacchi ignored her gesture and shook the hand of the Grave Lecce.

In the Italian Association of Referees, Sacchi’s behavior was not considered sexist, but was still punished.

" This is simply a fleeting and misinterpreted gesture.

It’s amazing that we are talking about sexism in the middle of the association, since the collapse of all gender barriers has been created for one of its main goals,” according to the statement of the Italian Association of Arbiters. in.