What is written in today’s edition of Repubblica about the refereeing case that has erupted in recent days is truly sensational. In fact, it is reported that as many as 29 referees have been interviewed in recent months by prosecutor Maurizio Ascione. And from these conversations, according to the newspaper, a real “‘Rocchi system’” has emerged. A source who spent hours giving statements tells Repubblica, under the guarantee of anonymity, about “appointments at will,” about “purging those who did not conform to the method.” And about how Rocchi “was in constant telephone contact with club executives, even though the rules forbade it, to curry favor with the clubs. For personal gain.” Or about him showing up “in the VAR room even when he shouldn’t have, when it wasn’t his shift.”
The newspaper then continues, writing that in addition to the “five matches under scrutiny, already known, which led to investigations into Rocchi himself and his deputy, Andrea Gervasoni, as well as the ‘VAR officials’ Luigi Nasca and Rodolfo Di Vuolo (and Daniele Paterna for false statements to prosecutors)” there would be “other matches as well. Like Inter-Roma from a year ago: ‘Mind your own business’ is what the VAR allegedly replied to his assistant who pointed out the foul on the Inter player Bisseck, according to the witness ‘on the instruction of supervisor Gervasoni.’ VAR audio not found.”
