The first woman to referee a match in Serie A: “I fulfilled a dream”

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The name of Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi She will go down in history as the first woman to referee a match in Italian Serie A. The braided 31-year-old delivered justice to Sassuolo-Salernitana last Sunday, which ended in a local victory by 5-0; and he couldn’t hide his excitement here. “I have fulfilled a dream. I have been waiting for this moment since I was 16 years old,” he said in remarks collected by La Gazzetta dello Sport.

As for his performance, it should be noted that in the 37th minute he scored a penalty in favor of Sassuolo which drew criticism from players of Salernitana, but his decision, confirmed by VAR, was correct. On the other hand, regarding his style of refereeing, his taste in letting the game go as far as possible is remarkable. The fact that nearly a quarter of an hour of play was reached without a foul being called proves this. In the total number of a match that Sassuolo dominated from start to finish, the home team committed 10 fouls and the visitor 8.

Source: La Verdad

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