February 16th - According to Tuttomercato.com, Italian Football Federation President Gravina told referee official Rocchi that the frequent diving by players in El Clásico was affecting Italy.The image.
existandThe tension between the two clubs continued after the match. Inter Milan ultimately won 3-2, but the controversial refereeing decisions became the focus of attention.
In the past few hours, Exor CEO John Elkann called Italian Football Federation President Gravina to argue for the refereeing decisions made against Juventus. Elkann pointed out that, at least from Juventus' perspective, the treatment they received yesterday was unacceptable. He also expressed his full support for the federation's top official's proposals to reform the Italian refereeing system.
Meanwhile, the president of the Italian Football Federation (FA) has communicated with referee appointer Rocchi regarding the specific situation. Undoubtedly, the turmoil within the Italian Referees Association (AIA) in recent weeks has been unhelpful, as they await the final ruling from the Federal Court of Appeal on AIA president Antonio Zappi, who was previously banned from practicing for 13 months in the initial trial. The final ruling will be announced on February 18th; if the original ruling is upheld, the AIA faces the risk of being directly taken over by the FA.
