Official: Luca Zufferli to officiate Milan vs. Pisa – near-perfect record so far

This weekend’s game between AC Milan and Pisa will be officiated by Luca Zufferli, who has only taken charge of one Rossoneri game previously. 

The AIA, the Italian Referees Association, announced the designation for the game on October 22, and Zufferli will take charge at San Siro on Friday. Rossi and Mastrodonato will help officiate, whilst Collu is the fourth official.

Gariglio and Doveri will be in charge of the VAR, which will be watched heavily after last weekend’s ‘error’.

Good and bad

Zufferli’s record in charge of the Rossoneri is not exactly broad, with him only officiating one game previously, a 3-0 win against Lecce in September last year, also at San Siro. However, there was a glaring moment in that fixture.

In the 80th minute, Davide Bartesaghi was shown a red card, which left the Diavolo ‘furious’ with the decision being a mistake. Instead, the decision should have been a yellow card, as reports at the time suggested.

Nevertheless, barring that, it was quite a solid performance from the 35-year-old. Of course, Massimiliano Allegri will be hoping for a similar result tonight, given his team can extend their time at the top of the Serie A table if they win against Pisa.