Confirmed – Fabio Maresca To Referee Inter Milan Vs Juventus Serie A Showdown

Fabio Maresca will be in charge of this Sunday’s Serie A showdown between Inter Milan and Juventus.

This is confirmed by the Lega Serie A, who announce all the referees for the upcoming round of fixtures via FCInterNews.

The identity of the referee for Sunday’s match at the San Siro was always likely to be a major talking about.

Officiating in general has had a prominent place in discussions of the match. As it usually does in the Derby d’Italia.

Matches between Inter and Juventus have had more than their share of refereeing controversies over the years.

And the last few weeks has seen a real firestorm of incidents and arguments about refereeing in Italian football, particularly in matches involving Inter.

The fact that Sunday’s match has real potential to be a title-decider certainly adds to the stakes.

So there has been plenty of discussion regarding who will be refereeing the Derby d’Italia.

Naturally, for a fixture of this importance, a top referee in Italy would have to be chosen.

However, the man many view as the country’s most accomplished referee – Daniele Orsato – has his own history with the Derby d’Italia.

Particularly, an incident in which Orsato failed to send off Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic in a 2018 clash enraged Nerazzurri supporters.

So instead, it will be Maresca who takes charge on Sunday.

Fabio Maresca To Referee Inter Vs Juventus Serie A Clash – Irrati On VAR

The referee for Saturday’s match will be Fabio Maresca.

Assisting Maresca in his duties will be Ciro Carbone and Alessandro Giallatini.

The role of the fourth official, meanwhile, will fall to Daniele Doveri.

In the VAR booth, Massimiliano Irrati will oversee the match to ensure to correct any errors by the on-pitch officials.

Assisting Irrati in his duties will be Paolo Mazzoleni.

Inter will be hoping that the focus stays on the action on the pitch rather than refereeing controversy.