Highly-rated Serie A referee Daniele Chiffi failed to live up to the billing in Monday’s mouth-watering clash between Lazio and Inter Milan.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport via FCInterNews, the 40-year-old made several poor calls during Inter’s 6-0 rout of Marco Baroni’s side.

Goals from Hakan Calhanoglu and Federico Dimarco at the tail-end of the first half handed Inter a clear-cut halftime lead.

However, the best was yet to come.

Nicolo Barella, Denzel Dumfries, Carlos Augusto, and Marcus Thuram got on the scoresheet after the break to seal a memorable triumph.

Despite making a statement win at the Stadio Olimpico, it was a bittersweet triumph for the Nerazzurri.

Daniele Chiffi Makes Several Mistakes in Lazio vs Inter Milan Serie A Showdown

Chiffi’s decision to book Calhanoglu for a soft foul on Nicolo Rovella midway through the first half was a mistake.

Meanwhile, he refused to hand Pedro a yellow card for a tactical foul on Barella only eight minutes later.

Furthermore, he failed to penalize Samuel Gigot for a handball in the box.

Indeed, he didn’t award a penalty before receiving a call from the VAR booth.

It wasn’t the best performance from one of Serie A’s best referees.

However, it didn’t prevent Inter from putting Lazio to the sword.